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275. Eat a whole roasted goose at Yung Kee
276. Spend all morning having dim sum at Lin Heung Teahouse
277. ... And order chicken feet at City Hall’s dim sum restaurant
278. ...But make sure you get someone to take you for yum cha at the China Club
279. Get drunk having champagne brunch at Top Deck
280. ...Then all sentimental about the old days at Luk Yu
281. Slurp your noodles at the Gage Street dai pai dong
282. Warm up with a bottle of hot Vitasoy in the winter
283. Gorge in style at the Intercontinental’s buffet lunch
284. Fish around in a polystyrene ice box for a smoked coconut
285. Enjoy the (semi) healthy mango drink at Hui Lau Shan
286. Try Mongolian hotpot at Little Sheep
287. Pick at the scones and cucumber sandwiches at the Peninsula high tea
288. Make like ex-governor Patten and buy a box of egg tarts from Tai Cheong bakery
289. Enjoy old school Chinese Western cuisine at Boston Restaurant
290. ...Then try it again at Sammi’s Kitchen
291. ...And then compare it to Queen’s Cafe
292. ...Before finishing with some Swiss chicken wings at Tai Ping Koon
293. Sample everything on the dessert buffet at The Grand Hyatt
294. Wolf down a hotdog from Ikea
295. Drunkenly eat at Tsui Wah. Make sure you get the satay fat beef noodles.
296. For purists, have the beef brisket noodles with clear broth at Kau Kee
297. Take your date for a sizzling steak from Steak Expert
298. ...Then go by yourself to the InterCon Steak House for the ultimate steak experience
299. ...And when your date complains, take them for a quality steak at budget prices at Lardo’s, Hang Hau
300. Eat curry fishballs from a cart in Mong Kok
301. Chow down on authentic Creole ribs and pecan pie    at Magnolia
302. Eat a whole bag of old-school White Rabbit sweets
303. Have a pig-blood stew for supper
304. Decide which is best: Maxim’s, Cafe de Coral or Fairwood
305. Fret over whether to have a Hi-C or Vita lemon tea
306. Eat the super spicy Korean instant noodles with a fried egg on top
307. Visit a snake shop. Ask them to kill a snake while you wait. Then drink the soup.
308. Munch peanuts and throw the shells on the floor in Hong Kong Brewhouse. Wash them down with a beer that was brewed there, too.
309. Drink a “yinyeung” coffee and tea mixture at a cha chaan teng
310. Eat Thai food in Kowloon City
311. While you’re there, try the halal beef pancakes from one of the Muslim restaurants
312. Have a birthday party at Dan Ryan’s and order the ribs and Caesar salad
313. Grit your teeth and finally try stinky tofu
314. If you survive that ordeal, try durian
315. Gorge yourself on the free fried food platter at Prive during happy hour. Then leave as soon as the mob flocks in.
316. Eat an ice cream as you watch people run on the treadmills in California Fitness
317. Eat hairy crabs in the autumn
318. ...Then try the Shanghainese version with crab roe with pea shoots in winter
319. Have a long brunch at the original Jaspas in Stanley
320. Try the original and best lotus seed mooncake from Wing Wah
321. ...And have a Tai Pan Snowy mooncake for dessert
322. Eat watermelon slices with a festively decorated toothpick
323. Conduct a blind taste test of Circle K and 7-11 dim sum
324. Have a kebab from Beyrouth Cafe
325. Blow a year’s salary on meal at Fook Lam Moon
326. Go for a light vegetarian buffet at the Fringe and eat it on the roof garden
327. Have the onion soup at the FCC
328. Learn to make turnip cakes in time for Chinese New Year
329. Try the $150 bowl of noodles at Olala
330. ...Then compare it to the $160 kobe beef pho at Pho 26
331. Eat Peking duck at Peking Garden
332. ...Then try the one at American Peking
333. ...And compare them to the old-school one at Peking Restaurant in Jordan
334. Have a meal at the revolving restaurant on top of Hopewell Centre
335. Try the old-school style of Hainan chicken rice at Nam Ah
336. ...Then compare it to the one at Koon Thai in Aberdeen
337. ...Before going for the pricey but delicious option at the Grand Hyatt coffee shop
338. Risk your life for a great curry in Chung King Mansions
339. ...Or go down the street to Brantos for a vegetarian curry
340. Enjoy a batch of freshly made egg waffles out of a brown paper bag
341. Ring in winter with a bag of hot chestnuts
342. Eat at Ngau Kee
343. Make your own zhong
344. Enroll in a Towngas cooking class
345. Try turtle soup in Causeway Bay. Try to ignore the empty turtle shells in the corner.
346. Get a char-siu rice box from Tai Hing
347. Trek out to Sheung Shui and for some authentic Hakka food
348. While you’re there, try the famous wife cakes in Yuen Long
349. On the way back stop for roast pigeon in the Lung Wah Hotel, Sha Tin
350. Round up your Sai Kung trip with a visit to the original Honeymoon Dessert
351. Visit the seafood restaurants in Lei Yue Mun and pick your own seafood for dinner
352. Huddle under the flyover for typhoon shelter crab from Canal Street in Causeway Bay
353. Drink a bubble tea while wandering around Causeway Bay
354. Try Chiu Chow food in Queen Street, Sheung Wan
355. Suck on duck’s tongues at the Shanghai Fraternity Association
356. Pretend you’re in Shanghai with dan dan mien and xiaolongbao at Crystal Jade
357. Explore all the Thai and Chiu Chow places on Tung Lung Street
358. Attempt to eat a whole roasted suckling pig on your own
359. Order vegetarian shark’s fin
360. Order ahead for the lotus leaf rice at Tung Po
In the 80s, the government made one of its first attempts to get rid of wet markets and dai pai dongs by forcing them into multi-storey municipal service buildings. But thanks to top-quality diners like Tung Po in North Point, this kind of market dining is still alive (for now) – grab it while you still are.
361. Try the shogun burger next time it appears on the McDonald’s menu
362. Ask for the gnocchi with lemon cream sauce and pancetta at Aqua, even though it’s now off the menu
363. Eat a whole bag of Super Lemons
364. Save your money and dine only in food courts for a month
365. Try out Li Ka Shing’s personal pastry chef at the Harbour Plaza Hotel cake shop
366. Eat chicken wings at Smuggler’s in Stanley
367. ...And for mains, get Pizza Express to deliver from next door
368. Make omelets using fresh Yuen Long farm eggs
369. Buy dragon beard candy—if you can find it
370. Have a bowl of “little boat” congee and fried dough for breakfast
371. Make steamed rice with blood sausage in the winter
372. And finally, ease your stomach cramps with trumpet-brand pills
373. Head to one of the mom-and-pops stalls in Cheung Chau and have a dau fu fa: a silky smooth tofu dessert
374. Not into tofu? Try the ginger milk custard instead
375. Another dessert must-try is tang-yuan: sweet dumplings in soup, to be eaten at the Winter Solstice
376. Buy a bottle of traditionally made oyster sauce in Lau Fau Shan

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