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Their Salmon Bagel is totally overpriced. At upwards of HK$150. Which idiot would pay that much?! Me. Coz good bagels are hard to find in Hong Kong and there’s just something delightful about the fact that it’s bigger than my face and satisfies all my cravings. Though today, I noticed the Lounge at Four Seasons has those bagels as well! And I haven’t tried it but I ought to see how they compare. I also like their coffee (definitely better than Four Seasons‘ instant one-button tap coffee machine... in fact, why haven’t these hotels upgraded and hired proper baristas for coffee? In this day and age... but I digress). Oolaa’s coffee is real coffee (maybe not always the perfect espresso) but definitely none of that instant Nespresso junk.

• +852 2803 2083

• Ground Floor, Centre Stage, 1-9 Bridges Street, Soho, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
  中環蘇豪必列者士街聚賢居地下舖

• http://www.casteloconcepts.com/our-venues/oolaa

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For famous hk style scrambled eggs on toast, with some famous hk style milk tea, and equally very local (and not the best for non-locals) macaroni in chicken broth. The guy who started it is the brother of the Australian Dairy Milk Company (you’ll see him around, tall lanky guy). I prefer it here because it’s cleaner, isn’t as crowded, and the seats are actually a bit wider and more comfortable. Lines on weekends tho! The scrambled eggs are pretty good.

• +852 2718 8832

• 2-4 Hau Wong Road, Kowloon City, Hong Kong
  九龍城侯王道2-4號地下1號舖

• https://www.facebook.com/luenfat2014/

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Convenient, happy and yummy. I like big windows with lots of light, especially in the mornings - celebrating the fact that I’m awake!!

• +852 3196 8820

• Ground Floor Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong

• https://www.fourseasons.com/hongkong/dining/restaurants/the_lounge/
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I don’t know why people love meeting here, for breakfast, but hey it’s decent and I’m happy to =)

• +852 2825 4005

• Mezzanine Floor Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, 5 Connaught Road, Central, Hong Kong
  中環干諾道中5號香港文華東方酒店閣樓

• https://www.mandarinoriental.com/hong-kong

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Chi Fan. Best stuff ever.

• +852 2766 2588

• Ground Floor, 48 Wuhu Street, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
  紅磡蕪湖街48號地下

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Late night snacks, early morning breakfast. Will do in a pinch when craving egg and spam sandwiches or a good hk milk tea. Or noodles. Or rice. Or anything from its extensive menu. Big franchise, decent food. Questionable hygiene. Opens till 4am, and I believe opens again in early morn.

• +852 2525 6338

• 15-19 Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong, China
  中環威靈頓街15-19號地下至2樓

• http://www.tsuiwah.com/en

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Simple bagels 🥯 I quite like them because they’re soft inside. Their poppyseed bagels are nice. $360 for 12 bagels and 2 (small) pots of spread.

• +852 5334 0188

• Shop 6, Peony House Block ¦è®y Peony House West Block, 36 Hoi King St, Tai Kok Tsui, Hong Kong

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I like their cream cheese and scallion spread and their everything bagel. All made fresh! Here, they do legit New York bagels 🥯 and also supply to major hotel chains like Peninsula and Mandarin Oriental. You can get it delivered home too! $200 for 6 bagels and 150g of spread. Freeze your bagels if you don’t wanna eat them right away and they’ll keep really well. Just toast and eat! 😊 https://schragels.com/collections

• +852 9730 6727

• shop 1 ground floor, 17號 Po Yan St, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

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Spotted, during a leisurely weekday hunt for brunchy eggs. Coffee and smoothies it said, not sure about the eggs. But seems like a good place to sit!

• +852 2895 0085

• G/F, 13 Elgin St, Central, Hong Kong

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After a year I’m still trying to get a chance to eat their waffles for brunch!!! If only the queue would die down!

• 14 Tai Wong St E, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

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