About

This little hedgie has a voracious appetite and a never-ending thirst for wine.

Blogs:
http://www.diarygrowingboy.com/
http://www.growingboywine.com/

From

Hong Kong

Born

January 01

Social

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Restaurants

Amber

15 Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong

Seventh Son

57, 73 Lockhart Rd, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Tin Heung Lau

18C Austin Ave, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

The Chairman

Hong Kong, Central, 九如坊18號

Logy

106, Taiwan, Taipei City, Da’an District, Lane 109, Section 1, Anhe Road, 6號1F

JL Studio

408, Taiwan, Taichung City, Nantun District, Yifeng Rd. Sec.4, 689號2樓

Neighborhood

Man Hing Ln, Central, Hong Kong

Claude Bosi at Bibendum

Michelin House, 81 Fulham Rd, Chelsea, London SW3 6RD, UK

Bencotto

No. 158, DunHua N Rd, Songshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 10548

Chou Chou

No. 22, Alley 6, Lane 170, Section 4, Zhongxiao East Road, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106

Rùn

St. Regis, 26 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Supanniga Eating Room

28 N Sathon Rd, Khwaeng Silom, Khet Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500, Thailand

Sorn

56, Sukhumvit 26 Soi Ari, Klongton Khet Khlong Toei, Bangkok 10110, Thailand

Paste

999 Phloen Chit Road Level 3 Lumphini Pathum Wan Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Sühring

10 Soi Yen Akat 3, Khwaeng Chong Nonsi, Khet Yan Nawa, Bangkok 10120, Thailand

Caprice

8 Finance Street Central, Central, Hong Kong

Ta Vie

HK Hong Kong Island Central 2/F, The Pottinger Hong Kong, 74 Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong

Ecriture

26/F HQueens, 80 Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong

Ryugin

West Kowloon, Hong Kong

Nikushou

22/F Zing!, 38 Yiu Wa Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

RESTAURANT DE CHINE

G/F, 13 Stanley St, Central, Hong Kong

Frantzen’s Kitchen

11 Upper Station St, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

Raw

No. 301, Lequn 3rd Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 104

Mume

No. 28, Siwei Road, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106

Labyrinth

8 Raffles Avenue, Downtown Core, 039802 Singapore, Singapore

Candlenut

17A Dempsey Rd, Singapore 249676

Stellar House

3/F, Chuang's Enterprises Building, 382 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Yat Lok

Conwell House, G/F, 34-38 Stanley St, Central, Hong Kong

Yardbird

154-158 Wing Lok St, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

Petrus

Supreme Ct Rd, Central, Hong Kong

Luk Yu Tea House

24-26 Stanley St, Central, Hong Kong

Le Palais

103, Taiwan, Taipei City, Datong District, Section 1, Chengde Road, 3號17樓

Ronin

8 On Wo Lane, Ground floor, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

Sushi Saito

Hong Kong, 45th floor, 8號 Finance St, Central, Hong Kong

Roganic Hong Kong

UG/F 08, Sino Plaza, 255 Gloucester Rd, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

Sichuan Moon

Wynn Palace, Av. da Nave Desportiva, Macao

Shima

3 Chome-5-12 Nihonbashi, Chūō-ku, Tōkyō-to 103-0027, Japan

Kimura (すし 喜邑)

3 Chome-21-8 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku, Tōkyō-to 158-0094, Japan

三ぶん 離亭

Japan, 〒104-0061 Tōkyō-to, Chuo City, Ginza, 3-chōme−11−7 石川ビル1階

Haku

Shop OT G04B, Ground Floor, Ocean Terminal, Habour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Ichu Terraza

3/F, H Queen's, 80 Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong

Tasting Court Chinese Cuisine

Hong Kong, Happy Valley, Wong Nai Chung Rd, 63-65號, Bonny View House, 63 號

Shoun Ryugin

10491, Taiwan, Taipei City, Zhongshan District, Lequn 3rd Road, 301號5F

Seventh Son Restaurant

Hong Kong, Wan Chai, Lockhart Rd, 57-73號華美 粵 海 酒店 3 樓

Mott 32

Standard Chartered Bank Building, 4-4A Des Voeux Rd Central, Central, Hong Kong

Nakahara (炭火焼肉 なかはら)

Japan, 〒102-0085 Tokyo, Chiyoda City, Rokubanchō, 4−3 GEMS市ヶ谷 9F

Kimoto (紀茂登)

5-5 Higashigokenchō, Shinjuku-ku, Tōkyō-to 162-0813, Japan

Florilège

Japan, 〒150-0001 Tōkyō-to, Shibuya-ku, 渋谷区Jingūmae, 2 Chome−5−4 SEIZAN外苑 B1

Sushi Masuda (鮨 ます田)

Japan, 〒107-0062 Tōkyō-to, Minato-ku, 港区Minamiaoyama, 5 Chome−5−8−11 BC南青山PROPERTY 地下1階

