Favourite Hong Kong restaurants of Jaakko Sorsa, executive chef of Scandinavian restaurant Finds
Veteran of Hong Kong dining scene tells us his top places for alfresco dining, Chinese comfort food, and roast goose, plus where to eat on Lamma and the best cocktails in Central
This is my 13th year living in Hong Kong. My first dinner at Bo Innovation (shop 8, 1/F The Podium, J Senses,60 Johnston Road, Wan Chai, tel: 2850 8371) was particularly memorable. It was in 2009, sitting at the chef’s table with my wife, Kelly, and we were dazzled by the depth of the dishes and the stories behind them, told by the chefs themselves. I’ve enjoyed many meals there since with lots of visiting chef friends, and always left feeling exceptionally satisfied.
My family and many of my friends live in Ma Wan so Cafe Roma (L1, Shop 7 & 8, Beach Commercial Complex, Park Island, Ma Wan, tel: 3446 1226) is a regular hang-out for us. The alfresco seating area by the beach is ideal for kids to play and relaxing for us to mingle and feast on fettuccine carbonara with black truffle and the roasted all-natural chicken.
Tsim Chai Kee Noodle Shop (Jade Centre, 98 Wellington Street, Central, tel: 2850 6471) is my ultimate local Chinese comfort food and my family favourite. My go-to dish here is the shrimp and pork wonton.
Lamma Rainbow (23-25 First Street, Sok Kwu Wan, Lamma Island, tel: 2982 8100) is the restaurant for whenever I have first-time or layover guests visiting. I love how a short ride on the restaurant’s own open-deck boat can take you to another world a million miles away from the busy city to show guests that Hong Kong is more than just skyscrapers. The dishes I always order are baby clams in black bean chilli sauce, garlic shrimps, and steamed fish.
