When it comes to seafood, the outlying islands have an abundance of restaurants dishing up good, inexpensive food. Choose your location with care, and a great view can be admired too.
Lantau Island
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This southern tip of Lantau has one of the last-remaining original fishing villages in Hong Kong. Locals still live in stilt houses built on the water, and fishing (and now tourism) remains its main trade. The pungent smell of fish paste permeates the air.
Despite its name, Vene Tian Seafood Restaurant (16-18 Wing On Street, 2985 4108) has only standard garoupa, shrimp and scallops on its menu. You can, however, buy seafood from one of the fish stalls, and the restaurant will cook it at a charge of about $35 for steamed fish, $45 for crab with fried onion and ginger.
Across the bridge at 29 Market Street, Fook Moon Lam restaurant (2985 7071) serves very good food and the portions are generous. If appearances are to be believed, it is a popular spot for lunching ladies. Seafood depends on catches, but expect live shrimp, prawns and similar fare found in other restaurants, all at market price.