Best sustainable restaurants in Hong Kong

Whether it’s eating less meat, buying locally grown food or avoiding over-ordering at restaurants, a few tweaks in your eating habits can add up to making a hugely positive impact in the long run. If you’re looking to go a little more green with your food choices, why not show some love to local businesses who are championing sustainability? Here are some sustainable restaurants in Hong Kong that put eco-friendly practices at the heart of what they do.

This article was originally published by Charmaine Ng on January 22, 2020. Updated by Amber Lai on April 20, 2021.

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Interval Café X Farmacy

The green use of smart mobile farms is on show at the Interval Café x Farmacy collaboration at Cyberport. It grows ingredients in-house through the use of hydroponic planting technology in six smart mobile farms, bringing a new meaning to farm-to-table. Herbs and micro-greens are grown on site to lower transportation carbon emissions and the ingredients are harvested in their prime.

Interval Café x Farmacy, Shop 207, Telegraph Bay, Cyberport Road,

Fresca

Offering easy and ready-to-go meals doesn’t mean that a restaurant can’t be sustainable. Fresca is a neighbourhood café that harvests produce daily from its Hong Kong farm to meet the farm-to-table concept. Organic and heirloom seeds are planted and grown with pure mountain water for the highest quality produce. Creating and recommending food depending on what’s best in the season, fill up on its healthy, clean food.

Fresca, 54A, Hollywood Road, Central, 2770 2282

PENICILLIN

Sustainability doesn’t just tie into what you eat but what you drink too. This is the ethos behind the farm-to-bar movement driving PENICILLIN. Implementing a closed-loop model of production, this sustainable bar uses up-cycled foods and locally sourced ingredients in its offerings. Being a “scrap-less” bar tests the team’s creativity in recycling, fermenting and growing ingredients for its cocktail creations.

PENICILLIN, L/G, Amber Lodge, 23 Hollywood Road, Central, 9880 7995

Green Common

This plant-based eatery and grocery shop hopes to advance global food technology innovations by promoting a sustainable and revolutionised food mindset. It prioritises fair trade, cruelty-free, local sourcing, working with organic farms, social enterprises and SMEs. Grab a meal at one of its restaurants before browsing the shelves and bringing some sustainable products home.

Green Common, multiple locations across Hong Kong

Roganic

One year after the opening of Roganic in London and four months after the restaurant was awarded its first Michelin star, chef Simon Rogan has expanded his concept overseas, bringing his original British cooking to Hong Kong. Just like its sister restaurant in Marylebone, London, Roganic Hong Kong showcases produce from local farms with a member of staff whose sole job is to source high-quality local supplies.

Roganic, Shop 8, UG/F, Sino Plaza, 255 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay, 2817 8383

Treehouse

Treehouse is located at H Code and BaseHall in Central, serving up flatbreads, plant-based burgers, raw vegan cakes and cold-pressed juices. The H Code restaurant is fitted with a range of recycling bins and a composting station for food waste to reduce its impact on the environment. It holds three commitments to nature. Conscious sourcing, sustainability and connecting with the concept of being one with nature.

Treehouse, Shop 1, G/F, The Steps, H Code, 45 Pottinger Street, Central, 3791 2277 and Shop 9A, 9B and 9C, LG/F, 1 Connaught Place, Jardine House, Central

Mana

Serving up organic and plant-based fast food, Mana is one of Hong Kong’s most popular lunch break spots specialising in vegetarian and vegan options. Customer favourites include the signature rolled flatbreads, vegetarian burgers and daily salads. The restaurant has a strong focus on sustainability and responsible sourcing, aiming for zero waste across its locations by using only plant-based ingredients and biodegradable containers. Mana saves up to three tonnes of food scraps every month to donate to Hong Kong community organic farms, where they are composted.

Mana, 8 Staunton Street, SoHo, Central, 5501 7583 and and 8-10 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, 5501 7591

Locofama

Working closely with Hong Kong’s local farms, Locofama uses organic fruit and vegetables that are free from any pesticides and chemicals. The sustainable restaurant boasts an organic mini farm and serves drinks from a hydroponic cocktail bar. By having a closer relationship with local farmers, Locofama can utilize the freshest ingredients that are harvested at their prime for the best flavour and nutritional value.

Locofama, 11 Fuk Sau Lane, Sai Ying Pun, 2547 7668

Eat Well Canteen

Located within The Green Hub, the Eat Well Canteen is a green venue making its home within a former police station. Due to its close proximity to Kadoorie Farm, diners will be trying local and seasonal ingredients from the surrounding community. Wanting to share its knowledge with others, ask the team for its low-carbon living tips and how to cook sustainably.

Eat Well Canteen, 11 Wan Tau Kok Lane, Tai Po, 2996 2800