Eating Out
Cinematic. That's the overarching theme here in Hong Kong, where you can now do your Thai groceries at one of the city's most glam shopping centres. Or not. Put together by NC Design & Architecture Ltd (NCDA), this 1960s Thai grocery shop...
Eating Out
Located in Hong Kong's Southern District, Repulse Bay is oddly-named for it is not in the least repulsive. The origins of its contrary name are often disputed, never settled, plenty of old tales about pirates, and merchants, and naval...
Eating Out
I'm not entirely abreast of cultural conventions in Hong Kong, but if someone asked me out to this new Causeway Bay restaurant, they might be in for a slap. Tom Aikens should know better. The reputed British chef, who trained alongside Pierre...
Hotels
“Are you sure this is the place?” If you hadn't seen the exterior of Tuve before arriving, you might be tempted to ask the taxi driver if they had taken a wrong turn, such is the purposely understated look of the entrance to this hotel near...
Eating Out
Mr and Mrs Fox, of the Hong Kong Foxes, certainly keep a lovely den. Their place is a three-storey restaurant nestled in a corner of the new Taikoo Place Apartments in Quarry Bay. Each level offers something a bit different for up to 250...
Eating Out
Gentrification is a modern development which divides opinion, but it's happening everywhere, so the question should perhaps not be “if” but “how” it happens. The issue is particularly key in developing Asian cities, where traditional...
Eating Out
Hong Kong is a buzzing place with loads going for it, but a rosy-cheeked glow of pastoral tranquillity is not among its charms - except at Hokkaido Dairy Farm. This place is a breath of fresh air in the heart of the city courtesy of Joey Ho Design,...
Bars & Nightlife
I don't mind telling you that I'm a sucker for secret passages of the sort revealed by pulling the correct book off a library shelf, or twisting the reading lamp a quarter turn to the left, so this place in the antique district of Hong Kong is right...
Eating Out
The ever-cosmopolitan Hong Kong has a stylish new restaurant dedicated to Basque cuisine following the fine efforts of WANG design agency. The venue on Aberdeen Street, formerly the district's Police Married Quarters, is divided into two distinct...
Eating Out
Not being well-versed in the traditions of colonial Hong Kong, when I saw this restaurant was located in the territory's former Junior Police Call Clubhouse, I assumed it was once a social club for the constables of the force to blow off steam...
Eating Out
If you like a good heist movie, you'll know that the basement vault of a bank is where all the loot is kept. Although there aren't pallets of shrink-wrapped $100 dollar bills stashed in the depths of Standard Chartered's Hong Kong tower, there is...
Culture
How do you blend the best of international street art with fine French cuisine, in Hong Kong? That was the challenge handed to creative design agency Substance by the owner of Bibo – also an avid collector of contemporary urban art – and their...
City Notes
The Hoxton arrives on Mediterranean shores with the latest in their rapidly expanding portfolio, the brand's 11th hotel housed in Barcelona's El Poblenou, a neighbourhood sandwiched between the sea and city, packed full of creativity and brimming...
City Notes
Conceived and designed by and for today’s women, Juno House provides business, wellness and motherhood services to Barcelona's female entrepreneurs and creatives. A first for the city, the members club has been designed as a catalyst for...
The Edit
With more than 500 objects, films and interviews in sporting performance, kit development, stadium design and much more, Football: Designing the Beautiful Game introduces its viewer to all from stories of club legacies and team badges, to the...
City Notes
An oasis of calm and serenity in a city that is anything but, Riyad El Cadi is a maze of interconnected houses and patios that offers its guests both an authentic taste of Marrakech and a truly disconnecting travel experience. Located in the heart...
Dispatches
Psychic Sofa’s Psychics Are Ready for Your Questions Got some big life questions on your mind? Thinking about asking for some help from a psychic? Not only can psychics help to clarify things in your current life, but they can also give you...
Dispatches
Getting out of routine life and the stress of making ends meet is very taxing. But a great way of getting rid of this stress is a long trip out on the open road. Your car's gas tank is filled to the brim and the GPS ready. However, there's one...
Dispatches
Shoujo manga is all about relationships. From the sweetest of love stories to the most complicated of family relations, shoujo manga is there to explore them all. After all, aren’t we as readers often yearning for that one connection that can pull...
Dispatches
There are many benefits to going on a vacation with your lover. For one, it can make your relationship more meaningful. Spending time together in a new place can help you to bond and connect on a deeper level. It can also be a great way to reignite...