Golden Island Bird's Nest Chiu Chau Restaurant
This Chiu Chow restaurant is conveniently located right in front of the Star Ferry terminus. As the prices below indicate, you can eat quite cheaply here if you order only one dish per person, but you'll pay more if you choose the house specialty -- bird's nest, prepared 14 different ways and available as a soup, entree, and even dessert. This was Hong Kong's first restaurant to offer bird's nest as a specialty; although the prices for this dish have risen dramatically over the years, here it costs around HK$380 (US$49/£27) -- expensive, but less than what you'd pay elsewhere. Anyway, I would suggest that you try at least one of the bird's-nest dishes, along with such Chiu Chow preparations as oyster omelets, prawn balls, or roast soy goose, topping it all off with a thimble-size cup of Chiu Chow tea, which is believed to aid in digestion.
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| Cuisine | Chiu Chow | |
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| Hours | Mon-Sat 11:30am-3pm; Sun and holidays 11am-3pm; daily 5:30-11:30pm | |
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| Address | 3 Salisbury Rd | |
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| Location | Star House (2nd floor), Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon | |
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| Transportation | MTR: Tsim Sha Tsui | |
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| Phone | 852/2736 6228 | |
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| Prices | Main dishes HK$60-HK$150 (US$7.80-US$20/£4.30-£11) | |
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| Credit Cards | AE, DC, MC, V | |