How Kwai Chung Plaza became an affordable culinary hotspot for Hongkongers
Jarita Mak Shun-ting starts her Wednesday morning by preparing beef patties for her signature sliders before the lunch rush starts at her shop in Hong Kong's Kwai Chung Plaza.
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She opened her shop, Wagyu Butler, more than a month ago and offers small bites ranging from mini burgers and meatballs to dumplings and instant noodles at prices going from HK$18 (US$2.31) to HK$62.
Her bestseller is her beef sliders, with her Hong Kong take on the dish served with either satay or yuzu sauce.
'Kwai Chung Plaza is a place filled with innovative snacks, and I want to sell what I've created here, too,' Mak said.
The plaza, a shopping centre and private housing estate in Kwai Tsing district, is a rarity among the city's malls.
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Packed with small, independent, family-run shops, claw machines and mini gaming arcades, it contrasts with other larger malls that some are saying have become generic due to many of them hosting similar chain stores.
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