Quirky restaurants, entertaining chefs, real value: where a Hong Kong hotel GM likes to eat
- Dirk Dalichau, general manager of the Eaton HK hotel in Jordan, is an adventurous diner who is very choosy about quality and price
- His picks include a Chungking Mansions gem, Hong Kong’s best tacos and one extremely entertaining chef
Born in Germany but a Hong Kong resident for close to a decade, Dirk Dalichau is the general manager of the newly rebranded Eaton HK in Jordan.
I go out a lot and am quite adventurous. I generally seek smaller, more intimate and often quirky restaurants with authentic food and fun design. I am very picky when it comes to quality and price and look for real value. I don’t mind spending a lot, but it needs to be worth it.
My favourite restaurant for Chinese food is Kam Shan Seafood Restaurant (62-68 Woo Sung Street, Yau Ma Tei, tel: 2332 7366). It has been around for decades and once you conquer the queue, you may be seated in a small room on one of the various floors requiring you to duck when entering. My favourites from among the authentic Hong Kong dishes and fresh seafood items are clams with black bean sauce, salad sauce fried pork, and fresh prawns with chilli soy sauce.
Tokyolima (18-20 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central, tel: 2811 1152) has a stunning mix of Peruvian and delicate Japanese cuisine in an amazing setting. I always take the “Feed me” chef’s tasting menu – it’s an incredibly decent price.
