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Favourite Hong Kong restaurants of Deliveroo general manager Brian Lo

Every day in Hong Kong is a food adventure for Lo, who tells us where to eat the best beef brisket rice, shabu shabu and dim sum, and his go-to spots for Korean fried chicken, dumplings and a quiet glass of whisky

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Once he’s had his daily flat white, almost anything goes for Brian Lo, general manager of food delivery platform Deliveroo.

I usually start my day with a flat white from The Cupping Room (Shop LG, The Centre Mark, 287-299 Queen’s Road Central, Sheung Wan, tel: 2799 3398) near our office. I lived in Australia for a year, so I consider myself a coffee connoisseur. From there, well almost anything goes – every day is a food adventure.

Pololi, in Central. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Pololi, in Central. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
The spicy mayo poke from Pololi (Kar Ho Building, 35-39 Graham Street, Central, tel: 2755 8099) has been a long-time lunch favourite – I’m glad the poke craze has taken off in Hong Kong.

Hon Kee (6 Hillier Street, Sheung Wan, tel: 2543 9282) is my number one pick for lunch – its beef brisket rice is to die for. Black Salt (14 Fuk Sau Lane, Sai Ying Pun, tel: 3702 1237) is one of my recent favourites – [chef] Taran Chadha has created one of the most unique, flavourful menus I’ve had in Hong Kong in a long time. I’m not a vegetarian but the Keralan beetroot chops is my favourite dish.

I’m a huge fan of shabu shabu and the all-you-can-eat at Shimo (24/F Oliv, 15-21 Sharp Street East, Causeway Bay, tel: 2321 3555) is the best.

Watercress and pork dumplings at Shanghai Lane Restaurant in Central. Photo: Paul Yeung
Watercress and pork dumplings at Shanghai Lane Restaurant in Central. Photo: Paul Yeung
I go to Shanghai Lane (35-37 Gough Street, Central, tel: 2850 7788) for their watercress and pork dumplings and Wah Lam Noodle Restaurant (5-11 Thomson Road, Wan Chai, tel: 2527 2478) for beef brisket and noodles.
Yung Kee Restaurant in Central. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Yung Kee Restaurant in Central. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
I’m a big fan of char siu – when it’s coupled with steamed choi sum it’s the ultimate comfort food, so for this I head to Yung Kee (32-40 Wellington Street, Central, tel: 2522 1624).
After many years with the Post, Kylie Knott found her calling on the culture and lifestyle desk. She writes about the environment, animal welfare, food and the arts.
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