I know a place: columnist and writer Chan Chun Wai

Chan Chun-wai is a veteran travel, food and lifestyle writer and columnist

I like to support social enterprises, and one of my favourite places is Tung Wah Group of Hospitals' (Tamar Café at Tamar Park, Admiralty, tel: 2352 2700). Some of the workers there are patients recovered from mental illness. They have been trained to cook, and this enables them to make a living on their own. My favourite dish is pasta with fresh pesto sauce. The herbs are grown on the roof of one of the group's buildings.

I attend a Buddhism class at Hong Kong University every Saturday, then have a vegetarian lunch with my teacher and classmates at (Run Run Shaw Tower, Central Podium, Centennial Campus, Pokfulam Road, HKU, tel: 2964 9011) inside the campus.

Dishes are MSG-free, and light on oil, salt and seasonings. They use sustainable food and hire hearing-impaired staff. I admire the owners' beliefs and culinary philosophy. I love their vegetarian dumplings, fried noodles, and stuffed three treasures.

My friend Ron opened (11/F Bartlock Centre, 3 Yiu Wa Street, Causeway Bay, tel: 2893 2128) because he likes making sweet treats. My top pick is tofu mousse cake. It is not too sweet and I never feel guilty eating too much. All the cakes are handmade by Ron himself.