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In Hong Kong, there are a bunch of hidden specialty shops that cater to a particular niche. There are so many that are hard to find since they aren’t that easy to search on Google. People mostly depend on ‘word of mouth’ and that’s how they get popular. People tell people and with so many people in Hong Kong, word does spread fast.

If people need a place to find cake moulds or ingredients to do their baking, most people know to head here for a particular ingredient.

This shop is hidden on Shanghai street among other cooking related stores. There are even some other places selling huge crock pots for industrial use.

This place is for people who bake at home. There are so many cookie cutters and other gadgets. if you want a Hello Kitty waffle iron…you will probably find it here.

If you are looking into making cute cakes, chocolates or ice cubes, there are a ton of silicon moulds. I bought a few to bring home since the prices aren’t bad at all.

They also have edible paints and different liquors to add to your cake.

Of course your delectable treats need packaging, so they have pouches, bags, and different containers available too. If you are a tourist like me who likes baking, come here to stock up! It’s so much cheaper! I bought a lot of lollipop sticks and chocolate moulds.

There are other cool shops along this street, so make sure you check them out! I Love Cake isn’t a super large store, but they have a lot of different products. I’d definitely come again and buy a few more items.

Address:
334 Shanghai Street
Yau Ma Tei Kowloon
Hong Kong

Website:
http://www.ilovecake.hk/

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Yokozuna may be a name of a famous wrestler, but in Hong Kong, it’s a place where everyone goes for ramen. It’s located in Yau Ma Tei. It has long line ups during lunch and dinner. The interior is quite small and can only fit about 20 people inside.

When I came here, there was already a line up. We waited around for about 20 minutes before we could be seated.

We started off with milk tea. It comes as iced tea and then you can mix in the liquid sugar and cream to turn it into milk tea.

I don’t trust myself mixing things since I never get the right measurements to make a perfect milk tea. It tasted alright, but not amazing. Not sure if it was me or the tea.

Sakura Shrimp Ramen in Shoyu Broth. The ramen is quite big and there are combo options where you can order a small rice and drink to go with it. My friend the ramen tasted really good and definitely worth the price.

Korean BiBimBap was served here, which was a bit random since its supposed to be Japanese food. It was really weird and wasn’t very good.

Pork Ramen in a Spicy soup was really good! There was a lot of meat, corn and bean sprouts. Definitely go with spicy if you can since it gives it a nice flavour.

Overall, we enjoyed our meal here. Despite the long lines, its worth getting some ramen here. Just make sure you try to avoid the crazy hours or line up early.

We Rate Yokozuna:

Address:
Yun Kai Building, 466-472 Nathan Road,
Yau Ma Tei

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