Sweetheart Dessert @Sai Kung

Sweetened Black & White Sesame Cream

Black sesame helps to keep your hair, internal organs and skin healthy while white sesame nurtures your skin~

Auntie Sweet @Tin Hau

Colour Brown Coffee @ Sai Kung

Though typhoon 8 was coming, it couldn't refrain me from visiting Colour Brown Coffee in Sai Kung! Yeah, I know I'm a crazy gal ^.^

To quench my thirst for java, I usually go to The Corridor in Causeway Bay and Coco Espresso in Sheung Wan. It takes me about an hour to get to both coffee shops which are located on Hong Kong Island. For a cup of real good coffee, I don't mind traveling far and wide!

After yesterday's visit to Colour Brown, I've finally found a nice & cosy café close to my place, just 20min away! ^_^

Colour Brown is tucked behind the famous "Seafood Street" at the waterfront. From the bus terminal just a few min walk.

It takes no sweat to find the café, you spot it right away because of the antique Chinese wooden carved door. When I asked Edwin (the owner of the shop) whether he named his shop "Colour Brown" because of the color of coffee bean, he said just partly as the name also refers to his favorite color brown and to the brown wooden door :)

Nice & cosy decor

New York Cheese Cake

The Honey Ginger Latte is definitely a must try, I would prefer drinking it when the weather is colder though. Worth mentioning, they use fresh raw honey which is supplied by his aunt who's a beekeeper! ^^ Honey is very nutritious for the skin and helps sore throat. Ginger's got numerous health benefits as well, it warms your lungs and stomach and cures cold, cough...

The latte isn't spicy at all because of the presence of honey giving this very nourishing coffee a sweetish and pleasant taste~

Edwin is just like the other coffee shop owners I know, nice and talkative! Plus he's got 2 cute doggies Cheese and Go-On who welcome you at the door :) On my next visit, I wanna play and take pictures with them!

Chinese puddings

Ever tried these cute Chinese puddings? ^_^ You should if you've got the chance, cos they are delicious! Top one is mixed beans pudding (red beans, chick peas & lotus seeds), left one is coconut milk chick peas pudding, right one is black glutinous rice pudding and finally the one up front is mango pudding~

Caffe Habitu @ The Elements, Kowloon

Finally got a chance to taste Caffe Habitu's beverages and homemade cakes!

Truffles cake

Di Rose is a very light cheese cake with rose flavor

Original hot chocolate was very disappointing, I couldn't taste much chocolate flavor. Next visit let's give their coffee a try!

Coffee break @ Corridor, Causeway Bay

I wonder if this water tap is new? Haven't noticed it before....

COFFEE TIME!

My fav apple crumble, YUMMY as usual ^_^

New painting exhibition @ Corridor

A snapshot with my bro's best man :)

Australia Dairy Co. @ Jordan

Australia Dairy Co is well-known for their steamed milk custard (besides Yee Shun Dairy)

Coco Espresso, Sheung Wan

Mocha Cheesecake

Cappuccino

Tuna Garden Green Salad

Hazelnut Latte

I was in bad need of REAL & GOOD coffee so invited my cousin for coffee break @ Coco Espresso. Johnson recognized me from my last visit and I guess he remembered my name from the comments I left on his blog ^_^ When he noticed I was taking photos of the coffee and food again, he made a joke about not posting the pics on my blog if they aren't shot nicely.
Funny guy :)

My cousin ordered 2 coffee too, I recommended her to try cappuccino and caramel latte. The latter one has become her favorite!

Before we left, I wrote a note saying "Heerlijke koffie!!! Groetjes van W." and passed it to John for him to stick it onto his colorful message board which was already covered with lots of other people's comments written in Italian, English, Chinese,... and as of today one in Dutch too! ^^

Coffee break @ Simplylife Bakery Cafe, Festival Walk

Oh my god, the Banana Pie was so good! Smooth creamy top, chunks of fresh bananas and crunchy cookie base ^_^

Azabusabo, Tsim Sha Tsui

I fell in love with Azabusabo's Green Tea Ice Cream with Sweet Potato ever since the 1st time I tasted it! Soft and silk smooth Hokkaido ice cream perched on warm sweet potato cake and doused with green tea sauce! Totemo oishii desu! Absolutely scrumptious! ^_^

Signature dessert Green Tea Ice Cream with Sweet Potato ...

