Same Address, Four Italian Restaurants: How Eclectic Is Sheung Wan's Appetite?
From 1908-style British Chinese cuisine to Nordic tasting menus, Foodie Hong Kong has compiled 17 restaurants in Sheung Wan—the neighborhood wedged between Sai Ying Pun and Central turns out to have a far more eclectic appetite than you'd expect.
208 Hollywood Road has hosted four Italian restaurants in recent years, with Lasagna Factory being the latest tenant. Its signature crab lasagna goes for HKD228, paired with Nonna's garlic bread at HKD78 and strozzapreti pasta with pesto at HKD98—all leaning into comfort-food territory. One address cycling through four rounds of Italian dining says something about Sheung Wan: this "quiet" office-and-residential district actually harbors a surprisingly picky, fickle appetite.
Foodie Hong Kong's guide to Sheung Wan restaurants spans 17 spots across Chinese, Italian, Korean, and Thai cuisines—proof that this stretch between Sai Ying Pun and Central has long outgrown its cha chaan teng and dried-seafood-shop image.
A Hybrid Testing Ground
Pecorino only opened in 2024, but the Italian restaurant is actually run by South Korean restaurant group Gold Moon Restaurants, with a Korean chef team at the helm—not fusion, but a Korean take on Italian cooking, straight up. Beef tartare at HKD128, truffle white ragù pasta at HKD150, margherita pizza at HKD188—the dishes are classic, but the hands behind them have changed.
Man Mo Dim Sum & Wine folds French technique into the dim sum cart: goat cheese and spinach buns at HKD62/90, French Peking duck dumplings at HKD78/115, even Thai tom yum xiao long bao at HKD72/105—one menu, room for both France and Thailand. 1908 British Chinese does the opposite, recreating the flavor profile of a British Chinese takeaway: crispy duck at HKD200 with the standard condiments, its own take on fish and chips at HKD230, sweet and sour pork at HKD198—this is Chinese food as imagined by the British, not authentic Cantonese. As for Embla, chef Jim Löfdahl serves Nordic tasting menus; the HKD1,288 per-person dinner menu features cured yellowtail, poached turbot, and dried duck, all riding a sour-salty seafood register that's a rare north European accent on Hong Kong's fine dining map.
Neighborhood Grit
Shui Kee Coffee Shop on the second floor of the Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building is the least decorated spot on this street—milk tea at HKD17, corned beef and fried egg sandwich at HKD22, prices frozen at years-old levels. For Kee Restaurant carries the entire lunch rush with a single pork chop rice at HKD62: white rice paired with pork chop marinated in sweet soy sauce, a staple for office workers. Yue Kin Fast Food on Tai Ping Shan Street has recently gone viral on Xiaohongshu and Instagram; its curry chicken chop rice at HKD50 packs a spicy punch, though outdoor seating means bracing yourself—summer here is no joke.
Luk On Kui, the sister restaurant of Luk Yu Tea House, has been running for nearly a century and still keeps the old-school tableside dim sum cart alive—char siu bao at HKD28, malay sponge cake at HKD23, packed to capacity the moment it opens. Lung Shing Restaurant on Man Hing Street East holds its ground with roast meats: goose leg at HKD110, soy sauce chicken at HKD108, juicy meat with properly crispy skin. Service is fast to the point of feeling rushed, but it rarely disappoints.
Everyday Mediterranean and Southeast Asian
Pica Pica, a longstanding Spanish tapas bar in Sheung Wan, has kept its classic white anchovies at HKD83 and garlic prawns at HKD172 on the menu for years; newer additions like the Iberian pork picanha at HKD140 and beef rib paella at HKD199 fill in some gaps. The area around Wing Lok Street is dense with Vietnamese restaurants, and MâmAmis' beef pho at HKD138 and green pomelo salad at HKD158 are the neighborhood's signature dishes. Da Wa Won, familiar to the local Korean community, offers stone pot bibimbap at HKD120 and beef shank soup at HKD250, plus rooftop seating when the weather cools down. Samsen near the top of Caine Road has a permanent queue; its signature Thai curry chicken Khao Soi at HKD158 and wagyu beef massaman curry at HKD228 on George Sofsalisbury Road are why the line never shortens. Schragels, a New York-style bagel shop that's been open since 2014, brings Jewish deli fare to Hollywood Road with its Loxy Lady bagel at HKD95 and Reuben sandwich at HKD160.
Tucked into the back streets are a few less flashy spots: North Garden Restaurant is arguably Sheung Wan's largest Chinese restaurant, offering a full spread of Cantonese and Fujianese dishes seven days a week; Call Me Al on Queen's Road West specializes in burgers and pasta, with its Smashed Burger at HKD165 a regular favorite. Addresses and phone numbers mentioned in this article follow Foodie Hong Kong's original text; it's advisable to call ahead to confirm actual operating hours.
