Hong Kong is a shopper’s nirvana with more malls per square mile than most places, but it’s on the street, and in its markets, where you’ll find the best retail buzz. Bag a bargain at Hong Kong’s street markets Lantau, Hong Kong’s biggest island and joined to the mainland since 1997, is home to the world’s largest seated bronze Buddha, as well as the world’s most famous mouse at Hong Kong Disneyland. You might try laidback Lamma with its hippy vibes and craft beer shacks, or hipster Cheung Chau with its temples, trails and beaches. There are some 250 islands around Hong Kong, a few of which are an easy ferry trip away from the piers at Central. Entry is usually free, even to the best temples, and the temples are at their busiest during Hong Kong’s regular folk festivals. The gods of literature and war are also represented, as is the case with the magnificent Man Mo Temple. Some are dedicated to Tin Hau (Mazu), a sea goddess, while others honor a Chinese general called Che Kung. Seek out Hong Kong’s atmospheric urban templesĮasily overlooked amid all the tightly packed, high-rise modernity are Hong Kong’s many urban temples, with their double-eave tiled rooftops, resident fortune tellers and hanging coils of incense.
The Man Mo Temple can give visitors a taste of Hong Kong's folk traditions © Andrea Pistolesi / Getty Images 8. Local tip: Goose leg is more highly prized than breast and typically costs more on menus. Both serve glorious renditions of the dish for around HK$100 (approx US$12), and both also happen to have a Michelin star. Yat Lok and Kam’s Roast Goose are two unpretentious local diners that specialize in the Cantonese staple of roast goose over rice. Glitzy Hong Kong has some of the best (and most expensive) fine dining in Asia, but you can still eat like a king on the cheap if you know where to go. Queue up for Michelin-starred roast goose Hop on an east-bound tram to North Point and you’ll have the added thrill of trundling right through the middle of Chun Yeung Street Market, inches away from stalls and carts stacked with glossy cabbages and fresh seafood. Looking like slimmed-down London buses, the double-decker "ding dings" are a fun and low-impact means of exploration, and you get a killer view from the top deck.
Hong Kong’s teetering trams have been traversing the north shore of Hong Kong Island since 1904. The tram is an affordable way of traversing Hong Kong © CHUNYIP WONG / Getty Images 3. Hong Kong’s trailblazing mixologists also include Quinary, inspired by Spanish molecular restaurant El Bulli, and The Old Man, which takes its inspiration from Ernest Hemingway. Coa is all about boutique agave and the flavors of Mexico, while Argo utilizes sustainably sourced staples like coffee and cacao to make a statement about climate change. With eight venues ranking in Asia’s 50 Best Bars for 2022 (including first and third place with Coa and Argo respectively), Hong Kong’s bar scene is positively humming with creativity. Savor craft cocktails in Asia’s most creative bars It’s also simply the best way to take in the skyscrapers (over 500 are above 150m/492ft tall) and jungle-clad hills that Hong Kong Island is best known for.ĭetour: Star Ferry also runs a one-hour Harbour Tour voyage with pick-ups at Tsim Sha Tsui, Central, and Wan Chai.
Costing mere pennies each way, it’s a commute dressed up as the world’s cheapest sightseeing cruise. Marvel at Hong Kong’s skyline from the deck of the Star Ferryĭespite rumors in 2022 that the service would close after 142 years, Hong Kong’s iconic Star Ferries continue to chug the ten-minute trip across Victoria Harbour between Kowloon and Central. Hong Kong's Star Ferry is part-commuter transport, part-sightseeing boat © CHUNYIP WONG / Getty Images 1.
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