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)

Tokachi Milky K11 Musea (Hong Kong, CHINA) ★★★☆☆

Initially, I didn’t have any New Year’s Eve celebration planned but with my sister leaving in a few weeks, I had a last-minute change of heart. So, I booked a random restaurant at K11 Musea, and we ended up enjoying a lovely family gathering there. That marked the perfect close to a wonderful 2025 and set us up for a remarkable 2026.

Afterwards, we took a stroll and enjoyed some fresh air outside on the promenade.

Back inside the shopping mall, little nugget spotted Tokachi Milky, a soft serve shop from Hokkaido that he had previously discovered in SoHo and decided he wanted one last sweet treat before the year came to an end!

Tokachi Soft Serve ($42) – Old dad just wanted to keep it simple. The soft serve was rich and milky, exactly what you'd expect from Hokkaido. We wouldn’t settle for anything less.

Strawberry dip ($50) – Not long ago over dinner, I gently suggested to little nugget that he consider getting fit and shedding a few pounds in the new year. Obviously, he wasn’t listening.

The soft serve was dipped in a rich, strawberry sauce, and from what I’ve heard from this kid, it was very nice and sweet. Just look at his smile.....

I guess getting fit could wait another day. Now that’s a wrap for 2025. 2026 here we come!!! 

Food Rating: 6/10

Price: $$$

Address: Shop 008 & 008A, G/F, K11 Musea, Victoria Dockside, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Closest Metro Station: East Tsim Sha Tsui

Opening Hours: 11:00am - 9:00pm (Sun - Thu), 11:00am - 10:00pm (Fri - Sat)

Nino Matcha Uniwalk 九十葉 • 抹茶專門店 壹方城店 (Shenzhen, CHINA) ★★★☆☆

My buddy St Paul and I decided to get the ladies a drink while they did some shopping at Uniwalk (壹方城). We were fortunate to be in such a luxurious shopping mall, as there was no shortage of cafés available — including Nino Matcha, a matcha specialty shop (九十葉 • 抹茶專門店).

Originally from Shanghai, Nino Matcha is best known for its matcha ice cream in varying degrees of richness, which has taken the Mainland Chinese market by storm.

But St Paul and I were here solely for their matcha beverages and our ladies love that!

I got Jelloman a matcha latte (right), and she later reported that it was as good as those from Kyoto! Perhaps I should’ve gotten myself a cup too!

Price: ¥¥¥

Address: Shop 032, B1F Shenzhen Qianhai Uniwalk, Bao An District, Shenzhen, China 

深圳市宝安区新安街道新安湖社区新湖路99号深圳前海壹方城B1层032号商铺

Closest Metro Station: Bao'an Center (宝安中心)

Opening Hours: 10:00am - 10:30pm daily

Map: https://j.map.baidu.com/e1/76kk