Favourite restaurants of Hong Kong furniture designer William Chiang
Chiang is as interested in a restaurant’s chairs as he is in what’s on the table, which is why he rates Ammo, a converted bomb shelter in Admiralty, and Bibo. His tastes are simple, though, and he’d take guests to a cooked food market
I would say I am a simple food person. I enjoy places with an easy atmosphere and light dishes. I tend to like casual dining. There are lots of restaurants that I like.
Some of my favourites include Fishsteria (111 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, tel: 2343 8111) for their seafood. Their cocktail bar is also very nice and the oysters are good. The Grill and Waterfall Bar (11/F, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, tel: 2584 7722) also has an excellent outdoor atmosphere that I like.
For Chinese, I like Chiuchow Garden Restaurant (3/F Infinitus Plaza, 199 Des Voeux Road Central, Sheung Wan, tel: 2545 7778) for its dim sum dishes and Sang Kee Congee Shop (7-9 Burd Street, Sheung Wan, tel: 2541 1099) for its beef noodle soup. These are just a couple of the names that came to my mind.
It’s tough to say where I would take a visitor in Hong Kong. That really depends on the visitor’s appetite. If they fancy trying a bit of local flair, the Queen Street Cooked Food Market (1/F, 38 Des Voeux Road West, Sheung Wan) is an excellent place with a lot of choices among all the stalls.