Pacific Place used to be ‘Pacific Place’ a vibrant destination with cachet, now it’s just one of many malls across Hong Kong and before today it was probably more than a few years since I’d done anything other than watch it slide past in the window of the tram. But, and there’s always a but, while I’m no designer clothes horse I do enjoy a bit of cheese – which, and I digress, is insanely expensive locally compared to Europe. Included within Great supermarkets’ relaunch strategy for the reopening of its 36,000 (no, that’s not a typo) square foot flagship store is the opening of 10 gourmet food zones including a CHEESE ROOM! While locally chocoholics have been fawned over, macaroonites indulged, ice-cream lovers low-fattened – turophiles have lived in a overpriced wasteland. No longer, over 200 cheeses in a special cheese room and many more outside, it really is a bit tasty and well worth a visit.
Great: LG1 Pacific Place, Admiralty, Tel: 2918 9986, www.greatfoodhall.com