Wrapped up our trip with dinner in Lei Yue Mun. I had initially planned a trip to Sai Kung, unfortunately our busy schedule got the better of us. Fortunately the much closer former fishing village of Lei Yue Mun located in SE Kowloon and easily accessible by MTR offered a respectable alternative. Our local friends recommended the “Happiness Seafood Restaurant” located literally at the end of the main thoroughfare running through the village. Google maps was hopeless, just walk along the path until you come upon the basketball court and Jockey Club Lei Yue Mun Plus. After the glitz and glamour of the city’s main drags, the restaurant was a throwback to the 80s era slightly cheesy Chinese restaurant decor, a lot like what you’d find in SGV…
Our meal began with a complementary savory papaya soup, not sure what the broth was made of it was very tasty.
The seafood vendor talked me out of another round of “very expensive” kuruma ebi and suggested regular prawns simply steamed. Tasty but I did have a tinge of regret for not picking the sweeter kuruma ebi instead…
Fried Kai Lan
Salt and pepper fried mantis prawn. Excellent, very sweet flesh and flavorful seasoning #cuzwecantgetmantisprawninLA
Whelks cooked in szechuan spicy broth. Wish whelks are more common stateside, sweet and delicious. #cuzwecantgetwhelksinLA
Steamed fish
Seafood vendor suggested this over abalone, better eating according to him. Razor clams in black bean sauce, well prepared however edged out by the version at Fook Lam Moon
Complementary dessert. Plum flower gelee over coconut custard. Very sweet watermelon and cantaloupe.
A very good meal overall, everything was very well prepared and highly recommended if you’re seeking some 'ol time nostalgia without the trek to Sai Kung.
One of the few remaining vendors open as we headed back to our hotel.
