Hutong
28th floor, 1 Peking Road
Tsim Sha Tsui
Hong Kong
PRICE: ?????
RATING: ****
Boasting ornate carved wood screens, finely carved wood chairs and impeccably decorated with bamboo bird cages galore, Hutong is Northern Chinese charm at its best. Quite obviously targeted towards the wealthy locals and expat crowd, it’s ridiculously overpriced but is a total delight on the senses. It’s “next door to Cartier”, I was told, which pretty much summed up the atmosphere of the place 😉
It was this restaurant that
The food was pretty spectacular. Then again, you’d expect it at around US$130pp. I know it’s technically not that much, especially for this sort of dining, but I’m spoiled by Shanghai’s awesome $1 meals so to me, it’s pricey 😉 At least it’s worth it – you won’t eat similiar food anywhere else.
I eagerly asked to order almost every dish that looked good in the menu, not realising that we were 2 people and could only eat so much. So we ended up with 5 dishes and didn’t finish it all. Arghhhh I hate not finishing my meal, but we were just SO full we couldn’t stuff in any more!
A memorable experience. I really want to bring Chris there next time we’re in Hong Kong together, he’ll love it!
Hutong
The beautiful interior
Overlooking Hong Kong’s glittering harbour
Delish edamame with pickled veg, and this bizzarely thick spoon
Half crispy roasted pigeon, half Chinese wine poached pigeon
I loved the roasted one, it was like tender chicken!
Crispy de-boned lamb ribs – Hutong’s signature dish
It had some chewy bits, but was overally delish, esp the crispy skin!
Egg fried rice. Awesome comfort food
Garlic veggies, our attempt at being healthy
Whole fish with some sauce that I forgot. Delicious, smooth
fillets. Pity we were so so so full by then!
Apple spring rolls dessert. So utterly amazing,
but needed some vanilla ice cream served with it!
Homemade coconut ice cream (yum) with raisins (ok) and
unidentified chewy bits (tasted/smelled like smelly damp feet)
Our girly date!
The gorgeous bathroom sink. You pull the lever and
water comes out of the barrel on the right!
Watching the light show over Hong Kong harbour
Hey!! It was me who saw you at the cake shop. Hope you had fun during your stay in singapore! 🙂
I kneeeewwwwww it! I thought you looked familiar but thought you didn’t live in Singapore AND I figured since “esthered” was your username and you told me your name was Amanda so I figured you couldn’t possibly by Esther, haha
I was living in Japan but I’ve been back in Singapore for awhile now!! Haha, my username has absolutely nothing to do with my name! 😛 Guess you were quite spot on, anyways! 🙂
Heh it’s easy to spot you cos you have big pretty eyes in all your pics, and even nicer in real life! Nice seeing you again today, though your cakes are making me and my colleagues fat 😉
Hey!! It was me who saw you at the cake shop. Hope you had fun during your stay in singapore! 🙂
I kneeeewwwwww it! I thought you looked familiar but thought you didn’t live in Singapore AND I figured since “esthered” was your username and you told me your name was Amanda so I figured you couldn’t possibly by Esther, haha
I was living in Japan but I’ve been back in Singapore for awhile now!! Haha, my username has absolutely nothing to do with my name! 😛 Guess you were quite spot on, anyways! 🙂
Heh it’s easy to spot you cos you have big pretty eyes in all your pics, and even nicer in real life! Nice seeing you again today, though your cakes are making me and my colleagues fat 😉
spicy black bean sauce that was, with the fish! am drooling just thinking about it…*slurps* they also do a fantastic beggar’s chicken that they bring to the table encased, and you use a giant hammer to break it table-side…usually elicits loads of oohs/aahs and stares. only good for a big group though!
next time you come we’re going to that french private kitchen i was telling you about…fantastic food, not anywhere close to as expensive, and so charming.
Ooo I heard about the beggar’s chicken, wish we could’ve stuffed that into our bellies too, heh.
Will see you @ French private kitchen in 3 months time then!
spicy black bean sauce that was, with the fish! am drooling just thinking about it…*slurps* they also do a fantastic beggar’s chicken that they bring to the table encased, and you use a giant hammer to break it table-side…usually elicits loads of oohs/aahs and stares. only good for a big group though!
next time you come we’re going to that french private kitchen i was telling you about…fantastic food, not anywhere close to as expensive, and so charming.
Ooo I heard about the beggar’s chicken, wish we could’ve stuffed that into our bellies too, heh.
Will see you @ French private kitchen in 3 months time then!
Mmmm!
Wow, the food and everything looks just AMAZING! Me: http://metrobloggen.se/youngsexylovelyexpatchinesegirl
Re: Mmmm!
Can’t believe I hadn’t heard of it before! So gonna go back with Chris 😛
I was supposed to give this place a go but all that walking just robbed me of all my time. I shall pop by the next time I visit HKG! Your entry helps coz I was just given estimated directions on how to get there with no names of the restaurant nor road name nor building name.
For your next visit, it’s at One Peking Road which is actually also an office building. It’s just up and around the corner from the luxury end of Harbor City, the giant mall…with your back to the Chanel windows, cross the road, walk to the end of the block and turn right.
Definitely worth a visit, and be sure to call ahead to book a window table!
It’s worth going for sure, they also have another restaurant called Aqua, owned by the same people. But apparently Hutong is better!
Oooh, what a beautiful restaurant.
I really want to go back and try their other food, it was all so exquisite!
it looks really romantic and with good views too!!
heh yeah, it’s a great date place 😉
i think im gonna dig out all your HK entries when i go HK!
the view looks amazing from the 28th floor! love the interior decor.
I just realised my HK office is also on the 28th floor – coincidence, heh!
Mmmm!
Wow, the food and everything looks just AMAZING! Me: http://metrobloggen.se/youngsexylovelyexpatchinesegirl
Re: Mmmm!
Can’t believe I hadn’t heard of it before! So gonna go back with Chris 😛
I was supposed to give this place a go but all that walking just robbed me of all my time. I shall pop by the next time I visit HKG! Your entry helps coz I was just given estimated directions on how to get there with no names of the restaurant nor road name nor building name.
For your next visit, it’s at One Peking Road which is actually also an office building. It’s just up and around the corner from the luxury end of Harbor City, the giant mall…with your back to the Chanel windows, cross the road, walk to the end of the block and turn right.
Definitely worth a visit, and be sure to call ahead to book a window table!
It’s worth going for sure, they also have another restaurant called Aqua, owned by the same people. But apparently Hutong is better!
Oooh, what a beautiful restaurant.
I really want to go back and try their other food, it was all so exquisite!
it looks really romantic and with good views too!!
heh yeah, it’s a great date place 😉
i think im gonna dig out all your HK entries when i go HK!
the view looks amazing from the 28th floor! love the interior decor.
I just realised my HK office is also on the 28th floor – coincidence, heh!