30-07-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Favourite Hong Kong restaurants of an Albanian catering business owner
Abby Cadman is the owner of Feste Group, which runs the catering businesses Relish and Gingers. She spoke to Andrew Sun.
I love rustic family-style food. I am originally from Albania and grew up in Australia, and I watched my grandma, my mum and my dad cook. We always ate as a family, so lots of conversations and memories happened around food.
I love fatty meat cooked on the bone with lots of salt, preferably on charcoal – just simple ingredients that shine with minimal effort. Every meal was always accompanied by fresh Mediterranean-style salad, olives, crusty bread and lots of olive oil.
In Hong Kong, I love the mix of cuisines and cultures that make up its food scene. For lunch, I love Francis (4-6 St Francis Street, Wan Chai. WhatsApp: 5216 8318) or the rooftop of Catchic Restaurant & Bar (2/F, Chater House, 8 Connaught Road Central, Central. Tel: 3619 3249) on a nice day.
The ideal dinner spots for me are Arcane (3/F, 18 On Lan Street, Central. Tel: 2728 0178), La Vache (four locations including 48 Peel Street, SoHo. Tel: 2880 0248) or Duddell's (3/F, 1 Duddell Street, Central. Tel: 2525 9191).
For brunch, Oolaa (28 Stanley Street, Central. Tel: 2796 6988) and Mr Wolf (5/F, Crawford House, 70 Queen's Road Central, Central. Tel: 2526 0838) are both very family-friendly and great choices.
