A recent trip to Kowloon City (九龍城), where the old Kai Tak airport was located, brought me to Lok Hau Fook Restaurant. This is a traditional Teochew (潮州) restaurant and I was delighted to try some dishes that I had never come across before.


It’s a very old-styled restaurant, so don’t expect anything fancy.


First you’ll get some tiny cups of Gongfu tea (功夫茶). I’m guessing it helps with digestion. If you can read Chinese, that page link brings you to an explanation of Gongfu tea – I’ll translate it when I have the time!


Pickled cabbage to ‘awaken’ those tastebuds. These tasted good – not too sour with a tinge of sweetness.


Spinach and radish in soup – this was like comfort food. The soup was tasty and the radish was also very sweet and fresh.


The fish was actually served like that, with the skin on this side of the fish peeled away to show the flesh. The name of the dish in Chinese is 馬友魚 (Ma Yau Fish) and it is served cold. My dining companions and I liked this dish a lot as the fish was fresh and tasted ‘sweet’.


Pig’s big intestines with slices of goose 大腸拼鵝片

Oyster porridge 蠔仔粥


Fried noodles with vinegar and sugar 炸糖醋麵 – this was an interesting dish that’s to be eaten by adding vinegar and sugar to it.


Deep-fried pig intestines – these were deliciously sinful! Crisp to the bite and encrusted with some salt, these were great to munch on!


Sugar-crusted yam 反沙芋 – I had never eaten this dessert before and even though I love yam, I felt this was a bit too sweet.
Lok Hau Fook is a good restaurant to go to for traditional Teochew food. Kowloon City is also an interesting area to walk around with its numerous restaurants and food stalls. Definitely worth a walkabout for all foodies!
樂口福酒家
九龍城侯王道1-3號
English address:
Lok Hau Fook Restaurant
1-3 Hau Wong Road, Kowloon City
Tel : (852) 2382 7408