Sunday’s Grocery – Delicious Fried Chicken & Sandwiches. One-Stop Store by Yardbird
Feature - Review, Food - Hong Kong, Overseas - Hong Kong
December 20, 2015
Conceptualised by the team behind Yardbird – the hip Japanese yakitori and izakaya joint, is Sunday’s Grocery. Located at Kennedy Town, they brand themselves as a liquor store, curated convenience store and a takeaway sandwich store all housed within a neighbourhood grocery shop – an up-class one indeed. The first thing you would notice upon entering this store is the rows and rows of bottles of liquor, ranging from Japanese whiskey to Jamaican rum. Never knew they were THAT serious about their alcohol. Since Sunday’s Grocery acts more like a takeaway joint, there are no seats within......
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