Always Joy

Yardbird’s founders, Matt Abergel and Lindsay Jang have opened Always Joy, an intimate izakaya located beside their ever-popular yakitori joint in Sheung Wan. Building on the legacy of their former snack bar – Ronin – this new venue offers a delightful array of casual dishes that go hand-in-hand with ice-cold highballs. Chow down on light bites like pumpkin mochi in soy brown butter, ox tail oden, or flank skewer with mushroom X.O sauce. For mains, try Always Joy’s seafood showstoppers like braised grouper with gobo and chayote or pepper lobster yakisoba. Don’t forget to leave room for their strawberry sundae with red shiso and crunchy soba granola for a sweet finale.