Hong Kong / 14-16 July 2023
A short family trip to Hong Kong. Wandering Causeway Bay, excellent food, harbor views, and a very happy day at Disneyland.
No packed checklist needed. The days stayed simple: good food, easy getting around, and one happy Disneyland day. That was enough to make the short stay feel complete.
Main lesson: two nights is fun, but not enough when the food is this good.
Short family trip. We stayed in Causeway Bay, and Disneyland was the big day. We didn't try to cover too much, and the best parts were the obvious ones: a proper egg tart, a crowded roast goose place, and Disney being Disney.
If you're copying this: keep the plan light, save room for the food, and add more nights if you don't want to rush.
Hong Kong, in moments
Skyline, streets, food, then what I'd do differently.
01 / City view
Hong Kong looks dense and dramatic even when you have no real plan.
02 / City base
Easy streets to walk, food everywhere, always something going on.
03 / Sweet stop
Simple, and worth making time for.
04 / Roast goose
Crowded, service not exactly friendly, but the roast goose is very worth it.
05 / Happy place
Nothing to analyze. Disneyland was one of the happiest parts of the trip.
06 / Next time
The only fix is more time. Enough food and stuff going on for a slower stay.
Opening
This was a family trip, not me on a solo research mission. Pretty relaxed: hang around the city, eat well, do Disneyland, and keep the rest loose.
So not a full itinerary. If you're short on time, here's what I'd make sure to do: one proper roast goose meal, one egg tart stop, and some time just walking around. Two nights won't cover everything anyway.
Harbor + city
The skyline and harbor are part of how I remember the meals. Even when we were just out to eat, the city was always there in the background: buildings, water, signs, everything stacked up high the way Hong Kong does.
Causeway Bay
Causeway Bay is never too quiet, which made it a good base. Easy walking between food stops: signs, lights, shops, and another snack or meal always around the corner.
Food notes
The reason this trip gets a page at all is the food. Simple and clear: Bakehouse for the egg tart, Yat Lok for roast goose. And if eating is the priority, give Hong Kong more than a short weekend.
Bakehouse
The Bakehouse egg tart was the easy win. Simple, does one thing well. It goes straight on any first-timer Hong Kong food list.
Yat Lok
Yat Lok: crowded, Michelin-starred, and the service wasn't warm. But the roast goose alone is worth coming back for. We had a chicken dish at the same meal too, also solid comfort food.
Disneyland
Disneyland was one of the best parts of the trip. Simple: family trip, Disneyland is a happy place, and that made the short trip more memorable.
The food made it worth remembering. Disneyland made it happy.
Next time
Two nights was easy to fit in, but it felt a bit unfinished. Next time I'd add more time and plan around food again: one or two big meals, one bakery stop, Disneyland if the group wants it, and less rushing around.
First time in Hong Kong? Bakehouse, Yat Lok, wander Causeway Bay, Disneyland, and one extra night if you can swing it.
Final takeaway
Hong Kong 2023 won't tell you everything about the city. What I'd say: arrive hungry, keep the plan loose, and stay longer than two nights if you're going for the food.