{"id":67869,"date":"2026-07-11T14:05:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T06:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=67869"},"modified":"2026-07-11T14:05:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T06:05:04","slug":"hong-kongs-dot-cod-restaurant-scores-big-with-world-cup-screenings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=67869","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong\u2019s Dot Cod restaurant scores big with World Cup screenings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Fans in England shirts packed the restaurant, and waves of cheering erupted the moment Harry Kane slotted home a penalty to put the Three Lions 3-1 ahead.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">After 24 years in its former basement venue in Landmark Prince\u2019s, Dot Cod relocated in March \u2013 after a 19-month hiatus \u2013 to its current ground-floor location in Takshing House. The restaurant\u2019s floor-to-ceiling glass frontage has made it far more visible from the street, turning it into something close to a public viewing screen for passers-by.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">For many fans, it was not just the action on the pitch that drew them in, but the combination of a central location, live match atmosphere and breakfast service.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Among those who came specifically for the match was a group from CBRE, the commercial real estate services and investment firm, which had organised a team viewing of the England-Mexico game.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-bjn8wh e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People gather outside Dot Cod in Hong Kong\u2019s Central district during England\u2019s World Cup match against Mexico on July 6, 2026. Photo: Veronica Qi\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/07\/09\/14c9f6af-c2e1-4a91-af10-d86f1a1a8ebd_b3ee84ec.jpg\" title=\"People gather outside Dot Cod in Hong Kong\u2019s Central district during England\u2019s World Cup match against Mexico on July 6, 2026. Photo: Veronica Qi\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1bj5zno e1gf69pb1\">People gather outside Dot Cod in Hong Kong\u2019s Central district during England\u2019s World Cup match against Mexico on July 6, 2026. Photo: Veronica Qi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Dane Moodie, wearing an England jersey, says his group had deliberately scouted venues before settling on the Central restaurant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/food-drink\/article\/3359983\/hong-kongs-dot-cod-restaurant-scores-big-world-cup-screenings?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans in England shirts packed the restaurant, and waves of cheering erupted the moment Harry Kane slotted home a penalty to put the Three Lions&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":67870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[577,10039,2028,23790,3569,5010,476,6996,11678,526],"class_list":["post-67869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bored-interesting","tag-big","tag-cod","tag-cup","tag-dot","tag-hong","tag-kongs","tag-restaurant","tag-scores","tag-screenings","tag-world","wpcat-33-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=67869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67869\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/67870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=67869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=67869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=67869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}