For your Valentine, or for you? 8 of the best Valentine’s Day treats in Hong Kong – strawberry shortcake, chocolate lava tarts, truffles and more
- Hong Kong’s best pastry chefs are pulling out all the stops for their Valentine’s Day confectionery, offering some classics and a few modern twists
- While designed for the special person in your life, there’s nothing to stop you from treating yourself to some truffles or strawberry shortcake
While it’s often fashionable to disregard Valentine’s Day, there’s no need to be all sour grapes if you feel disdain for the Hallmark holiday.
Few of us require an excuse to treat ourselves to the odd dessert, and with the day fast approaching, there is ample opportunity to discover and consume some limited edition sweet treats.
For those in Hong Kong who celebrate the occasion with their partners, perhaps the suggestions below will offer inspiration for gifts to end the day on a delicious note.
For those who don’t, then I’d like to paraphrase a recent Miley Cyrus hit: you can buy yourself chocolates, too.
Kiyoka
Kyoto-born pastry chef Asuka Matsubara’s discreet cake shop, to the side of Ciak restaurant in The Landmark mall in Central, is the place people go to for elegantly designed cakes that are never too much.
