Name (English): Knutsford Terrace
Name (Chinese): 諾士佛臺
Category: Drinks & Nightlife
Address (English): Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui
Address (Chinese): 尖沙咀諾士佛臺
Address Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/eat7utTBCfemP9T68
Address longitude and latitude: 22.301563006679775, 114.17405965505642
Nearest MTR Station: Tsim Sha Tsui Station Exit B1
Nearest MTR Station Google Map Link: https://g.page/cultsalon?share
Nearest MTR Station longitude and latitude: 22.298935057817214, 114.17226895391003
How far from the nearest MTR Station: 6-minute walk from Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Exit B1
Opening Hours:
MON 10:00 – 03:00
TUE 10:00 – 03:00
WED 10:00 – 03:00
THU 10:00 – 03:00
FRI 10:00 – 03:00
SAT 10:00 – 03:00
SUN 10:00 – 03:00
Budget (per person): HKD100 – 300
Recommended Time to Visit: 18:00-21:00
Accessibility Note: Easy access
Another nightlife hotspot for happy hours, fancy cocktails and yummy shisha is hidden above Kimberly Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. Filled with an international mix of restaurants and bars, the Knutsford Terrace is a small area but with chill vibes and vibrant ambience. Whilst many drink-goers lose themselves in the current vibrant hub, there was indeed a forgotten community that felt lost in their lives at the same place in the 1950s – the White Russians.
Hong Kong’s cultural diversity has its roots in its acceptance of foreign groups regardless of their backgrounds. Dating back to 70 years ago, the city was a transient place for the Russian refugees who fled from the Bolshevik Revolution and the Sino-Soviet alliance. Though they could somehow find their own feet in the territory, the social norms of the highly stratified British colony put majority into vulnerable positions where they faced low-pay and discrimination. One of the places they could retrieve a sense of attachment to fight the odds was the vanished Man Shing Apartments at Knutsford Terrace – a temporary stay offered by the British government to help the White Russian community settle.
Many had moved to Australia and the United States within the next few decades from the 1960s but their remnants have influenced the locals over time, especially the food. Whenever you pop into a local western eatery or Cha Chaan Teng, you will always be offered a bowl of Borscht, that is infused with many kinds of veggies and beef. Guess where it originated? Of course, the Russians.
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