A chef’s go-to Hong Kong restaurants for superb prime rib, late-night eats and seafood after a hike
- Anthony Cheung, the chef and owner of Italian restaurant Casa Cucina, reveals where he likes to go to eat in Hong Kong, including a hotspot that closes at 2am
- He names a Vietnamese place that keeps you going back for more, his place for lunch ‘three or four times a week’ and a spot that invokes old Hong Kong glamour
Anthony Cheung is the chef and owner of Casa Cucina, an Italian restaurant which has recently relocated from Sai Ying Pun to Causeway Bay. He spoke to Andrew Sun.
I got to eat out a lot before Casa Cucina reopened. Otherwise, I rarely have days off. When I do, I basically go for comfort food – which is mainly local food.
For lunch, I normally get Chinese barbecue. A really good choice is Kitchen One Roast Goose (G/F, 36-48 Tang Lung Street, Causeway Bay. Tel: 3579 5766). It feels like an expensive Chinese restaurant but the price is very local.
The char siu uses really good pork collar cuts with layers of fat and meat. And it’s got a good glaze. The goose skin is super crispy and still attached to the meat. They even provide a really good pickled radish. I literally eat lunch there three or four times a week.
I like walking through Victoria Park and ending at Sister Wah (13A Electric Road, Tin Hau. Tel: 2807 0181) for a beef brisket noodle.
I’m sure it’s a very simple recipe but they do something to the broth to make it so memorable. Don’t go during lunch hour. It’s become a hotspot for tourists so there’s always a line. Go during off hours, like 3pm or 4pm.
