Feeling lonely? Here's where to go

Hong Kong's latest eatery, the Moomin Cafe, features Nordic cuisine and a host of stuffed dining companions to help banish the loneliness of solo diners, CNN reports. It's the first overseas venture for a concept that's already proved a hit in Japan. The Moomin Cafes are inspired by popular Finnish stories that depict the whimsical adventures of a family of white hippo-like characters and their friends. The Moomins was first published in 1945 in Finland but came to global attention after the creation of several television series, the most popular in the 1990s. Tokyo's first Moomin Cafe opened in Tokyo in 2003. Since then, three more have opened and six Moomin-themed coffee stands. The timing of the Hong Kong cafe's opening could not be better -- this year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Moomin creator, Tove Jansson (1914-2001). Japan's original Moomin Cafe has been operating for over a decade, but its popularity only exploded earlier this year after its "anti-loneliness" concept went viral. Read more