The Superlatives

What’s your hands-down favourite neighbourhood joint?

Ohh, that’s a tough one! If I had to pick, for me it would have to be Dale Candela Tapas Bar or Jaybird.

Where’s the best local food in your area?

The Man Fung has always been a winner in my book. Saying that, I’m very excited to try the new Sau Kee (Andy’s) seafood down towards the beach.

What’s the strangest thing you’ll ever see in your neighbourhood?

Probably my favourite Lamma couple: an elderly gent often out for dim sum or a stroll wearing a straw hat topped with a beautiful, massive iguana. Or the time my husband relocated a python from our neighbour’s garden to the safety of the jungle in his underwear…!

What are the best bargains in the neighbourhood?

There are so many knickknack shops with little treats to be found; particularly delicious bargains can be found at Golden Blue. Still, nothing will ever beat the cheeky Standard Chartered $20 Tuesday drinks nights at the Island Bar (RIP!).

What’s the guiltiest local pleasure?

Eggplant hotpot or any of the sweet and sour dishes from the seafood restaurants… just heavenly.

What’s one thing you’d never change?

Although it has become more gentrified, Lamma’s inherent “Lamma-ness” is alive and well. There are still kids and dogs running amok all over the place, and artists painting, creating and photographing their days away.

If the city gave you HK$5M to soup up your area, what would you do?

I suppose “souping up” kind of goes against that “Lamma-ness”…that being said, if HK$5M would get me Lamma’s version of the Mid-Levels escalator to take my groceries up the massive hill to my home, I’d be all for it!