3 days in hong kong ˚˖𓍢ִ໋❀ a mini guide + vlog

I haven't been back to Hong Kong in 12 years and it feels so different experiencing a nostalgic place as a tourist. Growing up in San Francisco, the meals I ate in my childhood were always influenced by Hong Kong cuisine. My grandma's hot dog macaroni soup, dim sum every Sunday with my family, and even Cantonese But being back now, the city feels both familiar and new at the same time, so there's so much to take in from the food, to the energy, and I can't wait to share it with you guys. Today is our first full day in Hong Kong, so we're going to some loved spots by locals. The first place we went to is called Australia Dairy Company and it's such an iconic restaurant for even the locals. They're known for breakfast items such as macaroni soup, eggs, and ham, and the meals are about $6-$7. We all ended up getting a set meal which included their super soft bread, a drink, and also a main. But if you guys go, the macaroni soup with ham, the iced milk tea, and the toasted milk bread with butter is truly my favorite. I stumbled into this coffee shop called Halfway Coffee and I loved all of the porcelain teacups and mugs and the detailing that made it really retro but comforting at the same time. This is a perfect place to get some work done or even just catch up with a friend, which is what I did. But the menus were also all in English so it was super easy to navigate. Okay, we're headed to dinner and this is what we're wearing. My jacket and my pants are actually both thrifted. This one is like a striped trouser and this is like the most perfect suede material brown for a jacket. I'll insert a picture. And then my shoes are Tony Bianco. We're going to go have some hot pot and go meet the family. My jacket is from my brother. My t-shirt is a baked black tee. Do I have to show it? No. Do it anyways. And then... Belt is brother. My belt is not my brother's. But he bought it for me. It's diesel. And pants are Uniqlo and Boston Clouds. Hey yo, Lucas. You like Carhartt? Uh, yeah. I do. Me too! We came to this hot pot place after a really long day and this was our first time here. It was actually such a fun place to bring your friends to. It was definitely on the pricier side, which my parents weren't the biggest fan of. But personally, I'd love to come back because I just love the ambiance so much. The beef is also hand cut, which makes it so special. But if you're a hot pot lover, let me know if there's another place you try or if you go to this one. We're at the hot pot place called Lau Ha Hot Pot. Lau Ha. Lau Xia. Which means downstairs. And to go downstairs, you have to go lau ha, which means down a flight of stairs. That's how you get here. And Cantonese people are very blunt and literal. 全部的人你好! I'm Ysa. I basically just said hello everybody in bootleg Cantonese. Okay, my voice is deep because my siblings and I went out last night. We went out in Lang Kwai Fong with my friend Steph and so much fun. We got home at five in the morning. That's how they do it in Asia, guys. They are out till the sun comes up. But we're gonna go eat and try all the food that we've been wanting to go to in Hong Kong. And I just wanted to say hi, good morning. And I hope you guys really enjoy because also we don't play about these recommendations. If you guys use these travel vlog as a guide, I hope you really thoroughly enjoy all the spots that I recommend. If a restaurant is booty cheeks, I will say it or I will take that shit out. Because don't waste your vacation time on dooky ass food. Just know you're getting the best of the best in these vlogs. IMO. Yeah. Anyway. Let's go, guys. Ay! Lucas. Good morning from my brother and I. OOTD. It's really hot right now. It's Zhongwan. I think it's Zhongwan. It says Zhongwan. Last time I was here when I was 11, I went to Cotton On in Hong Kong. Everything in a Cotton On in Asia was like marked down compared to the US. So I bought a bunch of charms and then I brought it back to school to make chokers and I sold them. I remember back then, the kids were really into Cotton On. H&M. They were so excited when they saw Cotton On. Yeah. They were really excited to see any American store. So for this next place, it's 3.5 stars on Google for some reason. But that doesn't dictate anything because this was by far my most memorable meal in Hong Kong. They're known for having the most tender beef brisket noodles and each bowl was around $10. For the quality and the flavor, I don't think I can find any place like it in the US. And I think about it very, very often. Oh my gosh. It's so good. It's absolutely white. Absolutely empty. $10 a bowl. Only a bowl. Guys, we're at our second lunch spot. Courtesy of our dad. Why did you shoot my tummy when you did it? But don't worry, we walked here. Do you like this shirt? It really puts everything away. You got a lot of space. But it's what away? I know that the first meal of Olam only filled up to here. Or about 30%. That Olam was so good. Gotta **** up some geese. This is the best geese. Good. Yeah. Sorry. Tank top's backwards. Fuck. Well, it could just be a cool geese that you know flies. That says, directly translates into airplane roast duck. Whoa, travel safe package? Is this so you can fly with it? The duck is so good that people want to bring it back. And then they'll travel with it in a plane. We got gai lan here too once. Happy Halloween. Duck, my head. No pun intended. This is the best goose. This is your favorite. Wow. We're sharing a table, by the way. Imagine traveling all the way back and having this nice tender piece of goose. Real task you. The thing about traveling with my family is that we always save room for