Guidebook for Happy Valley
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A visit to the races is a must. There are tourist seating with better views but far better to hang out with the locals and local expats and go to the beer garden. HK$10 or less.. Wed eve, Sept-Jun
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Hong Kong Jockey Club Happy Valley Racecourse
Wong Nai Chung RoadA visit to the races is a must. There are tourist seating with better views but far better to hang out with the locals and local expats and go to the beer garden. HK$10 or less.. Wed eve, Sept-Jun
Hands down beats Disneyland...dolphins, pandas etc on one side of the mountain, then get a cable car or train to rides on the other side - has great views of south of island
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Ocean Park
Hands down beats Disneyland...dolphins, pandas etc on one side of the mountain, then get a cable car or train to rides on the other side - has great views of south of island
Japanese yakitori (skewers or meat, fish etc ) good for late night snacks and sake
Nan Tei Happy Valley
10 Yuen Yuen StJapanese yakitori (skewers or meat, fish etc ) good for late night snacks and sake
Closest beach to home - and is fine - a small beer/food shack and 3 floating platforms to swim to. Short taxi ride (around HK$60) or mini-bus - see app
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Deep Water Bay Beach station
Closest beach to home - and is fine - a small beer/food shack and 3 floating platforms to swim to. Short taxi ride (around HK$60) or mini-bus - see app
Happy Valley jogging track etc - cross at lights at bottom of blue pool road and you will see a little 'hut' type thing behid a gate - go down stairs in hut and other side is the ground and jog track
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Hong Kong Football Club
3 Sports RdHappy Valley jogging track etc - cross at lights at bottom of blue pool road and you will see a little 'hut' type thing behid a gate - go down stairs in hut and other side is the ground and jog track
closest public swimming pool - there are a few close by including wan chai and victoria park (sparkling new). Google hong kong public swimming pools for details and maps
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Morrison Hill Swimming Pool
7 Oi Kwan Rdclosest public swimming pool - there are a few close by including wan chai and victoria park (sparkling new). Google hong kong public swimming pools for details and maps
Has a swimming pool (large indoors), ten pin bowling, golf driving range - there are some temp member costs so go have a look and chat there - its close- also a decent bar (inside out)
South China Athletic Association
88 Caroline Hill RdHas a swimming pool (large indoors), ten pin bowling, golf driving range - there are some temp member costs so go have a look and chat there - its close- also a decent bar (inside out)
Place to chill out after shopping in causeway bay. Some large park areas for kids, a remote control boat lake (small lake..) interesting watching tai chi, sword practice etc - take a walk around early
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Victoria Park station
Place to chill out after shopping in causeway bay. Some large park areas for kids, a remote control boat lake (small lake..) interesting watching tai chi, sword practice etc - take a walk around early
Food Scene
cool place for breakfast (or lunch/dinner for italian), love the egg benedicts for brekkie, they have a patio out back
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Classified Happy Valley
13 Yuk Sau Stcool place for breakfast (or lunch/dinner for italian), love the egg benedicts for brekkie, they have a patio out back
asian version of starbucks - although my place already has great espresso and free wifi you also get free papers here..starbucks further up the street
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Pacific Coffee
53 Sing Woo Rdasian version of starbucks - although my place already has great espresso and free wifi you also get free papers here..starbucks further up the street
Saint Germain
1A Wong Nai Chung RdFrench restaurant, small, cosy, lots of french people..
Mekong Riverside Cuisine
13 King Kwong StVietnamese restaurant, so so, probably better ones in wan chai or central
just down the road, basic western - pizza, ribs etc, at basic prices
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Jaspas Happy Valley
18 Blue Pool Rdjust down the road, basic western - pizza, ribs etc, at basic prices
excellent - does what it says on the box - very busy at lunch go late or early - and a cool little desert shop next door buy some custard tarts
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Dim Sum The Art of Chinese Tit Bits
63 Sing Woo Rdexcellent - does what it says on the box - very busy at lunch go late or early - and a cool little desert shop next door buy some custard tarts
King's Palace Congee & Noodle Bar
22 Sing Woo Rdbasic chinese noodle restaurant,
chinese restaurant, no reservations, may have to queue or have a beer at The Chapel next door while you are waiting but worth the wait
Pang's Kitchen
25號 Yik Yam Stchinese restaurant, no reservations, may have to queue or have a beer at The Chapel next door while you are waiting but worth the wait
Bojyo Japanese Restaurant
18號 King Kwong StJapanese basics - good one !
Japanese restaurant - excellent and reasonably cheap set lunch - may need to take own beers/wine in evening still but no isses as there is a 7-11 just around the corner
Nagomi
2 Village RdJapanese restaurant - excellent and reasonably cheap set lunch - may need to take own beers/wine in evening still but no isses as there is a 7-11 just around the corner
good spicy crab and Chinese restaurant
Also highly recommend walking around the wet market between here and Times Square for local seafood sights and the 'shoe beaters' who put curses on your enemies
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Under Bridge Spicy Crab
391號 Lockhart Rdgood spicy crab and Chinese restaurant
Also highly recommend walking around the wet market between here and Times Square for local seafood sights and the 'shoe beaters' who put curses on your enemies
Drinks & Nightlife
A Happy Valley institution - a mix of bar and curry house with a good bunch of regulars, excellent curry and a quiz night on Thursdays. Sit at the bar and tall tales will be told..
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THE CHAPEL
27 Yik Yam StA Happy Valley institution - a mix of bar and curry house with a good bunch of regulars, excellent curry and a quiz night on Thursdays. Sit at the bar and tall tales will be told..
The Jockey
33 Wong Nai Chung Rdbasic bar, basic food, full of teachers :-)
Essentials
supermarket v close to home - although there are lots of fresh grocers, wet markets etc all over happy valley for fresh produce - detail those at home as no idea there chinese names...
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惠康 Wellcome - Happy Valley
13-19號 Sing Woo Rdsupermarket v close to home - although there are lots of fresh grocers, wet markets etc all over happy valley for fresh produce - detail those at home as no idea there chinese names...
a wet market (meat, fish) on 1/F, a fruit and veg market on 2/F, some local dai pai dong (street food) restaurants on 3/F. Real local shopping and eating (btw 3/F has a michelin mention...true !)
Wong Nai Chung Municipal Services Building
Yuk Sau Streeta wet market (meat, fish) on 1/F, a fruit and veg market on 2/F, some local dai pai dong (street food) restaurants on 3/F. Real local shopping and eating (btw 3/F has a michelin mention...true !)
Excellent supoermarket - 30 types of olive oil type of supermarket with deli etc
Get the basics at Wellcome as close but anything more than basics Fusion much more enjoyable
Fusion (A. S. Watson Group (HK) Limited) - Fine Mans
Excellent supoermarket - 30 types of olive oil type of supermarket with deli etc
Get the basics at Wellcome as close but anything more than basics Fusion much more enjoyable
trendy upmarket grocers etc - good for stopping by when off the tram
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Market Place By Jasons - Happy Valley
1 Wong Nai Chung Rdtrendy upmarket grocers etc - good for stopping by when off the tram
Shopping
not HK's best mall but its closest one to home and is where catch the MTR / underground / subway - only about 12 minutes walk, still, during heat of summer it may be too far, can get the tram instead
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Times Square
1號 Matheson Stnot HK's best mall but its closest one to home and is where catch the MTR / underground / subway - only about 12 minutes walk, still, during heat of summer it may be too far, can get the tram instead