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Restaurants

Japanese

Airport Izakaya

Regal Airport Hotel, 9 Cheong Tat Road, Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok. Tel: 2286 6668. Signature dishes: seared red tuna salad, volcano maki roll, scallop and vegetable tempura cakes, halibut tempura, red tuna and salmon flower sushi, Canadian beef teppanyaki. $$-$$$

Ajitomi

7/F Circle Tower, 28 Tang Lung Street, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2836 0671. Signature dishes: rocket salad with sesame dressing, grilled chicken tails, Osaka-style meatballs, cold udon with poached egg (below). $$$

Akita Robatayaki & Teppanyaki

1/F, 8 Observatory Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2316 2727. Signature dishes: Kobe beef teppanyaki, whole live lobster teppanyaki. $$$$

Ana Gura

2/F, Unit 208-209 Yip Fung Building, 2-8 D'Aguilar Street, Central. Tel: 2840 1401. Signature dishes: pumpkin bun, sea urchin roll in seaweed tempura, shrimp paste-stuffed bitter melon tempura, assorted tempura. $$$$$

Aqua Tokyo

29/F, One Peking, 1 Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 3427 2288. Signature dishes: taraba crab tempura with crab roe miso, smoked eggplant wrapped in grilled beef fillet. $$$$

Azabusabo Tokyo

Miramar Shopping Centre, 132 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2377 3780. (Branches in Causeway Bay, tel: 2882 1582; Mong Kok, tel: 2918 1361 and 2780 9881; Quarry Bay, tel: 2886 1078.) Signature dishes: cold ramen with spicy sesame chicken, mango sundae. $$

Bang Bang Pan Pan

34 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2203 4009. Signature dishes: okonomiyaki (Japanese savoury pancakes), chicken gristle cheese balls, teppanyaki beef. $$

Busy Suzie

Shop 209, 2/F, 1881 Heritage, 2A Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2369 0077. Signature dishes: sea urchin sushi, robatayaki Kagoshima pork skewer, robatayaki lamb chop, crab congee, bean curd tiramisu with Okinawa black sugar sauce, umeshu and lime jelly with yuzu honey. $$$$$

Dining Art Japanese

Shop 4, Tai Kut House, 7 Greig Road, Quarry Bay. Tel: 2880 0707. Signature dishes: king of salmon sushi, ox tongue teppanyaki, mentaiko chicken wings. $$-$$$

Dozo

44 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central. Tel: 2581 1338. Signature dishes: oyster shooters, carpaccio of matsuzaka beef with enoki mushrooms, black truffle hamachi, nori prawn tempura. $$

Hakata Ichome Horumon (yakiniku)

9/F Kyoto Plaza, 491-499 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2892 0362. Signature dishes: grilled beef intestines and tripe, Japanese potato pork belly, beef offal hotpot. $$$

Hibiki

2/F, 8 Observatory Court, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2316 2884. Signature dishes: Kumamoto sashimi combo, Japanese jumbo abalone. $$$$

Honjin Modern Tokyo Dining

Shop 2-3, Imperial Terrace, 356 Queen's Road West, Sai Ying Pun. Tel: 2540 0880. Signature dishes: Japanese uni nigiri, goose liver robatayaki, ox tongue robatayaki, assorted tempura, inaniwa udon with tai broth. $$$$

Imasa

1/F The Peninsula, Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2315 3175. Signature dishes: assorted sashimi, beef stone grill, shabu shabu, seasonal kaiseki. $$$$$

Inagiku

1/F The Royal Garden, 69 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East. Tel: 2733 2933. (Branch in Central, tel: 2805 0600.) Signature dishes: live king prawn tempura, seasonal vegetable tempura, white soba, inaniwa udon. $$$$$

Insen

6 Ormsby Street, Tai Hang. Tel: 2203 4288. Signature dishes: Japanese oysters with miso sauce, home-made minced chicken stick, grilled corn, grilled rice balls. $$$$

Iroha (yakiniku)

2/F Jardine Centre, 50 Jardine's Bazaar, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2882 9877. (Branch in Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2311 4700.) Signature dishes: Japanese premium beef, thick-sliced wagyu tongue, tripe sashimi, preserved salted fish guts. $$$$$

