Classified

Address: 108 Hollywood Road, Central.Tel: 2525 3454 
Opening hours: Mon-Wed, 8:00 am-10:00 pm. Thurs-Sat, 8:00 am-12:00 pm. Sun & PH, 9:00 am-9:00 pm
Imported goods: : Italian, French, Spanish, Swiss, British and German 
Alcohol: Wine
Internet shopping: No
Home delivery: No
E-mail: contact@thepressroom.com.hk
Website: www.thepressroom.com.hk

Classified is a cheese and wine specialist attached to The Press Room restaurant. It features Asia's only temperature and humidity controlled cheese room.  There is a deli counter with a huge range of international meats and condiments, exclusive gourmet brands of olive oil, honey, jam chocolate and shortbread as well as a wine selection of New World and Old World wines. Customers can choose from a wide variety of cheese and charcutterie platters to try in the attached café and enjoy an extensive range of wines by the glass. This rustic and cosy cafe also serves cold cuts, salads and sandwiches. Prices range from $50 for 100 grams of a standard English cheddar to $76 for 100 grams of the famous and unusual Stinking Bishop cheese. Staff are warm, welcoming and clearly passionate about their products.

Goodwell Gourment Shop

Address:G/F, Siu On Mansion, 185 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 3107 9150
G/F, 122b Argyle Street, Mongkok, Kowloon. Tel: 2711 6234
Shop 11, Yeun Long Kcr Station, New Territories. Tel: 2475 3308  
Opening hours: Mon-Sat, 10:00 am - 7:45 pm
Imported goods: Italian and American
Alcohol: Wine and spirts
Internet shopping: Yes
Home delivery: Yes
E-mail: goodwell@netvigator.com
Website: www.italianfood.com.hk  

While there is no fresh produce at these small gourmet shops, there is a good selection of luxury canned goods and wine. A well-established company, Goodwell supply products to many of Hong Kong's five-star hotels and restaurants as well as several airlines. The retail shops focus on high-end Italian and American products with a good range of specialty cooking ingredients including flavorings, essences and dried herbs and nuts. There is also an excellent selection of Italian wines. Prices are extremely competitive with a good bottle of Morettoni Rosso costing around $80. The staff are helpful and speak basic English.

Gourmet

Address: B/F The Lee Gardens, Causeway Bay. Tel: 3693 4101
Opening hours: Mon-Sun, 10:00 am-10:00 pm.
Imported goods: Global
Alcohol: Wine and spirts
Internet shopping: No
Home delivery: Yes
E-mail: No
Website: www.aswatson.com 

Gourmet is a 15,000 square foot premium food hall selling over 20,000 different products. The store has nine specialized food zones, including counters for charcuterie, cheese, meat and poultry, fresh fish and seafood and sushi as well as a well-stocked grocery area, a bakery and a luxury deli. There is also a wine and spirits zone and five specialty food bars including the Ming Cha Tea bar and the Frupara Japanese desert bar. There is an in-store café attached to the chocolate counter where customers can relax with a cup of coffee and a pastry or a Belgian waffle as well as a "Treasures of Taiwan" counter selling seasonal products such as Kuo Yuan Ye cakes and Mo-chi glutinous rice skin. The staff are efficient and speak basic English.

Great

Address: Basement, 2 Pacific Place, Queensway. Tel: 2918 9986
Opening hours: Mon-Sun, 10:00 am-10:00 pm.
Imported goods: Global
Alcohol: Wine and spirts
Internet shopping: No
Home delivery: Yes
E-mail: No
Website: www.greatfoodhall.com 

A huge 34,500 square foot food hall in the basement of Pacific Place that has one of the widest selections of International luxury goods in Hong Kong. There are 14 food zones including counters for cheese and charcuterie, seafood, sushi and sashimi, bread and sandwiches, ice cream, olive oil and vinegars as well as a Mediterranean deli and a meat and rotisserie area. There is also an attached bistro for those customers who cannot wait until they get home and an attached Watson's wine cellar. Great has an impressive array of additional customer services including free home delivery, free parking, free gift wrapping, and a chef consultation service where a trained professional will give you advice on hosting dinner parties. Expect to pay a premium for the good service and quality of the produce.  Great prides itself on having efficient, polite staff who all speak fluent English.