An extra long weekend jolly in Hong Kong (and being outclassed on the dance floor by my 61yo mum)

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Took advantage of the Queen's Birthday long weekend in Sydney and went on a cheeky extra long 5 night weekend jolly to Hong Kong. Mum also flew up from Malaysia to join us. Plus QF's $560 return fare made it hard to say no to flying whY. Fares on the SYD/MEL-HKG market have collapsed since VA commenced services to HKG so we'll take advantage of the competition whilst we can.

Since this fair city is a favourite of many, thought I'd share a few recommendations on the places we loved.

(Again sorry about the links to my Instagram profile, I'm really not soliciting likes or follows, just trying to avoid having to upload pics multiple times :))

The ThirtySix - whisky-based coughtail bar. Lots of highballs. Disclaimer: mate of mine helped opened it as a silent investor so we got the full VIP treatment, but the drinks are truly magical both on or off menu.

The Old Man's 2nd venue - The Sea by the Old Man. More of a casual neighbourhood bar in Sheung Wan than the original, but no less delicious.

PDT Hong Kong - needs no intro! Quite the dissonance getting to it via the Mandarin vs Crif Dogs at the original venue. :p

When we can't be bothered to think of where next, it's always nice to stop at Quinary. Think Hong Kong, think Quinary's Earl Grey Caviar Martini.

You can drink delicious organic wine at Premier Cru in Sai Ying Pun (known as SYP to the locals) at retail price, and BYO food. Eng Kee down the road serves up some Michelin rated Cantonese beef brisket noodles for HKD40!
 
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Clearly I haven't been on AFF in a while and the forum has changed a bit. Can someone please let me know how I can edit a post I've made? Hope I'm not missing something incredibly obvious. The 'edit thread' function only appears to allow me to change the thread title.
 
There is a way to edit your post lets see how.

Ok, just to the right of the 'Report' post button in very light grey the 'Edit' button appears. Press it and edit away.

Oh, and great to see you posting again.
 
Thanks Hvr! Totally missed the edit function. And cheers for the 'welcome back'. I forgot that there's only a certain number of photos the platform would allow you to embed so have separated out the remaining pics.

Whisky flights at Club Qing. They also serve a decent selection of craft beers and awesome experimental, small producer wine if you're not into whisky.

Loved Simon Rogan's new overseas venue Roganic in Causeway Bay - fabulously inventive food. At HKD900ish for 10 courses and wine at fair prices, very decent value for upscale dining in Hong Kong.

Pansodan - a 3 month pop up restaurant from Yangon, situated where the Fish Shop used to be in SYP (the laneway next to Potato Head - don't bother with Potato Head in Hong Kong btw...). My first taste of Burmese food. Given the elaborate decor, I think there's a good chance they might stay around for good if things work out. Great to catch up with Febs and his wife over dinner here.

Sexy place for dim sum - John Anthony in Causeway Bay. Very cool decor, and you can pair dim sum with delicious G&Ts!

Fun subcontinental-inspired food at Black Salt. Do order the chilli cheese fondue!
 
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No visit to HK is complete without dropping by Mrs Pound for some fun fusiony street food (the Rendang poutine and coffee-rubbed pork belly skewers are must tries), and COA for their tasty tequila/mezcal based coughtails (and I'm not even normally into tequila or mezcal!). Say hi to Jay at COA, incredibly nice guy and remembers us each visit no matter how long it's been between visits.

Need caffeine? Winston's in SYP has got you sorted with the best Aussie coffee in Hong Kong, or espresso martinis to ease those monstrous hangovers away.

PS - one of my fave coughtail bars The Woods has closed, no thanks to rent gouging. #hongkonged

In other news we got outclassed by my 61 year old mum at a 4am dance-off in LKF but that's another story for another day....:p

Before shiz got real...
 
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Thanks for your report - looks like you had plenty of fun and maybe even a hangover or two :)
 
Good to see you posting again. The drinks look like they cost more than the airfares ;)
 
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The drinks look like they cost more than the airfares ;)
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Not *quite* as bad... as long weekends in Singapore. :p What really hurts in Hong Kong is the high mark ups on, quite often, decidedly unexciting wine at restaurants (much more so than other cities) as a lot of the dining scene is very corporate expense-skewed. Try to avoid anything "with a view" or located in places where they're likely to overcharge to recoup the rent (like the IFC). Hence places like Premier Cru are a great find.
 
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@Keith009 looks like you had a weekend that was a little hard on the liver.

I like your style. Going to refer back to this thread if we make it back to HK. Everything you've posted looks very appealing.
 
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