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Diner’s Diary | Avocado with everything at Avobar, new in Hong Kong – mashed, smashed, sliced, diced, or halved, it’s all here

  • From a burger where avocado halves replace the bun, to delicious avocado toast, to avocado smashed with chilli, we sample the menu at new K11 Musea restaurant
  • We could suggest a few improvements, but overall the food is fine. Expect to spend around US$30 per head without drinks. Shame about the mall’s Christmas music!

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Smashed Chilli Avo at the Avobar, Tsim Sha Tsui. Every menu item contains avocados, even the cocktails at this London import to Hong Kong. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Bernice Chanin Vancouver

If you’re a fan of the avocado, there’s a restaurant in Hong Kong that can fulfil your cravings.

The aptly named Avobar, an import from London, it’s in the new K11 Musea mall in Tsim Sha Tsui, in the Food Playground or food court area. Staff wear T-shirts with the words “sex” and “drugs” crossed out and “avocuddles” below. Cute, but how’s the food?

We were among the first to be invited to try the Avobar menu – the chef had literally stepped into its newly completed kitchen only that day, and in consequence the food was uneven. Most of the dishes we tried were fine; as with all restaurant openings, there are some kinks to smooth out before its official opening on September 16.

Prices weren’t available at the time of tasting, though we were told customers can expect to spend HK$200-HK$250 (US$26-US$32) per person without drinks.

The Ultimate Avo Toast at the Avobar, Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Jonathan Wong
The Ultimate Avo Toast at the Avobar, Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Every item on the menu has avocado in it. The signature dish is the avo bun burger, in which the hamburger buns are replaced by two halves of an avocado; in between is a thick red-lentil patty, two thin slices of zucchini and some mayo.

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