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There’s a happy little place in Hong Kong. Tucked away in Causeway Bay, just behind the Golden Triangle at 33 Jardine’s Bazaar. Already famous in HK but relatively overlooked by backpackers, this wonderful shop is open 24-hours and is a great place for a cheap fuel-up before a day’s sight-seeing or after a night at the pubs.

The best thing on their menu is the rice roll (or 饭团). Either meat filled or vegetarian, savory or sweet, wrapped in hot sticky rice. Delicious and less than 10 HKD each. Their soymilk is also fantastic and a good way to wash down the rice roll’s sticky goodness .


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Got some neat news when I woke up this morning. The “Cheap and Free” City Guide I wrote for Wuhan got added to the BootsnAll City Guide index for Asia.

Excerpt:

Like most of China, the cost of living is lower than what you’d normally find in Europe or the USA. But Wuhan, being a bit tucked a way in Central China is still a step down on the cost scale from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and other places tourists flock to. The hostel I know, which I believe is the only one in the city, has beds starting at 35 RMB (about 5USD). Breakfast of goooood local noodles and soy milk would be about 3RMB. Most dishes in the average restaurant are 8-12 RMB (I am vegan so I might not know if meat is markedly more expensive, it hasn’t caught my attention). Nicer restaurants, the dishes might be 20-30 RMB. Wuhanese people love good food and it’s very easy to find good food from all over China by walking down the street. Even at the wee hours it’s easy to find some noodle or BBQ places that are still open.

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