An Irishman abroad’s favourite Hong Kong restaurants, from CIAK – In The Kitchen to Congress Plus
Ian Carroll is the owner and founder of The Candle Company and its new beeswax candle brand, Carroll&Chan. He tells us his go-to places for breakfast, lunch and dinner
I enjoy eating out in Hong Kong, There is so much variety to choose from. Eating out usually means family meals with my wife and two kids and the occasional business lunch or dinner.
CIAK – In The Kitchen (Shop 327-333, 3/F The Landmark, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Central, tel: 2522 8869) is my favourite place. My wife and I go as often as we can.
The place is stylish without pretensions, the food is always fresh and authentic and the service is excellent, with a very nice manager from Italy. My son Louis became friends with chef Bombana’s son many years ago at playgroup. I love their pizza Napoletana. It’s the perfect Italian pizza base and generous with anchovies.
A yoga teacher’s favourite Hong Kong restaurants, from Mak Man Kee to Brass Spoon to Grassroots Pantry
For really great dim sum, I take my team to Chiu Chow Garden Restaurant (Shops 511-530, Metroplaza, 223 Hing Fong Road, Kwai Fong, tel: 2418 9333). We all love it. It’s big, the service is fast and the portions are generous. There are no English menus but you can select from a picture paper menu. It’s always busy and noisy and it’s absolutely jam-packed at lunch time. The shrimp and pork dumplings and the tripe are excellent and not greasy.
