And you thought you had heard the end of Lan Kwai Fong's hot-off-the-press new restaurant news. Well, brace yourself for more because the area is far from finished with state-of-the-art restaurants and bars.
A new bar, Zip, on Glenealy opens this week, courtesy of the same group which brought Wyndham Street Thai and La Bodega.
Oozing attitude, Zip's floors are metal, its bar stools look like bicycle seats, and there's an open area outside complete with wooden deck and waterfalls. It's not been part of last week's Lan Kwai Fong Food Festival mania because it's so low-key it's not a member of the Lan Kwai Fong Association.
At the other end of the hip scale, the child-friendly Ruby Tuesday is opening its first restaurant on Hong Kong island above Mad Dogs on D'Aguilar Street in the double-storey space last occupied by the fabulous House of Canton.
This is a dress-down establishment, with lots of mayonnaise at the salad bar, a have-a-nice-day attitude, model cars on the wall and an American menu.
Next up is the Wyndham Street Deli, sandwiched between Wyndham Street Thai and an Oriental carpet dealer. The builders have already moved in so it shouldn't take long now. The cafe will have a takeout deli counter and a seating area. It will be open seven days a week.