Itamae Sushi

Shop 1-3, Excelsior Plaza, 24-26 East Point Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2110 8504 (Branches in Hong Kong International Airport, tel: 3197 9404; Kowloon Tong, tel: 2265 7722; Mong Kok, tel: 2385 8160 and 2771 1895; Tseung Kwan O, tel: 3194 4401; Tsing Yi, tel: 2436 1501; Tsuen Wan, tel: 2499 8762.) Signature dishes: Japanese-style fried egg, salmon sashimi (above), shrimp tempura sushi, Japanese beef sashimi. $$

Ito San

25 Westlands Road, Quarry Bay. Tel: 2803 1803. Signature dishes: sushi and sashimi. $$$$

Kaetsu

Mezzanine, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 2584 7088. Signature dishes: cold steamed abalone, home-made sesame bean curd, grilled Australian Japanese beef, green salad with home-made sesame vinegar sauce, seasonal kaiseki. $$$$$

Kanizen

3 Thomson Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 2866 1618. Signature dishes: taraba crab tempura, steamed kegani crab, crab shabu shabu. $$$$$

Kanton Izakaya

2/F, 2A Leighton Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2808 0309. Signature dishes: wine-marinated bitter melon with sour plums, salt and pepper duck tongues, frog legs with chillies and Sichuan peppercorns, steamed Japanese rice with foie gras and sunshine egg. $$-$$$

Katte Shabu Shabu

5 Caroline Hill Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2577 2628. Signature dishes: snapper soup base, sukiyaki soup base, Miyazaki beef, Japanese pork slices, grilled ox tongue with salt. $$$$

Kiku

Shop B13-16, Basement One, The Landmark, Central. Tel: 2521 3344. Signature dishes: geoduck clam, cold udon, Kobe beef sashimi, simmered clams with sake. $$$$$

Kikuzen

Shop 402, Ocean Centre, Harbour City. Tel: 2918 9189. Signature dishes: pan-fried Kyoto pork dumplings, Kikuzen roll, grilled Angus rib-eye with teriyaki sauce. $$$

Ku La Ko Japan Concept Food

9/F CTMA Centre, 1N Sai Yeung Choi Street South, Mong Kok. Tel: 2783 7618. Signature dishes: grilled squid and sea urchin sushi, grilled rock oyster, deep-fried scallop spring roll. $$$

Kyo Hachi Japanese Restaurant

Level 2, The Peak Tower, The Peak. Tel: 2907 2888. Signature dishes: grilled Japanese wagyu beef roll, Kobe sirloin beef teppanyaki, Fukuoka tomato and pomelo salad. $$$

Magushi (robatayaki)

74 Peel Street, Central. Tel: 2868 1428. Signature dishes: Kurobuta pork with leeks, home-made mutton balls with Meaux mustard sauce, grilled chicken hearts. $$$$

Mitake

G1019, Kam Sing Mansion, Stage 10, Taikoo Shing. Tel: 2513 8886. Signature dishes: Australian wagyu with salt, Kagoshima rib-eye, thick-cut ox tongue, marinated beef short rib (below). $$$$$

Miso

Shop 15, Basement, Jardine House, Central. Tel: 2845 8773. Signature dishes: beef tataki, sushi, soft-shell crabs. $$$

Mist

4 Sun Wui Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2881 5006. Signature dishes: wood-smoked Japanese Chiba pork, ume ramen, boiled egg. $$

Miyabi Japanese Fine Dining

L18, The One, 100 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2724 6222. Signature dishes: deluxe sashimi platter, grilled cod with white soybean paste, wagyu beef small hotpot, green tea ice cream with red beans and mochi. $$$$$

Nadaman

Level 7, Island Shangri-La, Pacific Place, Supreme Court Road, Admiralty. Tel: 2820 8570. (Branch at Kowloon Shangri-La, tel: 2733 8751.) Signature dishes: mini kaiseki, sushi set, pan-fried sliced beef, cold udon, sashimi (below). $$$$$

Naha Okinawan Restaurant

G1015, Yiu Sing Mansion, Taikoo Shing. Tel: 2186 6969. Signature dishes: Okinawa bitter gourd with bean curd in sesame sauce, home-made peanut flavoured bean curd, grilled bitter gourd with fish paste. $$-$$$

Naozen

21-25 Wellington Street, Central. Tel: 2877 6668. Signature dishes: kaiseki set dinners, uni nigiri. $$$-$$$$

Nishimura

Shop 602, Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2735 6899. Signature dishes: assorted sashimi on sushi rice bowl, braised ox tongue, spinach salad, Nishimura sushi and king prawn tempura. $$$

Nobu

2/F InterContinental Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2313 2340. Signature dishes: octopus carpaccio, toro tartare with caviar, 'new style' salmon sashimi. $$$$$

