📍The Drawing Room Finally able to get to try the afternoon tea at the Drawing Room. It’s a lot easier to book now. We happened to try their collaboration with @esteelauder_hk For this special tea set, there were four fixed pieces. Balik Salmon, Comté Cheese, Hibiscus Grapefruits Gel and Black Rice Chocolate. All very well balanced and flavored. We can then choose four pieces of savory and sweet items each. We basically tried all on the trolly. My favorites include Caviar Mille Feuille, Foie Gras Rose, Octopus Tartine and Cannelé. Their two flavored scones were very buttery too! Overall, very good quality food. Just that they iced tea tasted like water 😅 The set also comes with a facial cleanser and eye cream sample! Such a great deal! Price: HK$600 pp (afternoon tea) Revisit: 9/10

📍新京熹 New restaurant on Stanley Street that serves Beijing style hotpot for both lunch and dinner sessions. They have mini pots for per person, so that we can choose our own soup base. There are mainly two types which is the spicy one and traditional water like type. The spicy one is quite spicy when it keeps on boiling. The water one is a bit sweet with the herbal pack. I love their sauces here. The 麻醬 is thick! The other supplements are yummy together. Their signature 190mm 180 days lamb slices is yummy. The hand cut lamb has more lamb flavor. Don’t order the shrimp paste, it’s with a very weird texture. Feeling guilty having hotpot for lunch but yet so happy 😆 Price: HK$480 pp Revisit: 9/10

📍2 Sup Heard a lot of good things about this newly reopened bistro at Sai Ying Poon. For starters, we ordered their signature Goose Liver Creme Brulee. Smooth and yummy. The Gambas al Ajillo was perfect for me to dip my bread in it. The French onion soup is rich and yummy, actually way better than the ones in Paris lol For mains, we ordered their show stopper Linguine with Lobster in Seafood Sauce. Lobster portion is generous and very fair for value. The Duck Confit Rice Casserole was super yummy! Love their 粒粒分明and flavorful rice. The desserts were ok but not a must have. Overall, a nice bistro to come with a small group. Price: HK$800 pp (dinner) Revisit: 9/10

📍Aedes Wine & Pasta Bar New restaurant alert! If you are a pasta lover, you have got to give this new pasta bar at Happy Valley a try! It’s the sister restaurant of @locandahk. I personally am a huge fan of Locanda so I had to give Aedes a try once I found out about it! We tried three starters and they are all bomb! The Focaccia was so yummy that I wanted to order a second portion! Even better when dipped in the mushroom soup! The mushroom and potato soup was thick yet flavorful. Zucchini Croquettes with Garlic Mayonnaise was yummy and very generous in portion size. Finally, the hero, all the pasta dishes! I wanted to try all of them if I had the stomach! All pasta were al dente and perfectly seasoned. Pappardelle Bolognese was rich but goes well with the thick pasta. Love the texture of their Cavatelli Melanzana, so chewy! Linguine alle Vongole Was so yummy too! Can’t describe how good they were but we polished off each and every plate! For desert, the Full milk and Madagascar Vanilla gelato were nice, just hoped that it is less melted. Only found out that all the dishes were actually cooked in Locando’s restaurant and each pasta dish is like HK$150@ only! Highest CP value and so yummy! Strongly recommend! Price: HK$300 pp (dinner) Revisit: 10/10

📍UZA By Nikushou I am a fan of Nikushou, especially their grilled eel so I was excited to try their sister restaurant which is set to be specialized in grilled eel. Was a bit surprised to be seated at a deserted table outside upon arrival as we were never told that there is a difference between the tables/counter. Would recommend asking for counter table so that you can see where the action takes place. The restaurant originally just offers omakase style menu but now they have added the al carte menu. We still opted for the omakase menu to try all their specialty. We started off with four kinds of pickles and a jelly fish dish. We then had some deep fried shrimp. It sort of loses the sweetness of the shrimp but could paired well with beer. The sashimi with their special sauce was fine. I enjoyed their chawanmushi. Was a bit puzzled by the sequence of the food as we were then served with a fresh oyster. The tofu was nice but the highlight was the chilly sauce on top. The two types of uni and ikura was a safe presentation. But I actually like the next dish which is a simple daikon with a great broth. The grilled eel was served two ways. Ummm I think I’ll go back to Nikushou for their grilled eel instead. Just like many others, my favorite of the night has got to be their fried chicken with their chicken liver pate. Soo juicy, super thin layer of crispy skin. Probably the best fried chicken I had for the year. The fried shrimp was a bit overcooked. We added some grilled chicken wings which is very good for value! Just HK$40@! Overall, slightly disappointed. Will probably come back for al carte just for the fried chicken. Price: HK$1300 pp (omakase dinner) Revisit: 7/10

