Delicious Dishes & Drinks to Cool Down with This Summer

Hong Kong’s hot and humid summer months may be seriously sticky, but they also offer the ideal opportunity to relax and refresh with a long cooling drink or a deliciously light summer snack. Dream of cooler days ahead with our hottest selection of menu temptations from around Taikoo Place – and being only a few footsteps away from the office, you won’t even have to break into a sweat getting there!

Alchemy Origin

Ideal for a lighter lunchtime meal, Alchemy Origin are applying the same care and attention to their summer salad menu as they do to their artisanal coffees. Enjoy savoury pesto-marinated chicken breast salad with homemade lemon vinaigrette or turn up the heat with a sweet and spicy pork neck and papaya salad. And don’t forget a refreshing chilled drink; we love their espresso tonic – a double ristretto dissolved in tonic water – and their sparkling black espresso poured over lime soda, both of which are exclusive to Alchemy Origin in Two Taikoo Place.

Hole Foods

Summertime is all about enjoying yourself, and what better way to indulge than with a handcrafted doughnut from dessert specialists Hole Foods? Go classic with original glaze, vanilla custard or chocolate cream, or opt for something a little more suited to the season. We think their delightfully delicate rose lychee flavour wins the day, combining rose-infused whipped cream and homemade lychee jelly for a treat that’s floral and not too filling. It’s a limited-edition special for June so make sure you stop by soon!

IBURI

What says summertime better than a barbecue? The joint creation of renowned chef Mori Tomoaki and sumibiyaki veteran Chef Anson, Iburi has perfected the art of charcoal cooking with an authentic Japanese twist – and its signature sumibiyaki skewers make for the perfect after-work light bite. Choose from flavourful options like chicken, wagyu beef loin, grilled eel or shishamo, all washed down with a chilled beer. Iburi cooks all its flame-grilled dishes over binchotan charcoal, giving them a distinctive smoke-infused flavour that will leave you wanting more.

MedanLang

If you miss popping down to Tong Chong Street Market for your lunchtime fix, don’t forget that Tong Chong Street Market has an ongoing pop-up right here in Blueprint too! It’s currently playing host to Indonesian food maestros MedanLang, who will be dishing up their signature spicy sambal-infused fare from now until the end of November. Open for lunch weekdays from 11.30am-2pm, we predict that their refreshingly cooling and tangy green papaya salad will be one of this summer’s greatest hits.

Quarter Coffee Shop

Get your caffeine fix to-go this summer with Quarter Coffee’s bottled cold brew. Steeped slightly longer than usual for the most impactful flavour, this cooling connoisseur’s blend is made up of Ethiopian and Indonesian beans, each lending their own characteristics to a brew that boasts notes of pomelo, tangerine, bergamot, jackfruit and yellow plum. Making this chilled brew even cooler is Quarter Coffee’s sustainable focus – simply return the glass bottle after you’ve finished, and they’ll reuse it.