Ritz Carlton is one of the newest hotel additions in Hongkong and is the highest in the world occupying floors 102 to 118 of the International Commerce Center at Hongkong station. The views are purportedly spectacular but when I was there the haze got in the way...and I completely forgot about checking out the top floors. My bad...for just snucking out at Pastry Gems, a pastry boutique on the ground floor.
The above that got me intrigued.
More of those cushy sofas that I would not mind having at home!
Table posie...time for tea!
Ritz, my dears.
Green Tea Raspberry (HKD 38)
A hot favourite since the day it was launched, this dome-shaped dessert dusted with green tea powder was quite a beauty to look at.
Soft melt in your mouth mousse with raspberry filling, loved the gorgeous colours used.
Macarons (HKD 20)
Black Truffle - Acquired...as much as I love truffle..infusing it into macarons was a daring move. It's hard not to like it but difficult to love.
Cherry
The gold flakes sealed the deal...for luxe, for ostentatious...but it barely made a difference to the tatse. I have yet to try a really good cherry-flavoured anything...it could be me or the cherry flavouring.
Pistachio
Liked the flavour of this, more than subtle..not overpowering.
Very light wafer shells meets jam-like filling, still not quite the macarons I'm looking for.
Chilling out by the lounge people watching was as leisurely as it can get. If only the view of the harbour could match up.
Pastry Gems
9/F, The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong, International Commerce Centre,
1 Austin Road West, Tsim Sha Tsui
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