Exclusive Deal for You at Tung Chung's Top Eatery
My family and I have been regulars at Basic Bistro in Tung Chung since it opened on 10th January 2024. In just four and a half months,...
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Feb 22 min read
The Best Restaurant View in Tung Chung?
Wah Dao restaurant has been a Yat Tung institution for years and is always a place I take guests to eat when visiting Hong Kong. It's...
Feb 21 min read
Where to find Chinese New Year Cherry Blossom
It's that time of year again - It's cherry blossom time! Luckily for us, Hong Kong International Airport has gone to the trouble of...
Jan 253 min read
A not so Basic Bistro
New restaurants are always exciting. There has been a lot of chatter over the socials about Tung Chung’s newest offering, Basic Bistro....
Jan 202 min read
Strawberry Fields in South Lantau
TLDR: They grow strawberries. Location at the end of the post. Social media has been a flurry of late with the exciting news of a newly...
Oct 25, 20232 min read
The Hidden Lantau
Yat Tung was built to the western side of Tung Chung as a public housing estate. Most people know it for it's recently rejuvenated wet...
Oct 20, 20232 min read
Secret Beach in Discovery Bay
I worked in Discovery Bay for 3 years, but it was only when I went there with the kids did I realise there was more to it than the plaza...
Sep 24, 20233 min read
Mountain Cafe - Ngong Ping. Is it worth the climb?
I was excited to try the Mountain Cafe at Ngong Ping village. The quality of food at the top of the cable car is at best mediocre, apart...
Jul 25, 20234 min read
The Inconvenient Truth About South Lantau
The idea of moving to South Lantau has always appealed to me but I've held back on investigating too seriously by the thought of it being...
May 2, 20232 min read
TOP 5: The BEST Chinese diners in Tung Chung
I love a big bowl of noodles. I love local milk tea. I also love a sweet lemon tea. That's why I adore local Chinese diners. Here are...
Mar 7, 20231 min read
Alfresco Noodles
I'm always on the search for interesting new restaurants or diners so thanks to reader Glen Janke for pointing me in the direction of...
Mar 3, 20232 min read
Authentic Italian Cuisine at the Newest Italian in Town
If you want true Italian food, you ask an Italian to cook it. Lucky then that Lantau's newest Italian has been opened by a gentleman...
Jan 18, 20233 min read
Coffee, Grown On Lantau?!
Yes! I didn't know that either. A coffee revolution is underway on Lantau and a quiet, unassuming man named Ringo Lam is leading the way....
Dec 20, 20222 min read
New Tung Chung Restaurant
In the latest of a slew of great restaurant openings, Tung Chung has just welcomed its newest eatery in the form of the Tung Chung...
Dec 12, 20221 min read
Culinary Christmas Inspiration
I was having a chat with Anthea from Tung Chung's The Next Chapter about how I was having a few people over for Christmas Day, that my...
Dec 6, 20223 min read
How To Warm Up On The longest Night Of The Year
... Is a time for celebration in Hong Kong. The only way is up from Thursday December 22 as days start to get longer and the nights...
Nov 30, 20221 min read
NEW RESTAURANT ON THE BLOCK
THE ISLANDER was very pleased to be invited for an EXCLUSIVE peek at the newest and most exciting restaurant to be opening its doors on...
Nov 30, 20223 min read
Rejoice - for variety is the spice of life.
Especially when it comes to one of my favourite things - craft beer. This doesn't sound like an exciting story, but it is...I met a chap...
Nov 30, 20223 min read
TOP 5: The BEST places in Tung Chung for lunch
These are in no particular order as there isn't really a best choice, as that all depends on what you're in the mood for. There are also...
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