Indulging in gourmet while exploring the South East
1. Hong Kong Episode Part 7 Tai Koo, Quarry Bay
Dining, Sightseeing and Shopping Saturday, 2023/4/1
Quarry Bay is an area beneath Mount Parker in the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. Quarry Bay is bordered by Sai Wan Ho to the east, Mount Parker to the south, North Point to the west, and Victoria Harbour to the north.
Quarry Bay is one of the central business districts in Hong Kong and has an important strategic position. The Securities and Futures Commission, many large banks, multinational financial institutions and foreign consulates are all headquartered in Quarry Bay, and the One Island East, the seventh tallest building in Hong Kong, is also located in Quarry Bay. In addition, due to the Hong Kong government's determination to develop the Eastern District, many government departments such as the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council have relocated their offices from Central and Wan Chai to Quarry Bay, and many multinational companies have their offices located in Taikoo Place, such as Ernst & Young, BNP Paribas, LVMH, Boston Consulting Group, etc. In addition to Taikoo Place, there are also Cityplaza and Kornhill Plaza, one of the largest shopping malls and commercial centres on Hong Kong Island.
As a place where residences, commerce, shopping and entertainment are all available, Quarry Bay has a considerable traffic demand and is also a transportation hub in Hong Kong. There are MTR Quarry Bay Station and Taikoo Station in the area, and Quarry Bay Station is even more busy due to the intersection of the Island line and Tseung Kwan O line. Public transportation such as MTR, buses, minibuses, and trams all serve the area. In addition, there are also some skyscrapers and landmark buildings in the area, such as One Island East and Cityplaza, so it has become a frequent tourist spot for tourists visiting Hong Kong.
Cityplaza
Quarry Bay is one of the central business districts in Hong Kong and has an important strategic position. The Securities and Futures Commission, many large banks, multinational financial institutions and foreign consulates are all headquartered in Quarry Bay, and the One Island East, the seventh tallest building in Hong Kong, is also located in Quarry Bay. In addition, due to the Hong Kong government's determination to develop the Eastern District, many government departments such as the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council have relocated their offices from Central and Wan Chai to Quarry Bay, and many multinational companies have their offices located in Taikoo Place, such as Ernst & Young, BNP Paribas, LVMH, Boston Consulting Group, etc. In addition to Taikoo Place, there are also Cityplaza and Kornhill Plaza, one of the largest shopping malls and commercial centres on Hong Kong Island.
As a place where residences, commerce, shopping and entertainment are all available, Quarry Bay has a considerable traffic demand and is also a transportation hub in Hong Kong. There are MTR Quarry Bay Station and Taikoo Station in the area, and Quarry Bay Station is even more busy due to the intersection of the Island line and Tseung Kwan O line. Public transportation such as MTR, buses, minibuses, and trams all serve the area. In addition, there are also some skyscrapers and landmark buildings in the area, such as One Island East and Cityplaza, so it has become a frequent tourist spot for tourists visiting Hong Kong.
Cityplaza is the largest shopping mall on Hong Kong Island, spanning a total floor area of approximately 1.11 million sqft (approximately 103,000 sqm). Directly accessible from Tai Koo MTR Station, the six-level mall houses more than 170 shops and restaurants, a unique lifestyle cinema, an indoor ice rink, and over 800 indoor parking spaces. Enhancements to the tenant mix together with captivating mall promotions and activities continue to make Cityplaza a hub for leisure and happiness, embodying the spirit of its "LIVE HAPPY" slogan.
There are over 100 high fashion shops, including gold and diamond jewelry, new technological electronic shops , sports/leisure facilities and office equipment. There are various restaurants, including Chinese cuisine， Asian and Western cuisines. There are sometime top performers in the indoor ice rink to surprise everyone.
Cityplaza combines shopping, drinking and eating, and entertainment. Famous shops like UNY, Marks and Spencer and Wing On, Log-On, Toys "Я" Us are opened here.
There are over 100 high fashion shops, including gold and diamond jewelry, new technological electronic shops , sports/leisure facilities and office equipment. There are various restaurants, including Chinese cuisine， Asian and Western cuisines. There are sometime top performers in the indoor ice rink to surprise everyone.
Cityplaza combines shopping, drinking and eating, and entertainment. Famous shops like UNY, Marks and Spencer and Wing On, Log-On, Toys "Я" Us are opened here.
