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Sam and Victor get ready for the Year of the Dragon by shopping for Lunar New Year decorations in Hong Kong. Their route includes Sham Shui Po Toy Street and Fuk Wing Street, a cha chaan teng, afternoon tea and Kam Wah Bakery. They also visit the Prince Edward flower market to choose red flowers and pussy willows. Back at home, they turn their cafe into a small lantern street and finish with coffee, reflecting on the festive preparation.
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Shops and cafes for Lunar New Year
Sam and Victor prepare for Lunar New Year in Hong Kong, looking for decorations for their home cafe. Their day begins with an outfit reveal and a visit to a cha chaan teng, where they try traditional Chinese buns. The cafe is in Wan Chai and has moved from its previous location in Kennedy Town. They then visit Lee Tung Avenue, where lantern displays give them ideas for decorating at home.
The search for affordable paper lanterns takes them to Sham Shui Po. Toy Street offers a wide selection of festive decorations, while Fuk Wing Street is crowded and full of stalls selling seasonal items. Sam and Victor browse through the colors and patterns, choosing lanterns and finding Lunar New Year snow globes along the way. The shopping is busy but gives them plenty of options for the home cafe.
Bakeries, flowers and home decorations
In the afternoon they visit a retro bakery for tea and Hong Kong-style pastries. Kam Wah Bakery becomes a memorable stop, partly because of a humorous exchange with the server about the pineapple buns. They share a table, a common practice in Hong Kong cafes, and enjoy the fresh bread.
Their final shopping destination is the Prince Edward flower market, where locals buy flowers for the holiday. Sam and Victor choose lively red flowers and pussy willows to decorate their home. Back at the cafe, they arrange the lanterns and flowers, transforming it into a small festive street for the Year of the Dragon. A final coffee closes the day as they reflect on the upcoming celebrations and their preparations for family and friends. The morning cafe stop gives them a taste of Hong Kong-style snacks before the decoration shopping begins. They browse Lee Tung Avenue’s lantern displays and use them as inspiration for the home cafe. On Fuk Wing Street, the selection is large and the crowd makes it harder to move quickly, but they find paper lanterns and small festive objects. Afternoon tea at a retro bakery creates a pause before Kam Wah. At the bakery they share a table and talk with the server, whose comments about the pineapple buns become a funny detail of the visit. The flower market is a final busy stop, where the couple choose red blooms and pussy willows for the New Year. At home, they arrange the decorations into a mini lantern street, preparing a place for family and friends to gather. The festive setup ties together the shopping trip and the coming Year of the Dragon.
FAQs (From the traveler's perspective)
- Q: Where can I shop for Lunar New Year decorations in Hong Kong?
- A: Sam and Victor visit Toy Street and Fuk Wing Street in Sham Shui Po. The shops and stalls offer a wide range of lanterns and festive items for decorating a home.
- Q: What is a cha chaan teng?
- A: It is a Hong Kong-style cafe serving traditional snacks and drinks. Sam and Victor visit one for Chinese buns and also mention classic items such as milk tea and pineapple buns.
- Q: What flowers did Sam and Victor buy?
- A: At the Prince Edward flower market, they choose bright red flowers and pussy willows for their home cafe decorations before Lunar New Year.