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From Japanese to Nordic, there's an endless supply of cuisines to explore in settings from formal to casual
INTRIGUING MIX
Contemporary Japanese. Understated décor, comfortable seating with a small sushi bar. HK$1,586, including a bottle of sake. Friends for a casual bite. The sashimi assortment platter featured salmon, tuna, yellowtail and sea urchin, thick cuts garnished with radish and seaweed. We liked the stir-fried Okinawa bitter gourd with natto, or fermented soybean and egg with the play on textures and flavours. An intriguing mix was the chilled home-made Inaniwa udon with sea urchin and scented with black truffle that seemed more Italian. The grilled whole Hokkaido sweet corn was a quality ingredient, but a tad overcooked. Foie gras sushi overpowered the wagyu beef and sweet shrimp roll, while the grilled Hiroshima oysters lacked flavour. Matcha green tea has too delicate a taste to be made into a soufflé. We had to ask the staff to slow down the dishes coming out of the kitchen. Extensive selection of sake, including Junmai Daiginjo, Daiginjo and Junmai Ginjo, shochu and Japanese beers.