Cantonese

Relaxed

The Chairman. Locavore slow food in an intimate, chandeliered up n’ down. Lip-smacking steamed crab + spare ribs. 18 Kau U Fong / Central / 2555 2202 / lunch & dinner daily / BYO OK, corkage applies / thechairmangroup.com

Sang Kee. Super popular seafood and home-cooking diner. 2/F / Hip Sang Bldg / 107-115 Hennessy Rd / Wan Chai / 2575 2239 / lunch & dinner daily / BYO OK, corkage applies / sangkee.com.hk

Tung Po. Sleeves up, bums down for this wet market ‘dai pai dong’ with flamboyant waiters and local dishes with a twist. 2/F / Java Rd Market / 99 Java Rd / North Point / 2880 5224 / dinner daily / book & be on time / BYO wine / or Gi Kee / 2/F / Wong Nai Chung Cooked Food Market / 2 Yuk Sau St / Happy Valley / 2574 9937 / 5.30pm-2am daily / is mobbed for its seafood and fried chicken