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Where to eat in Sham Shui Po: 7 top restaurants in the old Hong Kong neighbourhood, from trendy Australian-style cafes to Japanese eateries and dai pai dongs to handmade noodle and wonton shops

STORYVicki Williams
A dish at Kanazawa Japanese restaurant in Sham Shiu Po. Photo: handout
A dish at Kanazawa Japanese restaurant in Sham Shiu Po. Photo: handout
Food and Drinks

  • Aside from local favourites that have been in business since the 1950s, Sham Shui Po also offers a growing array of independent, Instagrammable coffee shops
  • Feast on sashimi, donburi and kushiyaki made from top-quality ingredients, or avocado egg toast, drunken spring chicken and cold brew

Sham Shui Po offers diners a fantastic mix of eateries, including well-established places that have been in business for more than 60 years, an interesting range of Japanese restaurants, and a growing selection of modern and independent Insta-worthy cafes.

Kanazawa

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A dish at Kanazawa Japanese restaurant in Sham Shui Po. Photo: handout
A dish at Kanazawa Japanese restaurant in Sham Shui Po. Photo: handout

There are many Japanese restaurants in Sham Shui Po, the newest being Kanazawa, which opened mid-March. The tiny space only seats 14 inside, with one table outside. Currently there is only a Chinese menu but the friendly front-of-house staff speak English. We also used Google Lens to translate the menu.

We were impressed by the five-star hotel quality of the ingredients minus the cost. We sampled both raw seafood and kushiyaki. Stand-outs were the salmon belly sushi and the creamy and sweet shrimp sashimi. From the extensive range of skewers the highlights were the tender and well seasoned beef shoulder and the perfectly cooked, juicy chicken.

178A Fuk Wa Street, Sham Shui Po, 9200 4921

Alive Eatery

Avocado and egg on toast at Alive Eatery in Sham Shui Po. Photo: handout
Avocado and egg on toast at Alive Eatery in Sham Shui Po. Photo: handout

Alive Eatery opened in February and is one of the growing number of modern, independent cafes in Sham Shui Po. Part of the focus at this cute cafe is its house-made fermented products (sourdough bread, kombucha, etc), which can be bought for takeaway. The other focus is making absolutely delicious dishes from scratch with top quality ingredients.