more meals because we don't have enough time in the day. So we went to our favorite place to have roasted geese. And it was so sweet with the umami flavor. It's just so like tender and fatty in the best way. But with the salted scallion sauce and the salted egg, my mouth is literally watering as I talk about it. The neighborhood of this coffee shop was actually so charming and I got to explore for quite a bit. One thing I really love about Hong Kong is how it seamlessly blends traditional Chinese culture with modern Western influences. I just made it to this cafe called Nook. And in this little nook in the alleyway, I ordered a honeycomb latte with this fresh honeycomb on top. I think it's called da gong. But you basically have this like foamy milk. And you stir in the coffee. Let's get what we had first. Not too sweet. This dim sum restaurant called Lok Yu Tea House is actually the one restaurant I remember coming when I was 12 years old. It opened in 1933. And actually the first floor is reserved for only long-time customers. So we got quite lucky that we got to sit here for the first time because the server recognized my dad's face. We are at Lok Yu Sasa, which is a tea house for dim sum. What do you know about getting dim sum in Hong Kong? OG. This is an older style dim sum. I'm going to get some foo zhou, chicken feet, siu mai. Oh my gosh. Chew pa kai. When we were little, we would go to have dim sum every Sunday in San Francisco. San Francisco has a lot of Cantonese people, and we would eat hot pot. Because yesterday when I came, he said to come back. I said every time we came, we would sit still upstairs. And today he remembers me. He's like, okay. I'm going to try to get him downstairs. Sun-kissed. He's mustered by its... He's going to random aunties and calling me suo zai. And they keep laughing. It's so annoying. That's how you relate. Are you a suo zai? Yes, I'm a suo zai. Honestly, I'll do more. No. This is the soup dumplings. Soup dumplings, yes. Soup dumplings. If you use the soup to soak the dumplings, you have to do it here. We came for one thing or one thing only. This is pork ribs. This is pork. Wow. Cauliflower. Whoa. Explosion of flavors. Happy? I think we should get another plate. We don't know. All over. Mmm. Eat all. Oh, there's soy sauce? Yeah, there's soy sauce. I don't want another trim to be... Guys, you have to help us. We don't have any more space in our stomachs. Our dad brought us another meal. Speak for yourself. Changed my outfit. In the midst of the Hong Kong public. Hello everyone. I don't think so. I actually don't think so. It's supposed to be like a... Whatever this is. Wait. That's not my... Why is mine all normal types? Tell Catty. Ask. Bro, my cards are fire. Wait, wait. What is... My cards are fire. Why is mine all giraffe rage? I don't want this shit. What the... Wait, yo. This has got to be the worst fact ever. Yo. Wow. And why are there only 5 cards? I think this is supposed to be like 14. I feel like they put all the best cards in their own packs. Fake Ako. Wait. Fake Ako. What is this? Gengar. Give me the Gengar. Gengar. My parents love to roam around and find hole in the wall restaurants. So they stumbled across this grilled oyster joint. And there were a lot of locals having bar bites and yummy grilled seafood. I can't remember the name of this. So if any of you guys who are local in Hong Kong can pinpoint it, please let me know. But it was so yummy and such a nice little hidden gem. Yeah, you're holding hands every street corner. Garlic. I know. There's no foreigners here too. It's my fault. It's only locals. If I lived in Hong Kong, this would be the perfect Friday night spot. I call this bite the everything, only one place, all at once. You're in such a good spot. We just finished having yummy BBQ oysters. And now we're going to the next spot to have bo zai fan. Which is clay pot rice. If you can't hear my S. Gotta eat clay pot rice. Okay, let's go. This is all connected in the bo zai fan world. Hing gay clay pot rice was recommended by my dad's chef friend. So we emptied basically everything. But this spot even has some local high school students. Because it's just a go-to place that's really comforting. Two sausages. That's the pork ribs. We are the best. You know what's fire? She said... It's making a crust on the bottom. It's not going to stick to the bottom. It comes right off. Crispy. It's going to be the best crust. That's the liver, liver intestine. That's the beef and the chicken. Thank you. Alright, try it. Taste test right now. Everybody. Look at that. The Spanish calls it what? Socrat. It's crunchy on the bottom and then it's nice and warm with the rice. So I don't know if you guys saw. But you pour the dark soy sauce in. And then it like sizzles in. Because the clay pot is just so hot. This is Chinese sausage. I want to make a perfect bite, mom. Lucas' patience will be rewarded. Because that's like a perfect looking bite. Cheers. Do the reaction. No ginger? Do the food blogger reaction. That's good short rib. Watch out because they're bones. Cleanest bones. Lap cheong. That's a big piece of lap cheong. Yep. That sausage is busting. I do. Alright, out of 10. Top tier. 7.3. 7.3? That's kind of low. Don't play with the sungs. Don't play. What is don't play? Don't play. To end off this amazing foodie tour, we went to Paragon. Which is this new speakeasy opened by our family friends. So if you guys ever find yourself in Hong Kong, don't only try the traditional places. But also come to this cute little spot where you can have a nice drink with your friends. I hope you guys enjoyed this video. Be sure to like, comment, and subscribe. And I'll see you in my next one.