Lei Yue Mun Seafood Bazaar

This guide to the Lei Yue Mun Seafood Bazaar traces the village from its name, Carp Gate, back through a century as a granite quarry supplying stone to build the colony. It follows the accidental turn in the early 1960s, when fishermen from Shau Kei Wan began mooring here and selling their catch straight to nearby restaurants willing to cook it on the spot. You'll hear how that simple custom of choosing, bargaining and carrying your seafood took hold. Best explored slowly, tank by tank, before you pick a restaurant to cook what you've bought.