{"id":89165,"date":"2024-12-16T13:09:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T13:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=89165"},"modified":"2024-12-17T09:37:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T09:37:07","slug":"the-people-of-ely-are-really-kind-the-story-behind-award-winning-japanese-restaurant-don-don-yatai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2024\/12\/16\/the-people-of-ely-are-really-kind-the-story-behind-award-winning-japanese-restaurant-don-don-yatai\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The people of Ely are really kind’: The story behind award-winning Japanese restaurant\u00a0Don Don Yatai"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The family-run business has won awards for its sushi as well as being named the Best Japanese Restaurant in Wales – twice <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

FOR some people, Ely might seem like the last place you would think to establish an award-winning Japanese restaurant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But for Hong Kong-born David Chan, 42, and his wife Hayman, Ely presented “a good opportunity”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe knew in Ely there were no independent restaurants and also no sit-in restaurants,” said David, who moved to Cardiff in December 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“And the people of Ely are really kind.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The couple left Hong Kong because of an unhealthy work life balance. They moved to South Wales to enjoy a better family life and build their own business from the ground up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe work culture in Hong Kong prioritises productivity and promotes extended working hours, which left us with limited quality time together as a family,\u201d said Hayman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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