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Wan Chai

Wan Chai

12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Monday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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The area
Neighbourhood: Wan Chai / Causeway Bay
Wan Chai and Causeway Bay are the retail centres of Hong Kong Island. Filled with shops, malls and restaurants, both areas are bustling with people – tourists and locals alike. Causeway Bay has one of the highest rents on the planet, and is a bit more polished and modern than its Wan Chai counterpart. Beneath the surface there is more than meets the eye – find boutique stores in the above ground floors of buildings and wander into side streets to find interesting restaurants and shops tucked away from the main roads. Wan Chai especially has experienced a modern revival in recent times, with an influx of trendy restaurants and bars around the Star Street area. In addition, both areas contain many of Hong Kong’s iconic tourist attractions worthy of your visit.
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  • Wan Chai • 3 min walk
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  • tobyplam
    Hong Kong, China2,492 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Causeway Bay Authentic Sichuan Cuisine Golden Soup Pickled Fish🌶️|Chuan Huo Tang
    Finished work and came to this newly opened Sichuan cuisine shop in Causeway Bay District. There are not many seats. The decoration is new, clean and bright, and the management is good. ✨ Even the nostalgic kettle is cute. 😆 The Sichuan cuisine is authentic, high quality, and the price is reasonable. The lunch set is very cost-effective. 😍 ✨Sauerkraut fish in golden soup $228 The pickled fish is the restaurant’s signature dish. A large plate of hot and spicy food🍲The golden yellow soup base is very attractive. The spicy and sour soup is rich. The fish meat is thick and delicious. The side dishes include lettuce🥬Bean sprouts with smooth and elastic crystal powder skin🍜 ✨Collagen Crispy Pork Knuckle $128 The skin of the pork knuckle is deep-fried to a crispy texture🐷The meat is very chewy and full of collagen, fat but not greasy. It is paired with a large amount of fried garlic🧄chili🌶️chives and is very flavorful and not too spicy👍🏻 ✨Handmade brown sugar glutinous rice cake $46 The glutinous rice cake is fried and then topped with brown sugar sauce and sprinkled with peanut powder😍The outside is crispy and the inside is soft and glutinous without being greasy. It tastes sweet and the rice is rich in aroma. It’s delicious🤤 ✨Panda Ice Powder $32 A large cup of ice powder noodles with cute panda marshmallows🐼The ice powder is crystal clear, so cold and smooth. Adding brown syrup makes it refreshing and sweet, which can relieve the spiciness😋The ingredients include raisins and crushed peanuts to make the taste richer. 📍Chuan Huo Tang (Causeway Bay) Shop B, G/F, Wing Wah Commercial Building, 401-403 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay
    Visited April 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 23 April 2024
  • AFAK25
    Jeddah, Saudi Arabia4,491 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Vibrant place
    A place where the locals go to do their shopping and dining, almost a world away from the glitzy glamour of the One Pacific Place where I was staying during my visit to Hong Kong. One can feel the energy of the place. People on the move, having their dinners, shopping groceries, or just simply walking home.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled on business
    Written 23 April 2024
  • Lanna Tsang
    Hong Kong, China546 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    |#Wanchaifood/Bring Mommy to sigh British afternoon tea. Chen's Kitchen