... filled with red bean paste~

Soft ice cream with sweet potato and cookies drenched in caramel sauce

Moon Kee Honeymoon Dessert, Shatin New Town Plaza

Delicious Almond Milk with Snow Jelly (also known as "suet kap" and "Hasma") and lotus seeds.

Snow jelly is prescribed to treat respiratory symptoms such as coughing. I used to cough incessantly for like 6 months. The constant coughing kept me up at night, I tried every cough syrup, drank liters of bitter Chinese herbal soups, unfortunately nothing helped.....until a good friend of my mom advised her to cook snow jelly tong sui with red dates. I drank the sweet soup daily and miraculously in less than a week I got rid of my nasty cough! ^_^
Hasma not only stops coughing but nourishes your skin too! ;)

UCC Coffee shop, Shatin New Town Plaza

Before leaving the mall, we hopped in UCC for a quick coffee break!

While waiting for our coffee, I took a photo of my mum. She looks very relaxed, doesn't she? :)

Strawberry waffles with fruit yoghurt

I usually order Sumiyaki coffee (which is Japanese for charcoal roasted coffee) @UCC because of the deep rich aroma and the smooth flavor. The coffee cup and saucer look so lovely with those little flowers! ^^

Yummy Green Tea Egg Roll with Red Bean Filling

Very yummy green tea egg roll filled with red beans made by a friend who loves making cakes and pastries. She did a great job knowing it was her first time making egg roll :) The roll was very fluffy in texture, had a nice green tea flavor, filling was not too sweet, topped with freshly made whipped cream. Delicious! ^_^ Way to go!

Simplylife Bakery Cafe, Festival Walk

If you're looking for a cozy coffee shop in Festival Walk where you can sit down, relax and enjoy bossa nova and French jazz music while sipping your coffee, Simplylife Bakery Cafe is the right place to be. Personally I prefer sitting inside, less noisy, more privacy and I can enjoy the music :)

Toast with ham and melted cheese

While I had regular coffee, my friend tried Mocha which she didn't like because the chocolate flavor was too strong and covered the coffee taste.

To fulfill our craving of sweets, we tried the Berry Cheesecake, Lemon Tart with Egg White Cream and Black Forest. The latter tasted so so, too sweet and lacked moist. Lemon Tart had a nice sweetish sour lemon flavor, good option if you want something sweet and light. Among the three, Berry Cheesecake was the yummiest! Very smooth and fruity~

Yan Wo Soy Bean Shop, Mongkok

For a healthy and delicious snack, why not swing by Yan Wo and indulge yourself in a bowl of heavenly tofu pudding that's silken smooth and fresh? Only 10HK$ a bowl!

Yellow sugar

Yan Wo sells all kinds of soy bean products such as plain and hot tofu cheese (preserved tofu). When my mum cooks congee I either flavor it with olive cabbage or tofu cheese and since we have never tried their preserved tofu we bought a jar before we left :)

Chocolux Cafe, Admiralty

Tucked in the basement of Three Pacific Place, Chocolux Cafe serves rich chocolate based desserts (cakes, chocolates, brownies) and chocolate based beverages (coffee, cocoa, cocktails).

The 72% bittersweet hot cocoa was nice so were the Banana & Chocolate and Cinnamon Butter Crepes which were light and a bit crispy in texture.

Hui Lau Shan Healthy Dessert, Mongkok

After having shopped around for an aquarium for over 2hrs in Golden Fish Street (Tung Choi Street), we stopped by Hui Lau Shan for Bird's Nest & Honey Jelly in mango and coconut juice to quench our thirst and to cool off~