L'Effervescence

2-chōme-26-4 Nishiazabu, Minato City, Tokyo 106-0031, Japan

Ginza Kojyu

5-chōme-4-8 Ginza, Chuo City, Tōkyō-to 104-0061, Japan

Hanakoji Sawada

4 Chome-4 南7条西 Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 064-0807, Japan

The Windsor Hotel Toya Resort & Spa

Shimizu, Toyako, Abuta District, Hokkaido 049-5722, Japan

Michel Bras Toya

336 Shimizu, Tōyako-chō, Abuta-gun, Hokkaidō 049-5613, Japan

Kaiseki Den by Saotome

32-38 Cross Lane, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Vea

29 & 30/F, 198 Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong

My Tsao

No. 9-1號, Lane 100, Songjiang Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 10491

The Steak House winebar + grill

LF, Intercontinental Hotel, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Yi

MacaoEstr. do Istmo, City of DreamsMO Yi, Level 21, Morpheus

Lung King Heen

8 Finance St, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

Épure

Shop 403, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Xin Rong Ji

China Overseas Building, 地下 Hong Kong

Fook Lam Moon

Hong Kong, Wan Chai, Johnston Rd, 35-45號Shop 3, G/F

KYTALY

5樓, Carfield Commercial Building, 77號 Wyndham St, Central, Hong Kong

Deng G

2/F, 147 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Jade Dragon

Estrada do Istmo e da Universidade de Ciencia e Tecnologia de Macau, 2 Andar (L2) e 3 Andar (L2M), Sala F210 do Hotel Crown Towers, COTAI (City of Dreams), Macau

Wing Lei Palace

Wynn Palace, Av. da Nave Desportiva, Macao

酒たまねぎや Sake Yamanegi Ya

55 Akagishitamachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tōkyō-to 162-0803, Japan

Saito (鮨 さいとう)

Japan, 〒106-0032 Tōkyō-to, Minato City, Roppongi, 1-chōme−4−5 アークヒルズサウスタワー 1F

Tim's Kitchen (Sheung Wan)

Hong Kong, Sheung Wan, 上環文咸東街84-90號地下A舖及1樓

Robuchon Au Dôme

Macau, 南灣葡京路新葡京酒店43樓

Eight, The

2/F, Grand Lisboa Hotel, Avenida de Lisboa, Macau

Beefbar

Club Lusitano, 2/F, 16 Ice House Street, Central, Hong Kong

Golden Valley

373號 Queen's Rd E, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Krua Apsorn (Sam Sen)

503 Thanon Samsen, Dusit, Khet Dusit, Bangkok 10300, Thailand

Raan Jay Fai

327 Maha Chai Rd, Khwaeng Samran Rat, Khet Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200, Thailand

Gaggan – Bangkok

68/1 Soi Langsuan, Ploenchit Road, Lumpini, Khet Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Le Du

399/3 Silom 7 Alley, Khwaeng Silom, Khet Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500, Thailand

Sra Bua by Kiin Kiin

991/9 Rama 1 Road Khwaeng Pathum Wan, Khet Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Baan Ice Restaurant

115 Soi Sukhumvit 55 Khwaeng Khlong Tan Nuea, Khet Watthana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand

Gaa

68/3 Langsuan Road, Khwaeng Lumphini, Khet Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Celestial Court

Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel And Towers, 20 Nathan Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

The Krug Room

5 Connaught Rd Central, Central, Hong Kong

Celebrity Cuisine

中環九如坊3號蘭桂坊酒店1樓 1/F, Lan Kwai Fong Hotel, 3 Kau U Fong, Central, Hong Kong

Sea Grill

Wolvengracht 47, 1000 Brussel, Belgium

Au Passage

1bis Passage Saint-Sébastien, 75011 Paris, France

Le Baratin

3 Rue Jouye-Rouve, 75020 Paris, France

Neige d'Été

12, rue de l'Amiral Roussin, 75015 Paris, France

Brasserie Raymond

Eiermarkt 5, 8000 Brugge, Belgium

Le Meurice Alain Ducasse

228 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France

Passage 53

53 Passage des Panoramas, 75002 Paris, France

Quai des Artistes

4 Quai Antoine 1er, 98000 Monaco

La Colombe d’Or

Place du Général de Gaulle, 06570 Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France

Mirazur

30 Avenue Aristide Briand, 06500 Menton, France

Le Dalí

Hôtel Le Meurice, 228 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France

Clown Bar

114 Rue Amelot, 75011 Paris, France

Septime

80 Rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris, France

Comme Chez Soi

Place Rouppe 23, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

L’Air du Temps

Rue de la Croix Monet 2, 5310 Éghezée, Belgium

Zilte

Hanzestedenplaats 5, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium

Hertog Jan at Botanic Sanctuary

Loppemsestraat 52, 8210 Zedelgem, Belgium

Hof Van Cleve

Riemegemstraat 1, 9770 Kruisem, Belgium

Chambre Séparée

Keizer Karelstraat 1, 9000 Gent, Belgium

Bozar Restaurant

Rue Baron Horta 3, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

Bofinger

7 Rue de la Bastille, 75004 Paris, France

Godenya

182 Wellington St, Central, Hong Kong

Sushi Imamura

16/F, 523-527 Macau Yat Yuen Centre, Hennessy Rd, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

