©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 138 Kowloon TSIM SHA TSUI | YAU MA TEI | MONG KOK | NEW KOWLOON Neighbourhood Top Five 1 Strolling the Tsim Sha 3 Taking in the sounds, 5 Browsing with gadget Tsui East Promenade (p141) smells and flavours of the geeks and comb-over uncles against the backdrop of Temple Street Night Mar- at Ap Liu Street Flea Mar- Victoria Harbour. ket (p142). ket (p164). 2 Enjoying scones and 4 Experiencing a Taoist Earl Grey at the Peninsula ceremony or having your lobby (p145), as a string fortune told at Sik Sik quartet saws away. Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple (p143). L u eung ng Ch Rd 4# Lung Ch Lion Rock eun C Country Park g Chi Lin a LOK FU Rd Ú# Cheung st WONG TAI Nunnery le P SIN e Lok Fu st a SAN PO e Sha Wan Rdk Park W R SHEK KIP KONG t d S MEL Kowloon n T i a k i Tsai n P o o Park W T YAU YAT Waterloo Rd e R st 5# d Ko L TSUEN w a lo Yen Chowi C St on h H i K w o Boundary St KOWLOON y k R d Sung WongCITY t S d Toi Rd le R y i g K MONG Ar a T w KOK MA TAU W B on u S d n Nathan Rd y TAI KOK R u p h WAI g o o a a a TSUI o T s n l s r a gh e Fa t Ko Shan M a at K w i i W Road To Kwa Wan Rd St HO MAN o n Park TIN g h TO KWA t YAU MA Wylie Rd S r WAN t o TEI 3# N KING'S d Kowloon R PARK m Bay ha at J d h ord R h C an t HUNG u o HOM S dâ# Hong Kong R TSIM Museum of History SHA TSUI m a h 01km t e# a Harbour 00.5 miles 1# Cross- Victoria h Tunnel 2# C Crossing Harbour Western Harbour For more detail of this area see Map p378, Map p380, Map p382 and Map p383 A 139 Lonely Planet’s Explore Kowloon Top Tip Start your day by spending an hour or two at the Muse- Ethnic pockets abound in um of History, then take a leisurely half-hour stroll to the Kowloon, especially in Tsim Star Ferry Concourse via the scenic Tsim Sha Tsui East Sha Tsui. Indians, Pakistanis and Africans reside in and Promenade. Check out the sights along the way, such as KOWLOON the Cultural Centre and the clock tower, and follow up around Chungking Man- with lunch at an Indian or Shanghainese restaurant. sions where you can find the Walk to Yau Ma Tei, stopping at St Andrew’s Church best Indian grocery stores and Kowloon British School along the way. Spend 90 in town; Korean eateries minutes exploring: Tin Hau Temple, the Jade Market and minimarts proliferate and Shanghai St. Then do any one or two of the follow- on Kimberley St and Aus- ing: take the MTR to Prince Edward for the Yuen Po St tin Ave; Nepalese (former Flower and Bird Market followed by a visit to Mong Kok; Gurkhas) congregate near visit Sham Shui Po and the Ap Liu Street Flea Market; or the Temple Street Night go to Diamond Hill to immerse yourself in the tranquil- Market in Yau Ma Tei; and lity of Chi Lin Nunnery. Kowloon City lays claim to Have dinner at one of the roadside stalls in Yau Ma an elephant’s share of Hong Tei, then it’s on to the Temple Street Night Market. Wrap Kong’s Thai eateries. up your day with drinks in Tsim Sha Tsui (TST). 5 Best Places Local Life to Eat ¨ Sun Tung Lok (p155) ¨ Hang-out Film buffs and the artsy crowd like to chill ¨ on the upper floor of Mido Café (p156). Great Beef Hot Pot (p154) ¨ Shopping Fashionistas seek affordable additions to ¨ their wardrobes at the Rise Shopping Arcade (p162) and Yoga Interactive street-level shops at Granville Circuit. Vegetarian (p153) ¨ Sun Sin (p156) ¨ Singalong parlours College kids like to celebrate birthdays in Yau Ma Tei’s singalong parlours, like ¨ Yè Shanghai (p154) Canton Singing House (p161). For reviews, see p153 A Getting There & Away 6 Best Places to Drink ¨ Bus Buses 2, 6, 6A and 9 run up Nathan Rd to Yau ¨ Ma Tei. Buses 5 and 26 leave Tsim Sha Tsui for Ma Tau InterContinental Lobby Chung Rd in New Kowloon. Lounge (p158) ¨ Butler (p158) ¨ MTR For Tsim Sha Tsui: Tsim Sha Tsui, East Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hong stations. For Yau Ma Tei: ¨ Aqua Spirit (p158) Yau Ma Tei station. For Mong Kok: Mong Kok and For reviews, see p158 A Prince Edward stations. New Kowloon: Sham Shui Po and Cheung Sha Wan stations on the Tsuen Wan line; Kowloon Tong, Lok Fu, Wong Tai Sin, Diamond 1 Best Places Hill and Kowloon Bay stations on the Kwun Tong for Culture line; Kowloon Tong station on the East Rail line; and Kowloon Station on the Tung Chung line and Airport ¨ Museum of Art (p145) Express line. ¨ West Kowloon Cultural ¨ Macau Ferries The China Ferry Terminal is on District (p160) Canton Rd (Tsim Sha Tsui). ¨ Cattle Depot Artist ¨ Star Ferry The Tsim Sha Tsui concourse is at the Village (p153) western end of Salisbury Rd. ¨ Hidden Agenda (p159) For reviews, see p145 A.