Reminder: HK's new dog-friendly restaurant scheme kicks in July 9 (833 approved venues). The official list is a mess to search though.
Heads up for the dog (and cat) owners here — the FEHD's new "dogs allowed in food premises" scheme officially takes effect on July 9. Around 833 licensed eateries have applied and been approved, so bringing your dog in is finally out of the grey zone.
The annoying part: the official approved list is just a government PDF/spreadsheet. It's scattered and basically un-searchable, so if you want to know "what's approved near me?" you're stuck googling for ages.
Full disclosure — I build an app called HangryAI, and I've synced it directly to the official FEHD approved list (not guessing from user reviews — it matches the actual 833 government-approved licences). You can just filter for "pet-friendly" and it shows the approved restaurants near you instead of digging through a PDF. If you are interested, let me know in the comment.
Not trying to spam — figured it's genuinely useful timing with the rule starting. Happy to answer questions, and if the government updates the list I'll keep it in sync. Also open to feedback if anyone tries it.