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Five specialist online grocery delivery services in Hong Kong professionals, Michelin-star restaurants and 5 star hotels use

  • Caviar and whisky for an extravagant night in, booze for a brunch party, or some hard-to-find spices – these internet grocers can satisfy your every need
  • Affineur-aged French cheeses, Indian produce and pulses, and that rare commodity amid the coronavirus-era competitive baking trend – flour –can all be had

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Shopping online has never been easier and you can buy all kinds of exotic products. Photo: Getty Images
Susan Jung

With the government in Hong Kong extending its restrictions in the battle against the coronavirus, including a ban on gatherings of more than four people and keeping bars, beauty salons and massage parlours closed until May 7, the streets of the city remain much quieter than usual.

Many employees continue to juggle working from home and taking care of their families. Who has time to shop any more?
If you don’t, or you lack the inclination to go out and buy groceries, have them delivered. This is nothing new – even the big supermarkets deliver.
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But here are a few services that you might not know about. They’re the ones I use, and they offer some products that are a bit different.

WP at Home offers luxury food products, including truffles (above), saffron, wagyu beef and packages such as whisky and caviar. Photo: Getty Images
WP at Home offers luxury food products, including truffles (above), saffron, wagyu beef and packages such as whisky and caviar. Photo: Getty Images

WP at Home

What is it? WP at Home is an offshoot of Waves Pacific, the online site that, since 2002, has been offering premium meat, seafood and other luxury products (saffron, black truffles and vanilla) to top Hong Kong hotels and restaurants such as 8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana and Arcane.
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