Cityplaza
Address: 18 Taikoo Shing Road, Taikoo Shing, Hong Kong
Address: 18 Taikoo Shing Road, Taikoo Shing, Hong Kong
▲ Cityplaza Ice Palace
There are food court, Peking Garden, Western food izakaya, Chiu Chow Garden Restaurant, and Ashima Yunnan Restaurant. La Fiesta food court provides different Eastern and Western foods in Cityplaza.Carnival
Carnival by Food Fiesta is a food court that hosts various Asian vendors under one roof. Some of their vendors include popular croissant chain il Forno del Mignon, Michelin-recommended Thai noodle specialist Baan Phadthai, and affordable sushi and omakase sets from Sushi Taka. This food court also has Hong Kong's first cha chaan teng that has collaborated with Japanese instant noodle brand Demae Iccho to offer hearty bowls of noodles paired with satay beef, luncheon meat, and even vegan meat options.
Carnival also holds the first overseas location of the Japanese hotpot restaurant Kumachan Onsen. Currently, they offer adorable bear-themed hotpots for just $108. Enjoy seven different hotpot broths like soya and dashi, as well as a Hong Kong-exclusive mala broth. The menu offers various meat and seafood sets, as well as a complementary assorted vegetable box and your choice of udon or rice.
▲ Carnival by Food Fiesta
Address: Shop 255, Carnival, Cityplaza, 18 Tai Koo Shing Rd, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
Diners can enjoy reasonably priced omakase starting at HK$398, as well as quick and easy donburi, or rice bowls, that are perfect for a lunchtime snack.
▲ Sushi Taka 鮨孝 Omakase
5 years consecutively Michelin Bib Gourmand awared Restaurants - Baan Phadthai serves classic Thai dishes including Hainanese Chicken Rice, Tiger Prawns Phad Thai etc., carefully prepared with their careful cooking technique to present an authentic Thai-style dining experience to all of you.
▲ Phad Thai
PAN Festival 神戶屋
Over one hundred years of history, PAN Festival is Japanese bread specialty shop, importing different kinds of bread from Japan to Hong Kong. It uses Japanese quality wheat as ingredient. Adding many years of baking experience, PAN Festiva brought the semi-formed dough to Hong Kong to finally ferment and bake. The most popular in Japan are Hokkaido red bean, cinnamon roll, golden cream brick, French Puff square tile are now available in Hong Kong。
Sun Fresh Japan
Carnival specially brought Japanese famous fruit brand Sun Fresh Japan, import the best quality Japanese fruits, make freshly squeezed fruit juice and fruit sandwiches here in Hong Kong.
▲ MUJI 無印良品
Address: Shop 66-66A, Cityplaza,18 Tai Koo Shing Rd, Taikoo Shing, Hong KongKornhill Plaza is one of the Hang Lung Malls that is connected to the Tai Koo MTR Station in Quarry Bay. The plaza occupies both the north and south side of Kornhill Road. Shops opening hours are from 10am to 11pm.
The north side tower, Kornhill 1, which is referred to as Kornhill Plaza (Kai Koo Exit A2) is an older commercial building mostly filled with casual eateries, coffee shops, pharmacies and a few retail shops. There are also quite a few floors with office space.
The south side, Kornhill 2, is where you find the multi-floor Aeon Department Store which has a very large supermarket on the ground floor and several floors of household appliances, furniture, clothing, toys and all manner of items one would associate with department store shopping for local residents. There is a cinema and Molly Fantasia kids game zone.
Fresh (新鮮生活) is on M/F. Marugame Seimen (丸亀製麵) is on the 2/F, shop 39A&39B.
Marugame Seimen 丸亀製麵
Fresh 新鮮生活
Address: M/F, Kornhill Plaza North Tower, 1 Kornhill Road, Quarry Bay
Golden Lion Goose Marinade 金獅鵝滷水專門店
Marinade large goose (滷水大隻鵝)，including internal organs like goose livers, kidneys, intestines and blood. Yummy!
Marinade large goose (滷水大隻鵝)，including internal organs like goose livers, kidneys, intestines and blood. Yummy!
▲ Golden Lion Goose Marinade
Address: M/F, Kornhill Plaza North Tower, 1 Kornhill Road, Quarry Bay
AEON STYLE
AEON is a Hong Kong based, Japanese style department store and supermarket with a fair number of places around the city, including this AEON Style which occupies the vast majority of the Kornhill Plaza (south building) in Quarry Bay. Opening hours are from 8.30am to 10.30pm (supermarket area) and 10.00am to 10.30pm (upper floors).
