Where to eat and drink in Cheung Chau
If you’re looking for cheap eats, then you’re in luck. You can snack your way through Cheung Chau’s streets and not break your budget. From down-to-earth street stalls to cosy cafes, Cheung Chau offers plenty of casual eateries to fill you with energy as you explore the island.
Photograph: Jack Wong | Si Dan
With a cheeky name that sounds similar to the Cantonese phrase for ‘whatever’, Si Dan is a quaint restaurant specialising in egg dishes. You’ll find rich egg-infused items on their menu, like deep-fried Scotch eggs, creamy mashed potatoes topped with black truffle and an onsen egg, or desserts like creme brulee.
Photograph: Cherry Chan | Ding Ding
Want to stretch your legs? Visit Ding Ding, a Japanese-inspired cafe that has a cosy and homely atmosphere. Aside from offering a range of Western and Japanese meal sets, this adorable cafe has an affinity for cats, which can be seen in their decor, furniture, and tableware.
Photograph:Jack Wong | Locomo
Noodle restaurant Locomo provides a large selection of broths, noodles, and toppings. You can create your perfect bowl of noodles by picking your broth from flavours like clam and seaweed or tomato, then choose your desired type of noodles and mix and match with their toppings, such as cuttlefish roll, chicken wings, or dried shrimp.
Photograph: Iris Lo | Cheung Chau Tough Guy
Tung Yuen Street Snack offers one of the island’s signature snacks, giant fish balls that come in flavours such as plum sauce, satay, and black pepper. Alternatively, Cheung Chau Tough Guy dishes up various ‘Cheung Chau fusion food’, jazzing up the island’s local delicacies into tantalising new dishes, such as deep-fried mini lucky buns filled with salted egg yolk custard. As for desserts, Cheung Chau Ping Kee offers glutinous rice cakes stuffed with mango for a sinfully sweet treat.
Aside from restaurants, Cheung Chau has a few cafes that provide light bites and quality brewed coffee and tea. Despite its distant location from Cheung Chau Ferry Pier, Nordic-style cafe Heima Heima is best known for its cute desserts like roll cakes, tarts, and brownies. But if you just want something quick and easy, La Luz is a casual Aussie-style cafe that's tucked away from the bustling main streets of the island, and offers a range of coffees.
Photograph: Cara Hung | Cheung Chau Corner
Not a fan of coffee? Nutshell is a cafe that serves a large variety of tea, like hot and cold brews and sparkling teas. Cheung Chau Corner is a popular pitstop for visitors on the island because of its Instagrammable MTR-inspired decor and refreshing offerings of fruity drinks made with sodas, tea, and their signature homemade yoghurt.