Cong Sao Star Dessert

Long lines and crowded seats. This place is one of the go to HK dessert places. The prices justify the wait and the crowds. Even on a rainy day, the wait took about 20 minutes. Be prepared to sit with other people on your table. It is a quick in and out dessert place.
As I sat down, I saw that everyone was ordering the same dessert. It was also marked with a crown on the menu. The Logan shaved ice. Knowing it tastes like lychee, I gave it a shot. And to my dismay, I did not enjoy it that much. First off, the flavor was just not to my liking. Secondly, this shaved ice is nothing compared to Taiwanese shaved ice or snow ice.
My friend ordered a mango dessert which was pretty good and we shared a mango filled pastry.
The lesson I learned, order something you know you will like. Mango desserts are always good in Hong Kong. Next time I will get almond milk items.

How do I explain the magic that I felt? Let me get straight to the point. The longan shaved ice. (Longans are fruits that are similar to lychees). They had shaved ice into a powdered snow texture. Then they shaved frozen longans and mixed those bits into with the magical powdered snow texture. The result. Fruit and snow that just melt in your mouth.
They also gave some little sago balls to mix in which added to the texture which was nice.
I also tried the strawberry shaved ice, which was good, but not as mind-​blowing as the longan.
My mouth will keep watering until the next time I can get another bite of this amazing powdered snow.
Tip: Grab a number, then wait in the line. Don’t make the mistake us newbies made of waiting in the line and realizing we didn’t have a number. Fortunately they were nice and knew we were in line in order and let us in.

My go-​to place for local Chinese desserts! The best time to come is before 9pm (if you finish dinner early), otherwise you’ll find yourself standing in line. However, the line moves fairly quickly as desserts are served quickly ~ pretty high turnover. Seating is quite cramped and intimate inside, but who cares when you’re enjoying delicious sweet treats?!
They are known for the longan shaved ice, which I have tried and tasted true, it’s delicious and worth trying once (and sharing as the portion is quite large and may be a bit «too cold» for those of you who have sensitive teeth like me). The winner for me is the mango sago pomelo (楊枝甘露). Best I’ve ever had, hands down. The walnut cream soup (合桃露) with sesame glutinous dumpling (tong yuen) is so heavenly and heartwarming. It’s not too thick or too watered down — just right.
Come try Cong Sao Star Desserts if you haven’t already!

Heyyyy, do you like durian? Or even want to give it a shot despite the crazy smell it may emit or the odd taste it might exude? I believe one of the ways to try durian without having to be afraid of it is by tasting it through the various dessert dishes here at this cute little place.
Having no idea that this place existed, I was pretty thankful to my new local friend who suggested this place. It’s located in a small little street, similar to an alley way, and by the time you get near it, you’ll definitely see a long line of people waiting to get in. The wait itself isn’t that bad. Most people just come here to eat dessert and leave right after. Once seated, my friends and I spent some time browsing through the extensive dessert menu and settled on trying the durian with crystal seeds (one of the many popular dishes) and watermelon and lychee with crystal seeds.
In summary, the watermelon and lychee were ok. The watermelon ended up being too watery for my taste and the lychee wasn’t too memorable. Both tasted decent but definitely not a must try. For the durian, this was surprisingly good! I am normally not a durian fan (the stench gets to me sometime) but here, you couldn’t really smell too much of the durian in the dish. The taste of durian was also soften quite a bit, making this dish a bit more doable for those who do not like durian. I found this dish to be pretty tasty and not too sweet and it was unique to eat it with the crystal seeds.
Overall, this is a great spot to stop by for desserts. If you’re not a fan of durian but can tolerate the smell of it wafting through the restaurant, this place is great to try other HK desserts at an affordable price.