The ground floor supermarket at this AEON is huge by Hong Kong standards, offering a wide selection of fresh, packaged and bottled food & drinks. The upper floors are where you find the expected range of household appliances, furniture, clothing, toys and other goods associated with department store shopping. There is a cinema and Molly Fantasia kids game zone in this area of the Kornhill Plaza (south building) as well.
▲ The East entrance of Aeon Style
AEON STYLE Kornhill
Address: G/F - 3/F, Kornhill Plaza South, 2 Kornhill Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong ·
Address: G/F - 3/F, Kornhill Plaza South, 2 Kornhill Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong ·
Taikoo Place is a commercial building complex located in Quarry Bay, east Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It comprises grade A office towers, car parking, clubs, office apartment, parks, and shops to meet the needs from business people worldwide. Island line (MTR) are available alongside Taikoo Place, Cityplaza and Taikoo Shing.
Taikoo Place hosts many advertisement and information technology firms. The PCCW Tower, the tower just next to Dorset House is where the headquarters of PCCW are located, a Hong Kong-based telecommunication company. The local headquarters of IBM and JWT is also situated there, occupying the first 15 storeys. Ironically, more IT firms choose to have their Hong Kong base in Taikoo Place rather than in Cyberport, which was specifically built for this purpose
The Taikoo Place is next to Cityplaza, a grade A shopping mall with ice skating rink, cinema and five-star hotel EAST, Hong Kong. The theme of the complex is to "Live Happy".
KIN Food Halls
KIN Food Halls is a new exciting dining destination now open at 2/F Devon House, Taikoo Place, offering over 200 dishes from more than 40 famous brands around Asia. With 300 seats, a 18-tap bar, kaiten and show kitchens, it is KIN’s first flagship ecosystem in Hong Kong.
KIN challenges the fundamentals of traditional food delivery in ways that are financially, socially and environmentally more beneficial to both food creators and customers. The KIN app is the first omnichannel food app that allows customers to eat everything they watch.
Really a first of its kind, KIN Food Halls is Quarry Bay’s exciting dining destination that puts out over 200 dishes from over 50 famous restaurants throughout Asia. Flaunting 300 seats across the venue, KIN is a foodie’s paradise that leaves you spoilt for choices. Curating dishes into a 'food playlist' concept, diners will be able to experience all types of foods and cuisine. Order your favourite dishes from restaurants like from , OBP, and Dam:a or experience KIN exclusive dishes like the spicy tomato and watermelon salad ($88) by Richard Ekkebus of Amber, the Thai chicken pizza ($158) from Emmer or the lobster bisque laksa ($108) from Chef Studio by Eddy.
KIN Food Halls is a new exciting dining destination now open at 2/F Devon House, Taikoo Place, offering over 200 dishes from more than 40 famous brands around Asia. With 300 seats, a 18-tap bar, kaiten and show kitchens, it is KIN’s first flagship ecosystem in Hong Kong.
KIN challenges the fundamentals of traditional food delivery in ways that are financially, socially and environmentally more beneficial to both food creators and customers. The KIN app is the first omnichannel food app that allows customers to eat everything they watch.
Really a first of its kind, KIN Food Halls is Quarry Bay’s exciting dining destination that puts out over 200 dishes from over 50 famous restaurants throughout Asia. Flaunting 300 seats across the venue, KIN is a foodie’s paradise that leaves you spoilt for choices. Curating dishes into a 'food playlist' concept, diners will be able to experience all types of foods and cuisine. Order your favourite dishes from restaurants like from , OBP, and Dam:a or experience KIN exclusive dishes like the spicy tomato and watermelon salad ($88) by Richard Ekkebus of Amber, the Thai chicken pizza ($158) from Emmer or the lobster bisque laksa ($108) from Chef Studio by Eddy.
KIN Food Halls
Address: 2/F Devon House, Taikoo Place
Address: 2/F Devon House, Taikoo Place
PUBLIC
One Island East is a grade-A office. It is 69-story. It is located at 18 Westlands Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong. It was complete in year 2008.
Hong Kong Island East Center tenants come from finance, insurance, accounting, real estate, trade, shipping to retailing.
Located at 37/F of One Island East, catering to tenants in the neighbouring office buildings as well as residents of the area. PUBLIC will feature both served and self-serve areas and its wide-ranging menu, which will include Western and Asian dishes, will be updated on a regular basis. The 8,000 sqft PUBLIC offers diversified cuisine options include light eateries; Indian; Italian, Vietnamese and Japanese specialities. Three dimensional mountain and harbour view across PUBLIC with LED screens showcasing latest international news and sport events.
Address：37/F, One Island East, Taikoo Place
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