I spent sometime in the Kwun Tong District while visiting Hong Kong. It is a underrated area. If you are a Hong Konger like myself, you would not mind the industrial vibe of the area. It is a relatively affordable area to be home base for visiting Hong Kong.

Hotel: Nina Hotel Kowloon East

Nina Hotel is a small hotel chain in Hong Kong. The Kowloon East location is on edge of the Kwun Tong Industrial district. The building probably was a older building, with a very narrow footprint but high ceiling. I stayed at the higher floors and the rooms are very spacious even by western standard. The high ceiling really helped as well. There is a restaurant in the hotel serving various buffets. I have not tried it but the food looked ok.

Tea House: Kam Kee Cafe

My go to cafe is the Kam Kee Cafe minutes from the Hotel. Kam Kee is a chain that serves very authentic Hong Kong style bakery items and dishes, like baked beef tongue with spaghetti. Not to mention Pine Apple Buns and Hong Kong milk tea. The Cafe is on the second floor. You can see the ocean from some of the seats.

Like most restaurants in HK, this cafe uses a QR code to web site system to order. Very easy and fast. Pay with the Octopus card on the way out.

Street Snacks: King Bakery

King Bakery is a chain that serves different types of egg tart as well as the street style fish balls and rice rolls. This location is great for quick breakfast or snacks but they seems to close early in the evenings. Their iced lemon tea is passable.

Hung To Cafe

This is a old style restaurant walking distance from the hotel. It has good roast meats and all the usual standard food. Great take out place.

Aegean Place

Across the street from Hung To Cafe, it has several small food stalls. The food is passible.

EJ Cart Noodle

A small Japanese noodle bar that is right across from the hotel. The food is very good. Try the fried chicken cartilage.

Transportation: The Ngau Tau Kok MTR station

The Ngua Tau Kok MTR is the main transport stop for this area. There are also a lot of MTR buses that stop around the same location. From the hotel, you can either walk through the Millennium City building and the sky walk, or around the east side on Lai Yip St and through the underground tunnel.

Transportation: Kwun Tong MTR station

The Kwun Tong MTR station is the next stop. It is right next to the APM mall, a very large, very vertical mall. There are more places to eat inside the mall and the station is not that far away on foot.

Yue Man Square: History meets modern

On the north side of the main Kai Fuk Road, between the Ngau Tau Kok an the Kwun Tong MTR station is Yue Man center. It is a interesting small shopping center / office building that has a underground street market. The street market is a recreation of an actual old time market that the new building displaced.

Old Kwun Tong District

On the north side of the Ngau tau Kok station is the older area of Kwun Tong. There are street markets and local eating places. Even for me the older eating places are too local for my taste. I am sure there are some gems there but I did not have the time to find one.

Kwun Tong Promenade

The promenade is a highlight for this area. It is a very short walk from the hotel. The view, the small shops and restaurants are fun to visit. I visit there often.

Cruise Ship Terminal

While you can see the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal and the park easily from the promenade, there is no easy way to get over there. I have yet to visit.