    It’s the birthday month, take mommy to enjoy life The best program is definitely going to have English afternoon tea👭 🤩🤩Meimei check-in "Chen's Kitchen" at Lee King Hotel Very satisfied! The environment is so elegant and full of European palace style Afternoon tea is hosted by Austin, the hotel’s famous dessert chef Fusion Salty Dessert 🍮 Guaranteed👍 Afternoon Tea Set starts from 2:30 to 5:30 Open at 12:00 on Sunday! Price: $438/2PAX on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays ($388/2PAX on weekdays) with two free glasses of Italian sparkling wine🥂! The two-tier afternoon tea has four types of desserts and savory snacks. and two pieces each of traditional English waffles There are also two cups of coffee or specialty tea🫖 🧁SWEETS Yangzhi Manna Pudding Orange Lemon French Brick Cake Passion fruit mille-feuille Honey Citrus Mousse Cake 🫔Salty points: Black Truffle Mushroom Tart Caviar soft-boiled eggs Foie gras toast Black Truffle Egg Salad Soft Bun Salty caviar candied eggs It is rare to find rich caviar on top of runny egg yolk. In addition, the cups and tea sets are so beautiful😍 It has a European palace style and a first-class check-in ============================== Restaurant: Chen’s Kitchen Address: 1st Floor, Basement, 209-219 Wan Chai Road, Hong Kong
    Visited April 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 4 May 2024
  • Joseph G
    Petaling Jaya, Malaysia82 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    HK live
    I actually have lived in Wan Chai for 8 years. This vibrant neighbourhood is very convenient for all modes of public transport, filled with eateries from the local street hawker, and cha cha tang, to upmarket fine dining. There is also cuisine from all parts of the world. Everything to suit your pocket. The nightlife can be seedy with bars and people of questionable repute but it is safe, and also wonderful live music especially at the Wanch. If you are a morning person and need your caffeine, there are shops and outlets like M&S, Pacific Coffee, Starbucks and Bakehouse.
    Visited July 2024
    Travelled solo
    Written 28 August 2024
  • ronald m
    28 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Dusk Till Dawn Wan Chai
    Live music and great atmosphere, if you don’t know Wan Chai late night is mainly about live music drinking and a lot of semi professional ladies. Friendly but please don’t forget! However don’t let that be something that either puts you off or is the only thing you go to bars like ‘Dusk Till Dawn’. The band there are absolutely fantastic, great mix of modern classics, 80’s rock and sing a long! Could have stayed until 6am but was a little bit wobbly with my wife. Couples singles groups are all good here!
    Visited October 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 27 October 2024
  • Abovetheclouds
    2,480 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Lovely part of Hong Kong. Mixture of old and new.
    I love this area of Hong Kong. Bustling. Nice vibe. Old and new with the market and then the more modern part. Walk along Lee Tung Avenue which is one of the few tree-lined, stone-paved pedestrian walkways in Hong Kong and then you have the Blue House and Wan Chai Pak Tai Temple. There are a number of eateries ranging from from hip coffee shops to more traditional restaurants.
    Visited November 2024
    Travelled solo
    Written 31 October 2024
  • Dan L
    Bunbury, Australia8,891 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Retail, Dining, Offices.
    Our Big Bus route took us through the area, virtually unrecognisable from when we previously visited with the reclamations along Victoria Harborfront, the road systems and the network of skyscrapers that are wonderful feats of engineering. So different to 1982 and yet many areas still similar with the multitude of shops, restaurants, offices, market stalls and landmarks from prior eras. Not sure if there is still a vibrant 'red light' area, it was interesting in 1982 when we were on a guided night walking tour.
    Visited November 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 14 December 2024
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Dear Daphne
Hong Kong, China412 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2022 • Couples
𓄹This is our first dine in for lunch after one and half month. Such as so long time for this happened .

