Name(English): Joy Hing Restaurant
Name(Chinese): 再興燒臘飯店
Category: Food & Beverages
Address(English): Block C, G/F, 265-267 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
Address(Chinese): 灣仔軒尼詩道265-267號祥興大廈
Address Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/rUTrTbtAbkgFG4kw7
Address longitude and latitude: 22.27820062897218, 114.17662269967653
Nearest MTR Station: Wan Chai MTR Station Exit A4
Nearest MTR Station Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/iXTGf84kxwXPzU7d6
Nearest MTR Station longitude and latitude: 22.27756808152267, 114.17315359599532
How far from the nearest MTR Station: 4-min walk from Wan Chai MTR Station Exit A4
Opening hours:
MON 09:30 – 22:00
TUE 09:30 – 22:00
WED 09:30 – 22:00
THU 09:30 – 22:00
FRI 09:30 – 22:00
SAT 09:30 – 22:00
SUN CLOSED
Budget (per person): HKD50
Recommended Time to Visit: Anytime but not the lunchtime (12:00-14:00) on weekday
Recommended Food/Drinks: Char gai faan (叉雞飯), Siu ngo fann (燒鵝飯), Siu aap faan (燒鴨飯)
Accessibility Note: Easy access-flat entrance
How can you miss “Siu mei” (燒味), the Cantonese roasted meat, when you are in Hong Kong? Different kinds of fresh meat. Pork, goose, duck, chicken and, sometimes, pigeon. Roasted over an open fire or in a huge rotisserie oven. Special, flavourful barbecue sauce. Boom! An art piece of barbecue. What’s better than trying Siu Mei in one of the oldest Siu mei shops in Hong Kong – Joi Hing Restaurant?
Joi Hing Restaurant is famous for its “Char siu” (叉燒) – barbecued pork and “Siu ngor” (燒鵝) – roasted goose. No worry if you are not a fan of pork and goose! You can still go for roasted duck (Siu aap – 燒鴨) and steamed chicken (plain fresh chicken with ginger scallion dipping sauce/ soy sauce; Bak chit gai – 白切雞) or Soy sauce chicken (豉油雞).
I would recommend you ordering the dish with either drink or soup, since the flavourful sauce may be pretty salty to the one who uses to eat clean. They offer different home-made Chinese soup every day. If you don’t fancy hot drink, you can go for iced lemon tea or milk tea. They are both the classical choice of the Hong Kong people.
However, Joi Hing is not very tourist-friendly restaurant. They do not provide English menu. So if you want to check it out, here are some useful phases (usual dishes locals order) you may want to learn before going there:
- Char gai faan (叉雞飯) – Rice with barbecued pork and chicken
- Siu ngo fann (燒鵝飯) – Rice with roasted goose
- Siu aap faan (燒鴨飯) – Rice with roasted duck
Besides its “Siu mei”, Joi Hing is also one of the oldest Hong Kong style restaurants in the town. The owners started selling the roasted meat from late Qing dynasty in Guangzhou, then extended it to Wan Chai before Second World War (WWII). As the place was closed for a while during WWII, It is named as Joi Hing which literally means re-prosperity, after the war. Since then, Joi Hing has resumed the business with this name.
Because It is located in Wan Chai where many businessmen work, together with its well-known “Siu mei”, It gets extremely busy during the weekday lunchtime (12:00-14:00). Hopping over at night or in the weekend can help you to avoid the line. Also, its setting is similar with “Cha Chaan Teng” (茶餐廳), so don’t expect a cosy dining environment where you can chill and chitchat with hours.
Be prepared to share your table with other customers and enjoy the staple of the Cantonese cuisine!
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