Vegetarian dosa, early morning dim sum, Thai food that takes you right back to Bangkok - favourite restaurants of a New Delhi native in Hong Kong

Restaurateur Vidur Yadav loves Francis for a date night, yakitori and highballs at Yardbird for a celebration, and Sun Hing in Kennedy Town for 2am dim sum

He can’t wait to eat chaat, kebabs and curry back home in New Delhi, and misses the food in Mexico City and Melbourne

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Pad Thai at Samsen, restaurateur Vidur Yadav’s go-to place in Hong Kong for Thai street food. Photo: SCMP

Published: 3:15pm, 4 Aug 2021Updated: 3:37pm, 4 Aug 2021

New Delhi native Vidur Yadav is a partner in Bengal Brothers (6 Johnston Road, Wan Chai, bengal-brothers.com), which serves grab-and-go Indian street snacks, kati rolls and rice bowls. He talks to Andrew Sun.

I consider myself quite easy-going and adaptable when it comes to food. Trying local fare is always big on the agenda. In India, I’d be just as happy grabbing a beer and street food as I would be enjoying a nice glass of wine at a fancy restaurant. Indian street food is close to my heart, as you can probably tell.

Samsen (68 Stone Nullah Lane, Wan Chai, tel: 2234 0001) is one of my favourite restaurants. I go for the delicious Thai fare and the fun setting that takes me right back to the streets of Bangkok. I especially love the grilled coconut and chilli prawn skewers and khao soi.

Another favourite of my girlfriend and I is Francis (4-6 St Francis Street, Wan Chai, tel: 3101 9521) for a date night. We love the chicken schnitzel and all the vegetable options.

Vidur Yadav is a partner in Bengal Brothers, which serves grab-and-go Indian street snacks, kati rolls and rice bowls.

Close by, in my neighbourhood, is Chino (1B-1C New Praya, Kennedy Town, tel: 2606 0588) where I go for a casual bite and a highball. Lastly, Sangeetha Vegetarian Restaurant (Shop 1-5 & 31, UG/F, Wing On Plaza, 62 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2640 2123) for dosa on Sundays is a tradition in my family and always reminds me of home.

I take visitors for late night or early morning dim sum at Sun Hing (8 Smithfield, Kennedy Town, tel: 2816 0616). The fresh-off-the-trolley dim sum baskets at 2am and the diverse setting of customers is part of the treat, encapsulating everything I love about Hong Kong. I also take friends to Rajasthan Rifles (Shop G01, The Peak Galleria, 118 Peak Road, tel: 2388 8874) to enjoy the view of this beautiful city with a gin and tonic on the terrace.