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Bar review: Makumba brings Africa to Lan Kwai Fong

Martyn Cornell

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Photos: Paul Yeung

 

N'Zingha lager
N'Zingha lager
a slice of West Africa in the heart of Lan Kwai Fong. Makumba relocated from Peel Street earlier this year and is open for lunch and dinner every day except Sunday.
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Its new home still has handicrafts on the walls, an African-themed menu, "mock croc" covers on the seats at the island bar, and live music from house band Ezo (whose name means "flame" in one of the dialects of Togo) every Tuesday to Saturday.

the hunter of rare brews can try N'Zingha lager from Cameroon on draught for HK$65 a glass, and there are wines from South Africa (pinotage at HK$420 a bottle, for example, and Douglas Green Chardonnay at HK$320) and Australia.

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But the more adventurous should look to the cocktail menu, where, alongside classic Margaritas and Cosmopolitans at HK$95 to HK$120, are house specials that include the African Hurricane (rum, ginger juice, pineapple, vanilla and mint) and the Amandla, meaning "power" in Zulu (rum, dry Curacao, pineapple, guava, orange juice and lime).

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