ALWAYS JOY
Sheung Wan · Hong Kong
Who recommends ALWAYS JOY? Axel Gonzalez, Maria Wong, Dr Woo, Luke Lo, Don't Eat Yet and 1 more — 6 people who’d know have named ALWAYS JOY in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, in their own words below where they gave them.
ALWAYS JOY is a seasonal izakaya that opened on Wing Lok Street in Sheung Wan in March 2025 — a project from Yardbird co-founders Matt Abergel and Lindsay Jang, staffed by the team from their closed restaurant RONIN and serving a menu inspired by it. The people who keep naming it aren't chefs: a bartender, the director of Hong Kong's street-art festival and a visiting Los Angeles tattoo artist, each asked on camera where they eat here.
- Address
- Shop No. 1, G/F, Nam Wo Hong Building, 148 Wing Lok St, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Axel Gonzalez
bar manager, Terrible Baby (Eaton HK) · on Fork Lore
Always Joy, solid, I mean, they change the menu every two, three months
Maria Wong
co-founder & managing director, HKwalls · on Fork Lore
They do hospitality really well — you walk in, you never met them before, but then they treat you like you're part of the family.
Dr Woo
tattoo artist, founder of Hideaway (Los Angeles) · on Fork Lore
Shoutout Ronin, but now we're doing Always Joy.
Luke Lo
A modern Japanese izakaya culture with an Asian twist, Always Joy is founded by the same team as Yardbird.
Don't Eat Yet
Their dishes here are mostly Japanese influenced, but extremely creative and contemporary!
Also named by: Keefe Chew.
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Last recommendation added 2026-08-18