Oonami Japanese & Oyster Restaurant

39 Cadogan Street, Kennedy Town. Tel: 2817 6626. Signature dishes: pan-fried French goose liver sushi, assorted sashimi, steamed egg custard with uni. $$$$

Osaka

Ashley Building, 14 Ashley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2376 3323. Signature dishes: shabu shabu, sukiyaki, handmade noodles. $$

Rakuen

Unit E, 4/F Ho Lee Commercial Building. 38-44 D'Aguilar Street, Central. Tel: 3102 2255. (Branch in Causeway Bay, tel: 3580 8858.) Signature dishes: Okinawan sea grapes (below), mascarpone with fish guts, home-made peanut butter tofu, Okinawan agu pork dumplings. $$$

Rei Sushi

Shop 2076, Level Two, IFC Mall, Central. Tel: 3188 1900. Signature dishes: Rei spicy hand roll and sushi roll, grilled harvest fish with pomelo paste, globe fish skin with vinegar. $$$

Robatayaki

22 Tak Fung Street, G/F Harbour Front Tower II, Whampoa Garden, Hung Hom. Tel: 2996 8438. Signature dishes: live abalone, Hokkaido taraba crab, whole scallop in shell, Japanese pork belly, chicken wings with spicy fish roe. $$$$

Robata Zawazawa

LG/F, 41 Wyndham Street, Central. Tel: 2536 9898. Signature dishes: green chilli with shrimp filling, buta ume shiso rolls, cabbage salad with onsen tamago and sesame paste dressing, handmade fish cake, tanuki udon. $$$-$$$$

Roka

Level LG1, Shop 002, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty. Tel: 3960 5988. Signature dishes: fresh tofu in bamboo, fried squid with chilli salt, tiger prawns with yuzu and koshyu chilli sauce, strawberry jasmine sundae. $$$$$

Romankan Yokohama (tonkatsu)

Shop 603, 6/F iSquare, 63 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2369 0788. Signature dishes: fried pork loin set, fried pork fillet set, katsu sandwich. $$

Sagano

1/F Hotel Nikko, 72 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East. Tel: 2313 4215. Signature dishes: Hokkaido crabs, teppanyaki seafood. $$$$

Sakesan

18 Shelley Street, SoHo. Tel: 2525 1660. Signature dishes: lobster dumplings, grilled Hokkaido scallops with wasabi, apple and sweet soy sauce, sake-compressed nashi with white peach sake sorbet, Hokkaido hotate (above). $$$$

Senshuraku Japanese Dining

6/F The Goldmark, 502 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2271 4321. Signature dishes: French whelk sashimi, steamed egg custard with sea urchin, Nabayaki udon noodles, prawn tempura. $$

Senzuru

8/F Harbour Plaza Metropolis, 7 Metropolis Drive, Hung Hom. Tel: 3160 6898. Signature dishes: assorted sashimi, live prawn tempura, teppanyaki Kobe beef roll, beef sukiyaki, grilled fatty tuna. $$$$

Shabu Shabu

G/F Dennies House, 20 Luard Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 2893 8806. Signature dishes: Japanese beef, cuttlefish, dried bean curd skin. $$$

Shiro

Unit 117, Level 1, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty. Tel: 2155 8066. Signature dishes: seaweed and snow crab salad with onsen egg, taraba crab tempura with crab and miso paste, grilled home-made smoked salmon, sea urchin spaghetti, yuzu ice cream. $$$$$

Sushi Express

19-21 Tong Chong Street, Quarry Bay. Tel: 2563 3000. Signature dishes: boro sushi, vegetarian sushi. $$

Sushi Fuku-Suke

11/F Macau Yat Yuen Centre, 525 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2955 0005. Signature dishes: omakase, grilled Japanese steak, shrimp tempura. $$$$$

Sushi Hiro

10/F Henry House, 42 Yun Ping Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2882 8752. (Branch in Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2377 9877.) Signature dishes: tuna, sea eel, striped jack, thornyhead, sea urchin, rosy, seabass. $$$$

Sushi Kuu

1/F Wellington Place, 2-8 Wellington Street, Central. Tel: 2971 0180. Signature dishes: deep-fried swordfish skewers, grilled yellowtail collar, monkfish liver, Kuu-style sashimi, almond tofu with plum-wine jelly. $$$$-$$$$$

