Where to eat vegan dim sum and gelato in Hong Kong and other tips from Green Queen founder

Founder of sustainable food platform Green Queen reveals where she goes for vegan Indian, Middle Eastern and Sichuan food, and yum cha

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Sonalie Figueiras is the founder of sustainable food platform Green Queen. She tells the Post her favourite places to eat vegan food in Hong Kong and beyond. Photo: Melody Martinez

Published: 11:15am, 22 Aug 2024

Sustainability expert and food futurist Sonalie Figueiras is the founder of the media platform Green Queen. She spoke to Andrew Sun.

These days I am plant-based, but I grew up an omnivore and was always excited by food. My parents (a Punjabi mum, a French-Italian dad) were foodies who frequently took me to restaurants and cooked from scratch at home; for sure, our family’s passion is cooking and eating.

I started cooking early, too. I remember making my first pesto pasta with sun-dried tomatoes when I was eight or nine.

Like any Hongkonger worth their white pepper, I love yum cha. For us veggie folks, Lock Cha Teahouse (The K.S. Lo Gallery, Hong Kong Park, Admiralty. Tel: 2801 7177) does not disappoint, although I do think it is a lot harder to find great vegan dim sum than it was three years ago.

Steamed Korean cabbage rolls at Lock Cha Teahouse. Photo: SCMP

My on-the-go lunch fave is the made-to-order flats at Treehouse (Shop 1, G/F, H Code, 45 Pottinger Street, Central. Tel: 6022 3262). For a more budget-friendly and delicious meal, the masala dosas at Sangeetha Vegetarian Restaurant (Wing On Plaza, UF1-4 & 31, 62 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2640 2123) are it.

When I crave spicy and numbing, I love Chilli Fagara (7 Old Bailey Street, Central. Tel: 2796 6866), which has a great Sichuan menu packed with vegan-friendly dishes. The plant-based “meat” dumplings, lettuce wraps, and sweet and sour aubergine are highlights.