Newly opened Djapa in Wan Chai – artistic Japanese-Brazilian fusion
Murakami on the walls, art on the plate – Lee Tung Avenue restaurant has impressive interior and cutely presented, inventive dishes, washed down with beautiful, creative cocktails
A slew of restaurants has opened along Lee Tung Avenue, the newish development that replaced Wedding Card street in Wan Chai. One of the latest additions is Japanese-Brazilian fusion Djapa.
The interior is very impressive – the owners are art collectors keen on sharing part of their collection on the upstairs level. There are two Takashi Murakami pieces on the walls, along with one by his former protégé Mr, as well as a Yayoi Kusama tiled pumpkin sculpture. Two Brazilian artists have decorated the walls with graffiti, lending a colourful atmosphere.
The menu requires a bit of deciphering and the friendly staff are able to explain what everything is.
The turbot yuzu (HK$98) was a refreshing ceviche, although it hadn’t been marinated long enough. It was served with cubes of nagaimo (Chinese mountain yam), grapes and mini shiso leaves.
In the dish of tropical clams (HK$88), the plump, briny clam meat was removed from the shell, cooked, mixed with tomato, avocado and corn salsa then piled back into the half shell.
