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exit D2)
This Chinese medicine shop has a counter selling herbal teas - for detoxing, getting rid of
water, cooling the body or treating colds. The most popular is the bitter 24-herb tea. There's
also the fragrant chrysanthemum infusion. If you like, the English-speaking herbalist will
take your pulse and prescribe a (black and bitter) medicinal soup.
ENTERTAINMENT
LIVE MUSIC
GRAPPA'S CELLAR
Connaught Pl, Central; 9pm-late; Hong Kong, exit B2)
For at least two weekends a month, this subterranean Italian restaurant morphs into a jazz or
rock music venue - chequered tablecloths and all. Call or visit the website for event and
ticketing details.
LIVE MUSIC
SENSES 99
9pm-late Fri & Sat; Sheung Wan, exit E2)
This two-floor speakeasy inside a pre-WWII building has all the features of a tasteful mid-
century residence - high ceilings, balconies overlooking a quiet street, folding screen doors
and distressed couches. Music sessions begin after 10pm but before that you can take charge
of the drum set and electric guitar on the 3rd floor to start a jam session or join one.
CINEMA
PALACE IFC
exit F)
This eight-screen cinema complex in the IFC Mall is arguably the most advanced and com-
fortable in the territory. But you can't pull up the armrests if you're seated in the back row.
SHOPPING
CLOTHING, HOMEWARE
SHANGHAI TANG
Central; 10.30am-8pm; Central, exit D1)
