from Retro Hong Kong
1980s: The Entertainment Boom
Remember the 80s saying: “Hong Kong streets are full of gold”? Hong Kong was considered a goldmine at the time because of the booming economy. The entertainment business was in its golden age as well. In music, records were selling by the thousands. Cantopop was reaching its peak and budding superstars like Alan Tam, Lesley Cheung and Anita Mui were on the rise. The average box office release would make more than $1 million in revenue, and Jackie Chan shocked the world with his life-threatening stunts that made Hong Kong movies the best in Asia.
Experience the 1980s at:
Orchid Restaurant
The Orchid is your classic restaurant that survived the 80s intact—darkly lit with an open-window kitchen, tiny booths that fit four when squeezed and Christmas lights all year round. While a recent widescreen TV has taken away from its classic vibe, they still keep in tune with a wide variety of wholesome dishes. Among them are timeless meals like the classic soup and sandwich (club, BLT, tuna) combo, all served with a hot coca-cola. Go with someone special and share a baked soufflé or the flaming Baked Alaska.
6-8 Tin Lok Lane, Wan Chai, 2572-3036.
Ap Liu Street
This is the ultimate destination for cool 80s gadgets. Remember your first fat Walkman, your first point-and-shoot and the first Nintendo console (Famicom/NES)? Here, you can still get them dirt cheap, and chances are they still work. Good luck finding the games though.
Ap Liu St., Sham Shui Po.