Ms. Tea, The Diner, Kyushu specials at Umai Ramen, and All-You-Can-Eat Oysters at eatstreet@pentalounge

 

This week I discovered Eatstreet@Pentalounge (Pentahotel Hong Kong, 19 Luk Hop St., San Po Kong, 3112-8222), possibly the most hipster hotel restaurant in the city. Pentahotel opened last August and it’s taken me a while to make my way over—it is in San Po Kong, after all—but I’m glad I finally did. With a red-brick-wall motif and Hong Kong elements incorporated into the decor (neon pawnshop signs, chopstick holders), Eatstreet ostensibly offers an international buffet spread, but you can also dig into dim sum steamers, char siu rice and fried ho fun at the various food stations. During lunch, there’s an a la carte menu with Cantonese and western options—fans of Stephen Chow will be happy to know that they can actually order the “Sorrowful Rice” from his hit 1996 movie, “The God of Cookery.” Eatstreet’s version comes with char siu, veggies and an additional ingredient: a few slices of spam. From now until the end of August, Eatstreet is also offering a seafood buffet promotion that includes all-you-can-eat oysters, snow crab, mussels and other delectable shellfish from $418-458 per person. Book ahead!

 

 

Coffee might be the hottest drink in town, but tea is still what Hongkongers know and do best. Ms. Tea (mstea.com.hk) is a new local tea brand founded by former food writer Kaman Tong, who became so passionate about learning how to make tea that she apprenticed on a tea farm in Taiwan and eventually got into developing her own products. Ms. Tea’s offerings come in fun and colorful packaging, and you can choose from more traditional varieties such as oolong and pu’er, or fruit-infused brews such as orange or cherry blossom black tea. Check out their online shop for the full line-up.