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Lots of my expat friends with kids are planning to leave temporarily because schools are shut. Some lost a month of schooling last year too. Some friends went to Thailand before CNY and are still on the beach or have gone up to Chiangmai.
Actually I’ve only been gone two years. My favourite craft beer place is the one in Tai Hang. I was never bothered by the slow service. The noodle and dumpling places make up for it by being super quick (and normally quite abrupt). I hope the little Shandongnese place on Burd Street has survived.
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Restaurants are really hurting as locals heed the request to stay home. Bars are quieter but there’s still plenty of mainly white immigrants who want to live as normal a life as possible to keep them open. Depends how long you’ve been away but we have not been immune to the trendy craft beer pub craze. Here it’s done with true HK customer services, walk in, get a menu, wave like a loon trying to get someone to take your order, wait 15 minutes for your drink to arrive despite being the only person in the bar without a drink and them having at least two barmen checking their phones behind the bar. If you’re with someone, expect a few minutes gap between different drinks arriving.