Last Updated on October 29, 2023

Hong Kong is one of my absolute favourite cities, it’s closely tied with my love of Japan. I love Hong Kong so much, that I’ve been there three times.

Hong Kong has something for everyone. It has tourist attractions for every age group, unlimited shopping opportunities, and fantastic food.

HONG KONG MUST VISIT TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

One of my favourite tourist attractions ever is the Tian Tan Buddha (otherwise known as The Big Buddha) located at Ngong Ping, in Lantau Island.

I love The Big Buddha so much, that I’ve visited it every time I’ve been to Hong Kong. It’s something about the sheer scale of it that impresses me. It’s made of bronze, 34 metres high, took 12 years to complete, and has 268 steps to climb to the top.

The last time I went to Hong Kong with Mel, we took a glass bottomed cable car up the mountain to reach The Big Buddha, giving us fantastic views of the bay, mountains, and airport.

Once we got out of the cable car we walked to The Big Buddha through Ngong Ping Village, where we stopped for lunch, and looked at some of the shops selling bags, clothes, shoes, jewellery, chopsticks, homewares, and souvenirs.

The day after visiting The Big Buddha, Mel and I went to Hong Kong Disneyland.

The magic starts as soon as you board the Disneyland train, which takes you to the entrance. The Disneyland train has Mickey Mouse ears on it that you can hold if you’re standing. It also has curved seats, and statues of Disney characters on it.

Our favourite rides at Hong Kong Disneyland are the Runaway Mine Ears, Toy Soldier Parachute Drop, It’s a Small World, Mad Hatter Tea Cups, and Space Mountain. We rode these rides many times, and the best thing about the day we went were that the lines were short.

After all of our walking between The Big Buddha and Disneyland Hong Kong, Mel and I had afternoon tea at Sky 100 Observation Deck.

Whilst we had our afternoon tea, we were treated to fantastic views of the city, and Victoria Harbour.

Victoria Harbour is Hong Kong’s most visited area, and is the location of The Symphony of Lights, a light and music show that happens every night, which lights up the surrounding buildings.

Victoria Harbour is also one of the views from The Peak, where you can take the Peak Tram up to The Peak Tower where you can eat, shop, and visit the observation deck.

THE BEST SHOPPING IN HONG KONG

Whether you like markets, street shopping, or shopping centres, then Hong Kong is your dream shopping location.

My favourite shopping locations in Hong Kong include Newtown Plaza, where each floor is dedicated to a particular type of retailer. For example, all sporting retailers are on one floor, electronics on another, food on another, fashion on another etc.

I feel like Newtown Plaza is one of the few shopping centres in Hong Kong that isn’t saturated with luxury brands.

One of my favourite Hong Kong shops is called City’ Super, and Newtown Plaza has a large one. This shop sells groceries, cookware, stationery, luggage, cosmetics, skincare, and quirky gifts.

Another fantastic shopping centre is called Pacific Place, which has a lot of luxury brands in it, but what makes this shopping centre so great is the Great Food Hall.

The Great Food Hall at Pacific Place is massive! I came here with Mel and there was so much food that we didn’t know where to look. It was a grocery store, deli, and takeaway food place all in one.

There were cakes, juice, chocolates, sandwiches, pasta, meat, soup, salads, burgers, and much more.

If you want to make a full day of shopping, then Causeway Bay has multiple shopping centres grouped together. Mel and I went to two of the shopping centres here Times Square, and WTC More.

The last shopping centre on my favourite Hong Kong shopping list is Harbour City. When we went it was described as Hong Kong’s largest shopping centre, with 450+ retailers, 50 restaurants, 2 cinemas, hotels, office buildings, and apartments.

Hong Kong also has great markets including Temple St Night Market, and Ladies Market. Both of these markets are outdoors, so make sure you bring a fan to keep cool.

THE BEST PLACES TO EAT IN HONG KONG

A fantastic German restaurant located in Tsim Sha Tsui is called Biergarten. I had schnitzel, and it was one of the best schnitzels I’ve ever had.

If you’re looking for something a little more substantial, you can try Outback Steakhouse. I recommend the crispy calamari as an entrée, and then of course steak as the main.

Mel and I went to Spaghetti House a few times. Their menu has over 100 items!

Ruby Tuesday is a good option if you don’t know what you feel like as the menu is quite extensive. I don’t recommend that you order off the lunch specials menu though, as the portions on this menu are very small. Mel and I ordered off this menu and had some very serious food envy of surrounding tables.

Lastly, Mel and I went to a fantastic restaurant called Two Hundred Village, which served Thai and Vietnamese food. We had fish in a coconut cup, rice, and banana prawns. It was the best food we ate in Hong Kong. I couldn’t find a website, but the address is 9-11 Prat Avenue Tsim Sha Tsui.

MY FINAL THOUGHTS ON HONG KONG

Hong Kong is a city that I would go back to time and time again.

Hong Kong has many more must visit attractions than I’ve listed here, the list is very, very long. If I get the chance to go back I’d definitely revisit some of the ones I’ve listed.

Do you have any other Hong Kong recommendations?