📍Rêveri Have longed to come to try this Japanese X French restaurant, using Japanese ingredients with French techniques. To start with, Japanese Mackerel Ceviche was refreshing and a piece of art to the eyes. The Uni Brioche reminds me of the one at Roganic but even richer with the uni on top. One of my favorite of the night was their Fole Gras Monaka with Shaoxing wine jelly, figs jam, caviar, chill aioli. They don’t make sense in a sentence but it was a flavor explosion. We then turned to a Pigeon Yakitori which was perfectly cooked. The richness was then washed off by the Trio Tomato with Compressed cucumber, basil, tomato water and tomato granita. Definitely a great palate cleanser! The two main dishes were surf and turf, just on two different plates. Both yummy but not surprising. For the carb dish, we tried both the Soy Marinated Toro and Spicy Ikura Rice and upgraded a portion Japanese abalone rice with liver sauce. I personally prefer the toro and Ikura version as the abalone was a bit tough. The dessert was a bit of a miss for me. Vanilla Braised Pineapple with Coconut granita, malibu cream cheese foam. It’s more of a Thai dish to me. However, the birthday lemon/yuzu tart was superb! Would easily choose it over the original dessert! Overall, a very nice restaurant that is full of potential! Price: HK$2,000 pp (dinner) Revisit: 9/10

📍Basehall Basehall is indeed a convenient venue that gathers all the famous restaurants together. The best part is probably satisfying people who have difficulties in choosing what they want and can end up with bits from each restaurant. Tried @kamcentre.roastgoose and their Spanish fatty cha Siu is no joke! Probably better than their roasted goose! For their roasted goose, the skin is crispy but the goose is a bit too fatty. Hope that they could improve on their rice type as it’s too mushy. As for 安利, I’ll be a good girl and go back to 三多. Price: HK$150 pp Revisit: 8/10

📍SOMM It is always enjoyable to be back at SOMM for HH/light dinner. Their wine selection is superb. First time trying their summer menu and it was quite a surprise! Very bold flavors which I enjoyed! The Grilled Octopus was very tender with a strong charred taste. The sauce was Fermented Bell Pepper, Sichuan Pepper Romanesco. It was very unique and I loved the extra watermelon bits. Morisseau Bouchot Mussels cooked in Yellow Wine, White Miso & Uni Butter Sauce was to die for! The sauce was so yummy that the little side toasts were simply not enough! It tasted sort of like a Thai twist to me. The mussels were small but very sweet and tender! Great cook on the mussels! I couldn’t help myself but asked for extra portions of their sourdough to soak up all the sauces! Still one of the best sourdough in town! The beef charsiu seemed to be a better version than before as it’s less fatty. Dessert is a light Alwan Mango & Passion Fruit Tart, indeed perfect for summer. Time to go back again! Price: HK$800 pp (dinner) Revisit: 10/10

📍JJJ Korean Steakhouse JJJ can be easily neglected when you walk along Wyndham Street and mistaken it as a nightclub but it actually serves good quality Korean food, in particular their beef! For starters, their white truffle tartare and seafood pancake were superb! Definitely stands out from the other Korean restaurants. Their KFC is nice too but not like must order. The JJJ Deluxe Butcher’s Cut provides a good variety of cuts to try, with both Korean Hanwoo, USA dry aged ribeye and Japanese A4 Wagyu to compare. To top it off, you must try their JJJ beef rice! It needs to be shared because it’s actually fried rice with diced beef, a whole bone marrow and fried garlic. It is soooo rich but so flavorful! The fried garlic is ridiculously good. Dessert we tried their Makgeolli ice cream and egg bread. Can skip. Dinner is on the pricey side but their quality justifies it. Their galbi lunch set is the best that comes with a bowl of miyeok guk and banchan! (Last few photos) Price: HK$1500 pp (dinner + we over ordered) Revisit: 10/10

📍Jeonpo Meatshop Jeonpo is probably the fastest growing Korean chain in Hong Kong this year with their latest branch opening at the heart of Central. Heard so many good comments about it so I was excited to try it right away during lunch. Hmmmm what should I say. Their signature grilled beef short ribs was seriously disappointing. Super overcooked. It’s so tough that it is even very difficult to swallow. The pork neck was slightly better but still tough AF. You can see how sad the meat is by being diced in such a way. I am afraid that it’s not just the cook but also the meat quality that was with issue. The accompanying veggie was also quite sad looking and not fresh. The lunch set with cold buckwheat noodles and marinated meat were good and super fair for value! Next time, I’ll just opt for that as a quick lunch option. The steamed egg was reasonable but nothing special. Price: HK$120-300 pp (lunch) Revisit: 6/10