𓄹Poached eggs with chickpea hummus and crunchy vegetable which is amazing on tasting. Poached eggs match with creamy chickpea hummus.

𓄹Handmade seafood capellini must try dishes. I love that squid mix with crispy garlic.

𓄹Beef cheeks ravioli with Thai beef bouillon were surprisedly match which is yummy and tasty.

𓄹All around decor in this restaurant contains vintage and elegant elements .
Written 11 April 2022
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April
Hong Kong, China7,576 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Friends
There are many tenement buildings in Hong Kong, but not many of them can be preserved, especially on Hong Kong Island. After joining the guided tour this time, I learned more about the lives of the poor and subdivided houses in Hong Kong in the early days: why were they painted blue? The exterior wall? What was the previous love letter like? Why can it be preserved? Can I apply to live in the Blue House now?

Sometimes, in addition to going abroad during vacation, sometimes it is also interesting to learn about local history.
Guided tour of the Blue House complex
Reservation: Wehualanwu
Language: Cantonese/English
Time: about 60 minutes
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Written 30 August 2023
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Truthful Reviews
London, UK7,730 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2021 • Solo
I love Wan Chai. Although I live Mid-Levels I’d love to move to Wan Chai as I think it has it all, the markets, great people and a vibrant new atmosphere coupled with the old Style of Hong Kong. New and old buildings alike. The Blue House, wan chai market, Triangle Street for great fruit and vegetables. Cheap electrical shops. Head to Wan Chai pier to hop over to Tsim Sha Tsui for a couple of dollars (HKD). The Central Plaza Building is great for a fantastic view of HK. Get the lift to the 46th Floor for a stunning 360 view.
Written 10 June 2021
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bob2bkk
Bangkok, Thailand5,854 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2023 • Friends
Wan Chai is another shopping area like Causeway Bay but more low key. Many small side streets with small shops and kiosks. It is accessible by MTR with aptly named station. Surprisingly, I was able to find a cable for a charger that I could not find anywhere including Bangkok, where we live. So it may surprise you also. Walk thru Lee Tung Avenue, a pedestrian mall with cute shops, a Pizza Express and Dan Ryan's Chicago Grill. Most of this area is wheelchair accessible.
Written 3 May 2023
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Marco
Schio, Italy5,118 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2019 • Business
Wan Chai is a metropolitan area situated at the western part of the Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. Its other boundaries are Canal Road to the east, Arsenal Street to the west and Bowen Road to the south. The area north of Gloucester Road is often referred to as Wan Chai North.
Written 28 September 2019
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sigehaizi
Sooke, Canada206 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2012
I will admit I was mainly in one area of Wan Chai, but all the bars and brothels, or the suggestion of being brothels, made me want to be anywhere but wan Chair. Fortunately the MTR is nearby to do so.
Written 2 October 2012
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abberley887
New York City, New York29 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2012 • Couples
Wan Chai is all things to all people... depending on the time of day. Sure, it is Hong Kong's red light district, but that light does not turn on before dark. During the day, you will encounter nothing offensive there (the focal point of Wan Chai being Lockhart Road). To the contrary you will find good English pubs, wide array of reasonable restaurants and, to my amazement, legitimate (inexpensive) massage therapy places.

Sure there are girlie bars, but they do not wake until dark and even then they are harmless places. (Nearly all are staffed by simple, small-town girls from the Philippines who arrive in HK, work every day six months and fly home. Very sad). Sure, you will be pressured to buy drinks, but you will not be mugged or drugged. That is folklore.

There are also several good live music venues (bands start at 10 pm) and good street food.

There are, however, no street walkers or other uninvited attractions. Walk anywhere in Wan Chai, holding tight your wife's hand, and you will be respected. No one will bother you.

ps: If the US Navy is in town, avoid Wan Chai at all costs.
Written 17 August 2012
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Brad
Hong Kong, China180,415 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2019 • Couples
One of the small garden and public spaces in Wan Chai that is of interest is Dominion Garden situated at the Queen's Road East and Landale Street junction, just below the Star Street Precinct.

There is bench seating here as well as tall trees here providing considerable shade. History buffs will also find relatively new and good condition information panels that have been placed here, detailing the history of Wan Chai.

Here you can learn how the shoreline has moved numerous times since the 1850s as a result of major land reclamations endeavours. Important historic buildings and landmarks are shown along with the numerous previous shorelines of Wan Chai. It is an interesting perspective, especially if you stopped at the nearby Hung Shing Temple on which was once on the rocky shoreline.

You can conveniently read the panels in 5-8 minutes, have a rest in the garden if you like and then continue onward with intended sightseeing you have around the Wan Chai area.
Written 13 July 2019
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4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2018 • Friends
Wan chai is one of the most happenings places in HK
Many stores for shoppers
Options for foodies and bars pubs and nightclubs for a grind and bit more
Also body relaxing centers and higher options for guys who wants more
Many pubs on the streets make the place more live
Go and enjoy 😊😊😊
Written 14 October 2018
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Brad
Hong Kong, China180,415 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2019 • Couples
This year's HK Wall Art Festival (23-30 March 2019) was held in Wanchai. During the event international and local street artists have created over 25 street artworks around the district. These should be up for a while for those interested.

A map providing the location of all works can be found on the hkwall.org website You find a particularly high concentration of street art was added around Morrison Hill Swimming Pool, including some of the best from this year's event.
Written 7 April 2019
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