Tucked in HK Island’s hi-tech community lies a hidden gem amongst the Cantonese cuisine scene. Nam Fong, a contemporary Cantonese restaurant located on the third floor of the Le Méridien Cyberport is one of HK’s best-kept secrets delivering robust Cantonese flavours at its purest.

After making a booking at Australian restaurant, Coast Bistro & Bar, I began to ask myself, what is Australian cuisine? As a food writer and an Australian surely this would be easy to answer, it wasn't. A quick Facebook quiz revealed comments such as "meat pies", "hamburgers with beetroot", "beer battered fish and chips", and "I didn't know we had a cuisine!". All fair-dinkum responses, but at the level of contemporary Australian cuisine, which the restaurant claims to serve, I had hoped for something more.

The first time I went to Posto Pubblico it was a hit-and-miss experience, featuring small portions, average service, and while some dishes were tasty one was so heavily seasoned I couldn't eat it. As a new opening I gave it a second try. It was an improvement on the first, the dish I found inedible was edible and the service was better. The portions were still small and the kitchen forgot our pasta, which when it did arrive was enjoyable. This inconsistency was the reason I went back for a third time.