TL/​DR: If you’re in the hood getting your shop on, stop by after for some HK sugary replenishment.
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In a little alleyway, a couple of streets over from Times Square, hides this little dessert shop. You know you’ve found it when you see a crowd of people consuming the sidewalk and a medley of Maybachs, Porsches, and Teslas parked across the way. The line looks long but don’t let it deceive you… it may be a 10 minute wait?
When you get there, remember to grab a number from the hostess before getting in line! Luckily, some regulars queued up behind us were kind enough to let us know and switched numbers with us because we lined up before them. Once you get told where to sit, one of the waitresses will come by to take your order. 5 mins and voilà, dessert is served!
Whip your phone out, snap some quick pics (or forget to because you’ve been walking all day and your body is craving that sweet, sweet sugary goodness), and enjoy!
The mango in coconut milk with sago was very satisfying on a semi warm winter night. The boss’ black sesame dessert wasn’t anything out of the ordinary, but with some quick thinking, she dunked her rice balls in the black goo and all was right again.

Don’t miss out this place tucked away in Causeway Bay, close to Times Square. Mango pudding with tapioca was the best out of the four I had LOL

Not bad! It was really exciting to find a dessert joint of Asian culture. I got the sweet tofu with taro in it. It was a very tasteful dessert, equivalent to about four dollars in US. It has the perfect amount of sweetness and subtle happiness included. In mind, there was some tapioca as well to partake. There was also a bit of coconut milk in there as well. If you’re not from Asian eating culture, it might take a few bites to get used to but well worth!

I always stop here when I visit and have never queued for a party of one.
Highly recommend the longan shaved ice. It’s not a normal shaved texture nor creamy. I’ve also had the mango pudding (I think this is pretty standard for hk) and a coconut mango soup.
Can’t go wrong unless you hate hk desserts!

This dessert place in CWB is super popular. It’s close to Times Square but I always forget which street and end up stumbling around to orient myself. There’s usually a queue unless you go at a weird hour. Anyway, I recommend the mango pomelo sago. But braver souls should go for the durian. Because why not!

very popular desserts place in CWB. There is always a line but the turnaround is very quick — not your sit and talk kind of desserts place.
If you can’t stand the smell of processed durian (like me), you will not like this place. The stench is pungent and ruined my appetite. If you love durian, I heard the make a pretty good one here.
For me, I pass.

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I was craving desserts so we went out of our way to stop here.
Ordered:
1) Coconut special: ³⁄₅ good, but nothing special
2) Durian with black sticky rice: ³⁄₅ Could’ve have done without the black sticky rice – it looked better than it tasted.
Neh, I won’t be craving this anytime soon.

So glad I found this hidden gem on Unilocal!Serves all your typical Hong Kong/​Asian desserts. They have sago in basically every flavor and a good variety of cold and hot desserts. Its located in a small alleyway, but we were able to find the location with google maps pretty easily!

Tried their longan shaved ice with lychee logan jelly and crystal sago bubbles!!! Best shaved ice dessert I’ve ever had! Worth the trip and wait from New York City to Hong Kong!

Yes! I love this dessert spot
From their durian dessert to their mango pomelo. The durian is amazing, it is basically a durian flavor ice with durian bites pieces mixed together top with little pearls. Words cannot describe this wonderful dessert. The mango pomelo is great too, my sister and I been walking around Hong Kong trying to find a great dessert spot that won’t rip us off and this is it! Their mango pomelo have a lot of actually mango bits in it! and their is the pomelo pieces that isn’t biter, and it is not expensive at all. (way better than the franchise hui lau san)
We came back another day during our stay in Hong Kong and we had more, unfortunately we had the grass jelly watermelon & we actually didn’t like their grass jelly because the texture is not what we usually eat, it tends to be in the harder side rather than it be soft and melts in your mouth.
This location maybe a little difficult to find, but you should bring a map and ask people in the store or inside time sq mall, most of them will know it. It is in a alley.
It does get a bit crowded in the afternoon time, but it’s okay because that just mean that the good stuff is at that location/​store. It’s suited for all types of people included suited mens, office ladies, and locals.
TOP 10 to go spots in HK. I know that even if I go back to visit in 5 – 10 years, it’ll still be around :)