Sushi Shin

Shop 1-2, G/F Wing Hing Court, 110-114 Tung Lo Wan Road, Tai Hang. Tel: 2398 8000. Signature dishes: chilled Japanese tomato, botan ebi sushi, tuna cheek sashimi, mackerel sashimi. $$$$$

Sushi Sumi

1-3 Cheong Ming Street, Happy Valley Tel: 2803 5558. Signature dishes: soft shell crab rolls, beef udon, assorted tempura. $$$$

Sushi U

3/F Century Square, 1-13 D'Aguilar Street, Central. Tel: 2537 9393. Signature dishes: steamed egg custard with sea urchin, assorted deluxe sashimi selection, soft shell crab roll. $$$$$

Taku

35 Elgin Street, SoHo. Tel: 2545 9966. Signature dishes: chilled silken tofu with tuna and yuzu, steamed silken tofu with ginger shoots, tuna tataki with ginger flower and ponzu. $$$$

Ten Sho Japanese Restaurant

Shop D, Kingstown Mansion, 313-323 Jaffe Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 2573 1329. Signature dishes: tuna innards on cheese with cracker, Japanese vegetable salad with mixed seafood, assorted sushi plate, pork intestines with cabbage hot pot, stewed Japanese clams with sake and saut?ed sliced lamb Hokkaido style. $$$

Tokio Joe

16 Lan Kwai Fong, Central. Tel: 2525 1889. Signature dishes: spicy toro tartare, soft shell crab roll, kelp-grilled sea bass. $$$

Tomokazu

Shop B, 441 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2833 6339. Signature dishes: shabu shabu, sukiyaki, soba noodles. $$$

Tonkatsu Ginza Bairin

Shop 3013, Level 3, IFC Mall, 8 Finance Street, Central. Tel: 2295 1112. (Branch in Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 3122 4128.) Signature dishes: Japanese tomato salad, deep-fried pork fillet with saut?ed onions, fried egg and secret sauce, rosu katsu set. $$

Umami

Le Meridien Cyberport, 100 Cyberport Road. Tel: 2980 7406. Signature dishes: cold Inaniwa udon, unagi avocado maki, spicy tuna temaki, beef sukiyaki, deep-fried fresh oysters. $$$-$$$$

Union Well Teppan-yaki Restaurant

78 Tung Choi Street, Mong Kok. Tel: 3188 1786. Signature dishes: teppanyaki razor clams, king scallops, US Angus rib-eye steak. $$$

Unkai

3/F Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers, 20 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2732 6841. Signature dishes: sea urchin sushi, assorted sushi, sake selections. $$$$

Wagyu Kaiseki Den

Upper G/F, Central Park Hotel, 263 Hollywood Road, Central. Tel: 2851 2820. Signature dishes: mashed lily bulb dumpling in rapeseed sauce with black truffles, charcoal-grilled wagyu, sea urchin truffle rice. $$$$$

Wako (yakiniku)

3/F Richmond Plaza, 496 Jaffe Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2117 4268. Signature dishes: sashimi platter, grilled Oomi beef, grilled Matsusaka beef, mixed grill (below). $$$$$

WasabiSabi

Shop 1301, 13/F, Food Forum, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2506 0009. Signature dishes: taraba crab and uni tempera with crab roe miso dip, home-made sesame tofu, carpaccio of sea bream with fresh wasabi red tea jelly, grilled toro roll. $$$$

Woo Tung Yakiniku Dining Bar

Shop 12, St Francis Street, Wan Chai. Tel: 2528 5788. Signature dishes: salted pork intestine, barbecue sauce beef, salted ox tongue with green onions. $$$$

Yagura Japanese Restaurant

LG/F Eaton Hotel Hong Kong, 380 Nathan Road, Mong Kok. Tel: 2710 1010. Signature dishes: crunchy eel roll, Negima chicken and leek yakitori, peppered tuna steak with wasabi soy sauce. $$$-$$$$

Yakitoritei

Shop C, 49-51A Sing Woo Road, Happy Valley. Tel: 2838 5377. (Branch in Tin Hau, tel: 2566 9982.) Signature dishes: black Angus beef tenderloin stick, ox-tongue stick, lamb chop stick, salmon fillet with crispy bacon stick. $$$

Yamashiro

Unit R2002 & 2003, Elements, 1 Austin Road West, West Kowloon. Tel: 3743 1421. Signature dishes: grilled eggplant with miso topping, ox tongue salad, blueberry cheesecake. $$$$-$$$$$

