Five Guys K11 Musea (Hong Kong, CHINA) ★★★☆☆

I think I am getting sick of writing about K11 Musea already but here we are looking for something to eat at this "Silicon Valley of Culture" themed mall again, as little nugget just finished his first-ever bakery class at Harry's Kitchen.



It's not the first time Jelloman and I are not on the same page and it won't be the last time either. She wanted burgers from the recently opened Five Guys while I wanted to check out the new restaurants at Rosewood Hotel. But like I always do, I let the lady decide.



Did I ever tell you how much I hate to line up? I did get the benefit of checking out their food preparation process from start to finish while I was waiting for my order.



After a good 30-minute wait, finally.....



Five Guys style fries - Way better than the crinkle-cut fries from Shake Shack, if you ask me. It's a little heavy-handed with salt but at least it tasted like potatoes. 



Bacon cheeseburger - Extra toppings were free so I pretty much got everything including tomato, onion, lettuce and mushroom. The beef patty was very juicy and only if they have a tastier BBQ sauce, it would be heaven.



Salted caramel and vanilla shake - A trip to Five Guys won' be complete without one of their milkshakes. I remembered last time when I was at their Wanchai branch, the milkshake machine wasn't ready so this was really long overdue (luckily, I had one of these when I was in Madrid). It was very very good. Rich, decadent milkshake at its best with lots of whipped cream and bacon bits. 




Food Rating: 6/10
Price: $$$
Address: Shop 301B-302, 3/F, K11 Musea, Victoria Dockside, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Closest Metro Station: East Tsim Sha Tsui
Tel: +852 3618-9122
Website: www.fiveguys.com.hk
Opening Hours: 11:00am - 10:00pm daily

Gontran Cherrier at K11 Musea (Hong Kong, CHINA) ★★★☆☆

After enjoying the avocado-laden menu at Avobar, we spent some time at the Hong Kong Space Museum and Museum of Arts (which isn't open until December) before returning to K11 Musea. It was approaching afternoon tea time and everyone was looking left and right for someone to call the shots. Without hesitation, I jumped the gun and headed straight to Gontran Cherrier.



Two months ago, I had the pleasure of visiting their bakery shop cum cafe at its infant stage but too bad I only had time for take-away.



This time, of course I made sure that we got properly seated so we could thoroughly enjoy their croissants, pastries and more.



Part of the fun about dining in is that we don't have to deal with long lineups like these. Yeah, I hate long lineups!



Raspberry and lime croissant ($26) - Some said it's a Hong Kong exclusive but I'm entirely sure. This wasn't bad. I didn't get the chance to do my usual cross-section test before it was dissected into multiple pieces.



Sesame croissant ($24) - Again not bad but I have been spoiled by really delicious croissants in Seoul so I wasn't over the moon. But yeah, Hong Kong has a lot of catching up to do when it comes to croissants.

Iced ginger and honey latte ($46) - The heat from the ginger was pretty strong, which was a bit unexpected considering this looked more like my son's powdered milk.



Lemon and yuzu cheesecake ($50) - Way too much acidity in this one. I know that's the traditional recipe (I always found the lemon tarts in Paris to have way too much acidity too) but they should do a better job adapting to the local market. 



Pistachio flan ($45) - The texture was surprisingly soft and wobbly. Really rich pistachio flavor.

This was a step back from my last visit where I had their vanilla eclair. The way I looked at Gontran Cherrier, they are a little behind Passion by Gerard Dubois on my depth chart.

Food Rating: 5/10
Price: $$$
Address: Shop B205-B207, B2/F, K11 Musea, Victoria Dockside, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Closest Metro Station: East Tsim Sha Tsui / Tsim Sha Tsui
Tel: +852 3468-2430
Opening Hours: 10:00am - 10:00pm daily

Avobar (Hong Kong, CHINA) ★★★☆☆

Founded in London back in 2017, Avobar is an all-day superfood restaurant with an all avocado casual dining concept. An instant hit in UK's capital, it didn't take long for the concept to find its way to Hong Kong.



Their first overseas outpost is situated at the recently opened K11 Musea, serving up all kinds of avocado-based dishes.



The 60-seat restaurant features a small bar area with heavy industrial feel.



What would an avocado-laden menu be without these babies, right?



Superfood Salad ($118) - Our health-conscious meal kicked off with a couple of salad bowls, first the superfood salad. This came with curly kale, quinoa, beetroot, pickled carrot, red cabbage, tofu and half of an avocado with parsley drizzle.



The ultimate avo toast ($138) - A deconstructed sourdough avocado toast featuring a melange of sliced avocado, guacamole, poached egg and avocado chilli lime jam. I thought the most interesting part of this dish was the avo lime jam, which tasted a lot like a pate marinated with avocado and chilli, working well with the sourdough toast.



Avo bun Lobster ($198) - The restaurant's signature dish and easily, the most instagrammable one. The burger came in their patented avocado bun with passion fruit, mango and Tabasco mayo drizzled all over the lobster meat. Not bad but there's certainly enough space for more lobster meat if you ask me.



Mushroom risotto with miso-marinated black cod, avocado foam and truffle oil ($178) - The risotto was pretty nice but the avocado foam did very little to enhance the flavors of the dish.



Miso and black sesame grilled salmon ($148) - Less successful was the grilled salmon (comparing to the miso glazed black cod). It was served with baby spinach and avo salsa on the side (the avo connection a little bit weak too).



I was looking forward to their lone dessert on the menu, avocado chocolate brownie but everyone signaled they had enough so I gladly asked for the bill instead.


Food Rating: 5/10
Price: $$$
Address: Shop B201-4, B2/F, K11 Musea, Victoria Dockside, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Closest Metro Station: East Tsim Sha Tsui
Opening Hours: 12:00pm - 6:00pm (Weekdays), 11:00am - 9:00pm (Weekend)