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  April 30, 2018 sone	Leave a comment
  One of the fanciest date night restaurants in this part of town has closed its doors and relocated to London.
  When I first heard the news, I asked the staff, all of whom denied that Serge was leaving its Wan Chai location. I guess maybe they just weren't told at the time. Perhaps it was timed with a rental increase.
  We wonder what will take its place.
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  Activities for the weekend, General thoughts, Restaurants
  1563 Live Music Scene in Wan Chai, Hopewell Center
  August 19, 2016 sone	Leave a comment
  I saw this news article in the SCMP covering the latest live music venue in Wan Chai. It refers to a new joint known as 1563.
  Unfortunately the news article uses google maps to mark the location and this is clearly wrong.
  The venue is at Hopewell Center, not in Sheung Wan.
  On google maps and as listed in the article:
  This is where it really is:
  And if you're wondering (as I did) why it's called 1563 (because that's definitely not the address..) here's the rationale!
  The menu looks interesting (all day breakfast!!) and they offer a set lunch. I might just have to check it out.
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  Food & Drink, General thoughts, Pram & Stroller friendly, Restaurants
  Restaurant to avoid: Yuan Yang Cafe at the Avenue
  We had high hopes for this upscale swanky looking Cha chaan Teng that opened brazenly just down the street from Wanchai stalwart Kam Fung. The menu looked appetising and extensive, the prices double that of Kam Fung, but the premium could be justified by similar food in a less squishy and more comfortable environment.
  We chose to try it on an off peak hour one Saturday afternoon.
  Yuan Yang Cafe is a place you won't regret missing. A fusion menu that is confused, quantities of food that do not live up to the menu description and pricing expectation.
  We ordered a few basic items to share and none of it was good.
  The vol-au-vents were small and unfulfilling, it was an expensive starter.
  The chicken curry rice was mediocre… Appearance wise it looked ok but the flavour was flat.. They could have garnished it better.
  The instant noodles were just flat out rubbish. We should've gone to Kam Fung for that. The only thing going for this place is the service, which was polite and attentive and the fact that it's wheelchair friendly with ramp access for a pram.
  Too bad the kitchen was such a let down. They'd be better off streamlining the menu and focus on delivering a few good dishes instead.
  We didn't finish our food. And it wasn't because the portions were too big. I recall that bill almost came up to almost HKD 400.