Yi Pai Ya

8/F, Macau Yat Yuen Centre, 525 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2891 0815. Signature dishes: chicken sashimi, Korean-style ox tongue sashimi, grilled ox tongue, grilled mentaiko, fried bean sprouts with garlic. $$$$

Zuma

5/F and 6/F, The Landmark, Central. Tel: 3657 6388. Signature dishes: sashimi omakase, miso-marinated black cod in hoba leaf, seared tuna with chilli radish and garlic, poached peach with jasmine and wild strawberries. $$$$$

Shanghainese

China House

Shop L3-1, Level 3, APM, Millennium City 5, Kwun Tong. Tel: 3580 1882. Signature dishes: mung bean noodles with goose, braised boneless fish head with bean curd, minced pork and chilli sauce, fried crab with chilli. $$

Harvest Festival Shanghai Zhejiang Restaurant

10/F Causeway Bay Plaza 2. 463-483 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2626 1100. Signature dishes: Chinese lettuce with peanut sauce (above), seafood and bitter melon pancake, braised lion's head with crab butter. $$

Jardin de Jade (Zhejiang/Shanghai)

Shop G3-4, G/F, Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 3528 0228. Signature dishes: vegetarian abalone, chicken with ginger soaked in spring onion oil, Jasmine tea-smoked duck, boiled beef fillet in hot chilli oil, vegetarian abalone. $$

Liu Yuan Pavilion

3/F The Broadway, 54-62 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 2804 2000. Signature dishes: steamed buns with preserved vegetables, crab with salted egg, fried hairy crab in bean paste, pan-fried dumplings. $$-$$$

Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant

3/F, Shop 305-308 Causeway Bay Plaza 1, 489 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 3690 2088. Signature dishes: xiao long bao, puff pastry with cashew nuts, braised tofu with fresh crabmeat, rice flour cakes with pork. $$

Ning Po Residents Association (Shanghainese/Ningpo)

4/F Yip Fung Building, 2-18 D'Aguilar Street, Lan Kwai Fong. Tel: 2523 0648. Signature dishes: braised pork leg, minced vegetable with beancurd and sesame oil, soup noodles with shredded pork and preserved vegetable. $$

Shanghai Garden

G/F-1/F Hutchison House, 10 Harcourt Road, Admiralty. Tel: 2524 8181. Signature dishes: deep-fried boneless duck stuffed with walnuts, braised Mandarin fish with chilli sauce, deep-fried mashed squid with almond. $$-$$$

Wang Jia Sha

Shop 101, 1/F Cityplaza II, Taikoo Shing. Tel: 2560 3668. Signature dishes: crabmeat dumplings, tea-smoked duck with butterfly-shaped buns, saut?ed large prawns in spicy sauce, deep-fried pork ribs with spicy salt (above). $-$$

Wu Kong Shanghai Restaurant

Alpha House, Basement, 27-33 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2366 7244. (Branch in Causeway Bay, tel: 2506 1018.) Signature dishes: salty ham with lotus seeds and steamed bread, braised eel with bean sprouts and yellow leeks. $$-$$$

Xia Fei Shanghainese Restaurant

Shop 26-7, B2, K11 Mall, 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2801 6111. Signature dishes: xiao long bao, dan dan mien, egg white souffl?with almond paste filling. $$

Xia Mian Guan

Shop 1079-82, Level 1, Elements, 1 Austin Road West, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2196 8121. Signature dishes: Shanghainese and Suzhou-styled noodles. $

Xiao Nan Guo

Shop 301-302, Level 3, Man Yee Building, 68 Des Voeux Road, Central. Tel: 2259 9393. (Branches in Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2369 8899; Causeway Bay, tel: 2874 8899.) Signature dishes: hairy crab with rice cake, braised gluten with mushrooms, cold chicken in wine sauce, deep-fried pork spare-ribs with garlic. $$-$$$

Yellow Door Kitchen (Sichuan and Shanghai)

6/F Cheong Hing Building, 37 Cochrane Street, Central. Tel: 2858 6555. Signature dishes: dan dan noodles, spicy bean curd, dumplings. $$-$$$

Ye Shanghai

Level 3 Pacific Place, Admiralty. Tel: 2918 9833. (Branch in Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2376 3322.) Signature dishes: steamed pork dumplings, roast meats, spicy sliced sea cucumber, saut?ed minced chicken with pine nuts, deep-fried yellow fish with sweet-and-sour sauce, river shrimp dumpling (below). $$$

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