Hong Kong’s Dot Cod restaurant scores big with World Cup screenings
The reopened seafood restaurant has turned early morning World Cup kick-offs into a before-work draw and has plans for further events
Fans in England shirts packed the restaurant, and waves of cheering erupted the moment Harry Kane slotted home a penalty to put the Three Lions 3-1 ahead.
After 24 years in its former basement venue in Landmark Prince’s, Dot Cod relocated in March – after a 19-month hiatus – to its current ground-floor location in Takshing House. The restaurant’s floor-to-ceiling glass frontage has made it far more visible from the street, turning it into something close to a public viewing screen for passers-by.
For many fans, it was not just the action on the pitch that drew them in, but the combination of a central location, live match atmosphere and breakfast service.
Among those who came specifically for the match was a group from CBRE, the commercial real estate services and investment firm, which had organised a team viewing of the England-Mexico game.
Dane Moodie, wearing an England jersey, says his group had deliberately scouted venues before settling on the Central restaurant.