Harlan's Cake Shop @ The ONE

Harlan's Cake Shop is located on the 4th floor of shopping mall The ONE in Tsim Sha Tsui. Its counter is filled with beautiful cakes delighting all passers-by.

We had the Rose Champagne and the Dark Grey Chocolate Cake, two beauties that were unfortunately not as tasty as they were pretty.

For drinks, J chose the regular Coffee {HK$28}, which he said to be one of the worst coffees he's ever had, and I went for the Caffe Orientale, which was good but not worth the price {HK$36}.

The sit-in area is limited to the three tables you can see on the picture above, which I didn't fancy that much because of their lack of privacy and the fact that I don't like low tables that make you bend over every time you want to reach your food. 

Visited on: January 20, 2013

Overall Quality: 2*

Price: Cakes prices start at HK$35

Value for Money: 2*

Would I recommend it? Don't bother, these cakes are only good to take nice pictures.

Hong Kong's best bar with a view - Cocky Bar

Cocky bar, located in the 18th floor of shopping mall The ONE in Tsim Sha Tsui, was the venue J chose for our first date more than two years ago (Yes, time flies!). Two years later, and after having visited plenty of bars with a view in Hong Kong, I still believe Cocky bar is the best. I love its comfortable seats, its large terrace and the panoramic views thanks to its L shape. 

The first pic was taken with my camera, while I stole the second one from Cocky bar's website, just because a single pic didn't seem to do justice to the beauty of this place!

It's kind of unbelievable how none of the online guides/articles on Hong Kong's bars with the best views, such as Forbes' or CNN's articles, mention Cocky Bar in their lists. It may be because The ONE is a relatively new shopping mall, since it only opened its doors in May 2010. Cocky bar is hands-down my favorite bar with a view, and I love to go every now and then. If you want to drool over Hong Kong's skyline while sipping a drink, this is the place to go.

The ONE x Rilakkuma

Shopping mall The ONE in Tsim Sha Tsui is having a nice event featuring Japanese cartoon Rilakkuma with lots of decorations to take cute pictures! Have you taken yours yet?