Tang Tang Olympian City 糖樘 奧海城店 (Hong Kong, CHINA) ★★☆☆☆

After finishing yet another family dinner, this time at Olympian City, we decided to walk around the shopping mall before our sweet tooth came knocking on our door.

Tang Tang (糖樘) is a small Cantonese dessert shop in the mall but its entrance is only accessible from outside. That explains why we never knew it existed despite visiting this place quite often.

Due to the limited number of seats inside the shop, we decided to sit outdoors facing the street. On a cool and quiet night, that wasn’t a bad idea at all.

Mango pudding (芒果布甸) ($39) – Something for little nugget. 

Judging by how fast he finished his dessert, it couldn’t have been bad.

Black sesame sweet soup with double skin milk (芝麻糊雙皮奶) ($35) – Jelloman had this and reported back saying that it was above average in both flavor and texture. OK, I buy that.

Black sesame sweet soup with sweet dumplings (芝麻糊湯圓) ($35) – So, by now I kind of knew the pattern. The little one got his dessert about 6–8 minutes after sitting down, then Jelloman’s came another 5–6 minutes later. Not surprisingly, I had to wait another 5–6 minutes for mine.

The sweet soup could have been a tad hotter in temperature. I like black sesame soup to be piping hot. I thought the sweet dumplings weren’t bad though the wrap could’ve been thinner but I like the sesame paste made with both black and white sesame.

Clearly, there was only one staff member working in the kitchen (which was fine), but he or she probably wasn’t the most efficient and as a result, each dessert took a while to come out. While the wait didn’t ruin the desserts themselves, it did affect the overall dining experience. Watching others eat while waiting for your turn kind of sucks. For me, Cantonese desserts are best enjoyed together — everyone starting at around the same time. Long waiting times just take away from that shared enjoyment.

Food Rating: 5.9/10

Price: $$$

Address: Shop G28, G/F, Olympian City 3, 1 Hoi Wang Road, Tai Kok Tsui, Hong Kong

Closest Metro Station: Olympian City

Tel: +852 2336-3233

Opening Hours: 12:00pm - 12:00am daily

Mukmeem 木棉 醉心粵味 COCO Park店 (Shenzhen, CHINA) ★★★☆☆

For months, my friends have been raving about Mukmeem (木棉 醉心粵味), a contemporary Cantonese restaurant with branches in most major shopping malls in Shenzhen. I don’t usually go for Cantonese cuisine when dining in SZ (except for dim sum), but while I was at COCO Park counting down the time for my rapid train ride back to West Kowloon, this seemed like a convenient and appealing option thanks to its proximity. Time to give it a try?

This is right next to The Qiantang Tidal (錢塘潮), where I had my first-ever dining experience in Futian two years ago!

Stir-fried choy sum with lard (豬油渣炒菜心) (¥48) – Who could say no to lard? This came in a very generous portion as always seems to be the case with vegetable dishes in SZ. Just nice crunch.

“First Love” sweet and sour pork (初戀咕嚕肉) (¥88) – I had trouble relating “First Love” to sweet and sour pork, to be honest; just reading the name off the menu gave me goosebumps. Still, I decided to order it since it’s their signature dish.

The pork was nicely coated with a thin layer of batter, giving it extra texture and flavor. I could see why everyone around me had ordered this. That said, I thought it didn’t quite measure up to Tao Tao Ju’s signature version mainly because of the temperature. What I like most about TTJ’s take is how it's hot and juicy on the inside while kept cool on the outside with ice. This version, while satisfying, didn’t quite have that same wow factor.

I was also puzzled by the green apple 🍏 was it just decoration? Luckily, my server solved the mystery for me. There was something sweet hidden inside, he said. Turned out to be vanilla with apple compote. A nice touch!

That should do it for my first trip to Shenzhen in 2026. I mistakenly bought ticket to Shenzhen North rather than Futian but still managed to accomplish what I set out to do.

Food Rating: 5.9/10

Price: ¥¥¥

Address: Shop L4-002, L4 COCO Park, 268 Fuhua Road 3rd, Futian, Shenzhen, China

深圳市福田区福华三路268号星河COCO Park 一期L4层L4-002号铺

Closest Metro Station: Shopping Park (購物公園)

Tel: +86 8321-9713

Opening Hours: 11:00am - 2:00pm, 5:00pm - 9:30pm daily

Map: https://j.map.baidu.com/e3/ihcJ

Australia Dairy Company 澳洲牛奶公司 (Hong Kong, CHINA) ★★★★☆

For whatever reason, I’ve only been taking Thursdays off from work lately. And since that happens to be the regular day off for Australia Dairy Company (澳洲牛奶公司), I haven’t been able to visit during my scheduled holidays.

Good thing today’s a Friday.

I decided to take the afternoon off and head to Shenzhen. With some extra time before my train departure, I thought I should swing by this tourist hotspot in Jordan for lunch. To my pleasant surprise, the wait wasn’t long at all.

The iced milk tea was, again, delightfully creamy—something I can always count on here! 👍🏻

Noodle soup with barbecued pork — something to keep me going as I spend the afternoon playing my favorite games in SZ. This was pretty decent.

The butter toast remains one of the best I’ve had at any local cha chaan teng (茶餐廳). Crispy, and reliably satisfying.

One thing that always adds to the dining experience here is the interaction with the staff. Interestingly, I felt that service has improved quite a lot — perhaps ever since they received a wave of attention on social media a few years back.

Food Rating: 6/10
Price: $$$
Address: G/F, 47-49 Parkes Street, Jordan, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Closest Metro Station: Jordan
Tel: +852 2730-1356
Opening Hours: 7:30am - 10:00pm (Fri - Wed)