Newly opened TokyoLima in Central – Japanese-Peruvian fusion distils best of both food cultures

The restaurant group behind the popular Italian bar and restaurant Pirata in Wan Chai has embraced a Japanese-Peruvian theme with their latest opening, TokyoLima.

Better signage would help locate the restaurant, which is above a car park even though the address would lead you to believe it’s on the ground floor. Once inside, we were transported to a somewhat exotic place, with dim lighting and rickety sofa seating that is too high for the table.

Our server introduced the restaurant as an izakaya that serves sharing plates in the Nikkei style, or a combination of Japanese and Peruvian cuisines. Sounds intriguing? And for the most part it is.

The evening we visited was the first day following the soft opening period and several items on the menu were stamped “out of stock”. We were told the menu was still being reworked.

We started with la ostra (HK$160), a trio of Daniel Sorlut fresh oysters on the half shell seasoned with ponzu and wasabi, tigre de leche (tiger’s milk) and green sprouts that set the creative tone for the evening and whetted the appetite.