A month ago, Okra Hong Kong, a modern Izakaya and Sake Bar, one of the first restaurants in Hong Kong to accept cryptocurrencies – the world’s most innovative digital payment method in order to provide guests with enhanced security and payment convenience.

Okra Hong Kong is a modern Izakaya and Sake Bar in the Sai Ying Pun neighbourhood of Hong Kong, by acclaimed chef and entrepreneur Max Levy, Okra Hong Kong opened in 2015 and is an extension of the original Okra 1949 from Beijing, China.

Retail in Asia had the pleasure to interview Chef Max Levy of Okra Hong Kong.

RiA: You are one of the first F&B concepts in Hong Kong to accept cryptocurrencies; how do you think this is going to expand your target market?

Chef Max Levy: With almost all technological innovations that happen in society, the food and beverage industry is usually the last to adopt or benefit from them.

Hong Kong, for as much as the city is considered a financial hub, is far behind even places like Cambodia in terms of cashless and digital payments, let alone our digital neighbors to the north in Shenzhen.

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