Favourite Hong Kong restaurants of Mary Chan, publisher, MCCM Creations
Chan, who eats ‘almost like a vegetarian’, tells us about her regular Thai, Indian, and Italian haunts around Sheung Wan where she works, a favourite cha chaan teng, and Sundays in SoHo
A few of my family members are foodies, but I am not really. Nowadays, I eat almost like a vegetarian. My motto now is less meat, except for fish. The only time that I eat meat is when I am with my family members who can’t do without animal protein. But I do love nuts such as peanuts. I could eat a lot.
Over the past few years, I have been cooking at home more and I enjoy it. I have also changed my lifestyle, my spending pattern, and my eating habits, too.
My favourite cuisines are Thai, Indian, and Italian. But one of my favourite places is For Kee Restaurant (200 Hollywood Road, Central, tel: 2546 8947). I even take visitors there. It’s a cha chaan teng in the daytime; and turns into a Chinese [traditional medicine] clinic three evenings a week. They have been there for ages. I love seeing the faces of old staff there. I like the fish with mushroom and noodles and the thick toast. Plus, the area around For Kee is also great to visit. There are still traces of old Hong Kong, like the stairs on the hill.
My studio is in Sheung Wan, so my lunch places are all around the area. A few places I frequent include Namaste Kitchen (38 Queen’s Road West, Sheung Wan, tel: 2795 7555) which serves Nepalese/Indian food and I like the people there. If I go with friends, I have the fish curry and lamb curry and the dahl served hot.
