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Hong Kong Hotel Icon Launches Afternoon Tea Featuring Matcha from Japan's Three Major Tea Regions
Hotel Icon's lobby lounge in Hong Kong began offering an afternoon tea menu on August 28 featuring matcha from Uji, Shizuoka, and Kagoshima—Japan's three principal tea-producing districts. The menu, led by head chef Don Wong, incorporates matcha and hojicha across savories, mains, and desserts, including matcha madeleines, matcha cheesecake, and matcha soft-serve ice cream available as all-you-can-eat. Pricing runs from HK$388–788 depending on party size and day of week throu…
Key points
- Hotel Icon (Hong Kong) debuted matcha afternoon tea August 28 using matcha from Uji, Shizuoka, and Kagoshima
- Menu spans savories through desserts with six varieties of sweets; includes Kagoshima and Shizuoka matcha madeleines, Uj…
- Pricing HK$388–788 per person depending on day; service 3:00–5:30 PM, reservations required, through September 11
- Hotel Icon is owned and operated by Hong Kong Polytechnic University as a teaching and research facility
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Menu launch date: August 28
Weekday price per person: 388 Hong Kong dollars
Weekend price per person: 448 Hong Kong dollars
Dessert course count: 6
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