Favourite Hong Kong restaurants of Philippe Orrico, chef and Nomad Dining founder
8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana for perfect pasta and Tim Ho Wan for dim sum are among Frenchman’s go-to places
I try to balance my diet as much as possible but, in my job, it is not always easy to sit down for a proper meal. I am almost always tasting the food we create so I’m sure it adds up to a full day’s worth of meals, and then some.
But around town, 8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana (shop 202, 2/F Landmark Alexandra, 18 Chater Road, Central, tel: 2537 8859) is a firm favourite because it is always fantastic quality, generous and not pretentious at all. The pasta is incredible, especially the seafood cavatelli. It’s so simple but so superb.
If I have someone from out of town, I would take them to the China Club (13-14/F, Old Bank of China Building, Bank Street, Central, tel: 2521 8888). It’s a unique place and it is part of Hong Kong’s history. There’s all this art – it’s interesting and weird.
But you can’t come to Hong Kong and not have dim sum. The chef at Tim Ho Wan (9-11 Fuk Wing Street, Sham Shui Po, tel: 2788 1226) used to work at the Four Seasons and now [with this restaurant] he has a Michelin star. It’s quite good. The barbecue pork bun is amazing.
