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STAYSai Ying Pun is very much a residential district, but 10 minutes’ walk from the main drag of High Street is Hotel Jen (doubles from AED 575; 00852-2974 1234, www.hoteljen.com) by the Shangri-La group, offering comfy rooms, a great location and Michelin-rated Malaysian food at Café Malacca.

EAT It’s best to come hungry, as a crop of new restaurants have opened here in the past year: multi-purpose space Potato Head, which opened last month, offers authentic Indonesian at Kaum (00852-2858 6066, ptthead.com). Next door, Fish School (fishschool.hk) serves up market-fresh seafood and atmosphere, while El Loco Gringo (casteloconcepts.com) has the

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

Sai Ying Pun Its name may have military roots, but this rising Hong Kong hub is anything but buttoned up

area’s best tacos and Mexican corn on the cob. Noodies (00852-2559 0080) stands out for no-frills counter dining and delicious soup noodles, while local favourite Uncle Padak (unclepadak.com) serves big plates of Korean fried chicken to the strains of K-Pop. Save room for soufflé or shaved ice at Sweet Classroom (00852-2803 2933).

DRINK Back at Potato Head, just-opened I Love You So Coffee (ptthead.com) will delight coffee nerds, while High Street Grill (casteloconcepts.com) sells locally roasted beans from newcomer Kim & Co. and a free doughnut hole with each takeaway brew. At organic eatery Locofama (locofama.com), which has an upcoming second spot in Fuk Sau Lane, the Super W

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Clockwise from top left: Organic oolong tea soba with mushrooms

at Locofama; Hotel Jen’s Deluxe Harbour View Room; Sai Ying Pun views from the hotel; newly opened

Potato Head

Hydrator juice is the one to beat on a summer’s day. More established hangouts include Metropolitain (french-creations.com), a Parisian-style bistro, and industrial-chic Ping Pong Gintonería (pingpong129.com), which serves a mean g&t in a former table tennis hall. What’s a hip neighbourhood without craft hops? Try the Kung Fu hops or Liberty IPA at Craft Brew & Co (craftbrew.com.hk).

SHOP Check out Thorn and Burrow’s (thornandburrow.com) recently opened first floor space for stylish, one-of-a-kind African homeware sourced from Mali, Morocco and Cameroon. Then stock up on kale chips, old-fashioned rose lemonade or a bar of fair-trade Chocolate & Love at Cabinet Organic (cabinetorganic.com).