Things to do in Hong Kong, no research required

Hong Kong moves too fast to research on the fly, so the shortlist matters more here than in most places. AVOCA leads on rating, a cocktail bar and restaurant holding numbers most competitors in this city can’t touch. Maggie Choo’s takes the nightlife side with live music instead of a rooftop view, and Prince and The Peacock isn’t far behind it. The Star Ferry crossing and Chi Lin Nunnery’s gardens sit at opposite ends of the city’s pace, one loud, one deliberately not. Restaurants lead the count with parks and a genuine museum tally behind them, enough to build a trip that goes well past Victoria Peak.