[Hong Kong] agnès b. La Loggia

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[Hong Kong] agnès b. La Loggia

agnès b. La Loggia

Add: Shop 3039, Podium Level 3, IFC Mall, Central, HK
Tel: +852 2805 0723
Hours: 11am-9pm
Website: www.agnesb-lepaingrille.com/index_hk
Price: ~40 HKD/cake, 40 HKD/drink

Agnes b. has built herself a little empire in the Hong Kong IFC building, and named it La Loggia after her grandmother’s holiday home in the south of France. What it includes: women’s and men’s collections, sport b., an accessories shop, a travel store, a florist, a chocolate boutique, a traditional French restaurant, and a lush, sun-filled atrium. Agnes b. fans, this is your one-stop shop.

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[Shanghai] Lei Garden 利苑

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[Shanghai] Lei Garden 利苑

Lei Garden 利苑

Add: IFC Pudong, 3/F, 8 Shiji Da Dao 世纪大道8号，国金IFC商场3楼
Tel: 5106 1688
Hours: 11:30pm-2:30pm, 5:30-9:30pm
Price: [lunch] 150~200 RMB/person [dinner] 200~300 RMB/person
Website: www.leigarden.hk
Visited: Jun 2011

Not in a mood to write much, but I finally had lunch at the famed Lei Garden and food was delicious as expected. Tips: make reservations at least a few days in advance and make sure you also reserve the 老火湯 (slow-stewed soup) when you call. Now on with the pictures.

Roasted Crispy Pork 冰燒三層肉，55RMB

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[Shanghai] Ginza Bairin 银座梅林

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[Shanghai] Ginza Bairin 银座梅林

Ginza Bairin 银座梅林

Add: 4/F, IFC Mall, 8 Shiji Da Dao, near Lujiazui Huan Lu 国际金融中心商场,世纪达到8号4楼, 近陆家嘴环路
Tel: 5015 5087
Hours: 10am-11pm
Website: www.ginzabairin.com
Price: 100~200 RMB/person
Visited: May 2011

Since 1927, this tonkatsu specialty restaurant has been coating the choicest premium grade pork loin in homemade breadcrumbs and deep frying them in 100% premium cottonseed oil to a satisfying golden brown. The result is pork cutlets with light, crackling skin covering tender and succulent meat, and when drizzled with the signature Bairin Tonkatsu sauce then paired with a bowl of perfectly cooked Japanese rice, there simply is no better lunch in sight.

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