Canadian’s favourite Hong Kong restaurants for Singaporean, Indian, seafood and more

Among the picks of Jeff Rotmeyer, founder of non-profit organisation ImpactHK, are two social enterprises helping the neurodiverse community

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Canadian Jeff Rotmeyer is the founder of the non-profit organisation ImpactHK, which helps homeless people find work and shelter. Photo: Jeff Rotmeyer

Published: 11:37am, 12 Mar 2025

Canadian Jeff Rotmeyer is the founder of ImpactHK, a non-profit organisation that helps homeless people find work and shelter. Its annual Kindness fundraising gala takes place this year on March 22. He spoke to Andrew Sun.

When it comes to food, I pretty much like it all. I especially love chocolate and ice cream, so when I hear people say some desserts are too sweet, it blows my mind.

Having lived in Asia for 19 years, I am obviously fond of Asian cuisine. These days, I am mostly vegetarian, trying to stay as healthy as possible. But I am not a big salad eater. I enjoy a lot of Indian and Thai throughout the week.

I guess I am quite old school when it comes to choosing the restaurants that I go to, because I am quite loyal. A favourite restaurant of mine is Dignity Kitchen (2/F, 618 Shanghai Street, Mong Kok. Tel: 2561 2633). It is a Singaporean restaurant that employs the neurodiverse community and others with physical challenges.

There, you will always find the best customer service and get a good meal at an affordable price. I usually get the vegetarian nasi lemak, which is so uniquely presented and filling.

Laksa at Dignity Kitchen. Photo: Winson Wong

Museum Cafe 8 (Hong Kong Maritime Museum Roof, Pier 8, Central Pier) is a consistent go-to for coffees and light lunches when I have business meetings on Hong Kong Island. It is another social enterprise helping the neurodiverse community.