Mizumi

Macau, 宋玉生廣場(皇朝)外港填海區仙德麗街永利澳門酒店地面層

The Tasting Room

Level 3, Nüwa Hotel, City of Dreams, Estrada do Istmo, Cotai, Macau

Cuisine Cuisine

Hong Kong, Central, Finance St, 3101號shop 3101 – 07

Tate Dining Room

210 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

Upper Modern Bistro

6-14 Upper Station St, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

The Pawn

62 Johnston Road Wan Chai, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Mu-Ni by La Bombance (ラ・ボンバンス)

30/F, V Point, 18 Tang Lung St, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

Ho Hung Kee

Hong Kong, 銅鑼灣軒尼詩道500號希慎廣場

The Ocean

Shop 303 3/F The Pulse, 28 Beach Rd, Repulse Bay, Hong Kong

Mandarin Grill + Bar

5 Connaught Rd Central, Central, Hong Kong

Imperial Treasure - Hong Kong

1 Peking Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui Peking Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Kashiwaya

8/F, 18 On Lan Street, Central, Hong Kong

Fook Lam Moon (Kowloon) Restaurant

53-59 Kimberley Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Arcane

3/F, 18 On Lan St, Central, Hong Kong

Loaf On Sai Kung

Hong Kong, Sai Kung, 西貢市場街49號

Jungsik

11 Seolleung-ro 158-gil, Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Soigné

46 Banpo-daero 39-gil, Banpo 4(sa)-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Continental

249 Dongho-ro, Jangchung-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Mingles

757 Seolleung-ro, Nonhyeon 2(i)-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Gaddi's

Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui, 尖沙咀彌敦道19-21號半島酒店1樓

8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana

樓202號舖, Alexandra House, 18 Chater Rd, Central, Hong Kong

Issaya Siamese Club

4 Soi Srisaworn Road, Khwaeng Thung Maha Mek Road, Khet Sathon, Bangkok 10120, Thailand

Bo.Lan

24 Sukhumvit 53 Alley, Khwaeng Khlong Tan Nuea, Khet Watthana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand

First dinner at the revamped Amber, where they've taken out all dairy and refined sugar, and cut the carbs. Interesting to see this direction they have taken, and overall a pretty good meal.

Full post on dinner is here:
https://www.diarygrowingboy.com/2019/05/occupy-amber-20.html

8

Lunch with Mrs and Mr Plotnicki. Dim sum preceeded by the signature roast suckling pig.

Full post on lunch is here:
https://www.diarygrowingboy.com/2019/05/champagne-and-suckling-pig-lunch.html

8

returning to this old school Hangzhou restaurant after 11 years. I stayed away after receiving feedback that standards have gone downhill, and this dinner kinda confirmed it. It hasn't gotten to the point where the food is terrible, but it seems clear that the old chefs have been retiring and they haven't been able to get younger chefs to cook at the... More

7

Amazing dinner here when Mr. Plotnicki gets treated as the VIP that he is. The kitchen brought out the 26-year old preserved lemon for the razor clams, which they don't use for just anybody.

Full account of the dinner is here:
https://www.diarygrowingboy.com/2019/05/the-opinionated-chairman.html

9

First time trying this Taipei outpost of Florilege of Tokyo fame, which uses many, many local Taiwanese ingredients and flavors. Delicious. Will be back.

Full account of dinner is here:
https://www.diarygrowingboy.com/2022/07/a-very-flowery-meal.html

8

A very happy dinner for my first visit. Lots of Singaporean flavors re-interpreted in a modern style.

Full account of the dinner is here:
https://www.diarygrowingboy.com/2022/07/taichung-hop-22-day-1-sedap-singapura.html

8

The boss pulls out all the stops when Mr. Plotnicki comes to town. An amazing feast that threatened to put me in the emergency room of a hospital from having too much food.

Full account of the dinner is here:
https://www.diarygrowingboy.com/2019/05/neighborhood-killer.html

9

Many dishes were much too rich and heavy, and there was gratuitous use of "Asian" ingredients and flavors without the kitchen actually understanding them. Total FAIL.

https://www.diarygrowingboy.com/2019/10/disappointing-fat-bastard.html

4

pretty nice dinner with the "La percezione, ricostruire la realta" tasting menu. Front half of the meal was better than the latter half.

Full post on dinner is here:
https://www.diarygrowingboy.com/2019/05/golden-anniversary.html

7

Nice and tasty lunch at this casual eatery, the sibling of a restaurant with a Michelin star.

Full account of lunch is here: http://www.diarygrowingboy.com/2019/05/my-precious.html

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