Reservations were made at Xinguang Jiu Jia.

It was pretty awesome. Every part of the crab. De-shelled. Served with asparagus, crab meat, various reproductive organs.

Jo:

Xinguang Jiu Jia
512 Tianjin Lu,
near Guangxi Bei Lu
Cost: Pretty expensive. Minimum charge is 400 RMB/person. If you like the crab though, you’re good.

lamma island is one of the outlying islands in hong kong – a 30 minute ferry ride from the central ferry piers, you have your choice of two villages to take the ferry to. we arrived too late (or early) to take the ferry to sok kwu wan, we got on the ferry for yung shue wan.

well, getting there, i didn’t know which of the seafood restaurants to pick (i’ve only been to sok kwu wan before) but there was certainly lots of seafood to choose from. we picked one at random and had a feast.

photos after the jump

fresh boiled shrimp

bamboo clams steamed with black bean sauce – these are especially delicious. i would’ve eaten another plate of these if i could.

clams steamed with the same black bean sauce. i preferred the bamboo clams, but that’s just me. these were also very good though.

steamed fish

lamma island is a 30 minute ride from the central ferry piers. usually, people go to sok kwu wan for the long row of seafood restaurants – i really don’t have one restaurant to recommend over any other. one note – these restaurants, despite the basic decorations, plastic chairs and lack of ambiance, are not cheap. the ultra fresh seafood and the laid back atmosphere make for a great day out though.