Dining on Shau Kei Wan's Main Street East

The restaurants here may not have the most glamorous decorations or luxurious settings, but Shau Kei Wan’s Main Street East attracts loyal customers and serious foodies with their laidback offerings and dirt-cheap prices. Main Street East is widely known as one of the most authentic “food streets” in Hong Kong, where numerous restaurants and food stores are clustered in an orderly fashion on both sides of the road.

The friendly (and long time residents of the neighborhood) restaurant owners claim the community is tight-knit, while customers extend beyond local residents to people from all parts of the city. Come explore this pleasant and down-to-earth neighborhood in Shau Kei Wan for a taste of authentic and local food.

Getting there:
From exit B1 at the Shau Kei Wan MTR station, turn left, then walk straight ahead. Both sides of Shau Kei Wan Main Street East are filled with street food shops and cozy restaurants.

Indonesian Sate House

If you walk out of Shau Kei Wan MTR station any time after 4pm, just follow the irresistible satay aromas to get to a tiny, yet very popular, Indonesian satay shop on the left. Run by an Indonesian Chinese couple, the Indonesian Sate House has been opened for 15 years and is renowned for its signature skewers.

The satay sauce contains a perfectly rich combination of spices, sweetness and peanut butter which soaks into the various kinds of grilled skewers, including pork, chicken, lamb and beef. The boss says the food at his dishes are strictly authentic Indonesian delicacies, and many of them can’t be found in other Indonesian restaurants in Hong Kong.