Plate to Palate | Sushi Mori Tomoaki: hard to find, easy to like

It might be hard to find Sushi Mori Tomoaki unless you know what to look for: there's no signage. Once you get close to the restaurant, you'll notice the blank wall outside is beautifully etched, and there's a traditional Japanese sliding door (albeit with a button to open it).

There are two dining areas,and both are sushi bars. To the right is where chef Mori presides over 15 seats, and there are 10 seats on the left, which is where we ate.

Our sushi chef was affable and helpful, and used his smartphone to look up the names and photos of fish that were unfamiliar to us.

They offered four menus: one was HK$1,200 for 12 sushi dishes; and from HK$1,500 to HK$2,300 for sushi, sashimi and one hot dish. We didn't want hot dishes, so the chef offered us six sashimi and six sushi for HK$1,500, which we accepted. All the food was beautifully presented on lovely ceramics.

From the sashimi selection, the highlights were the hokke fish — sliced from the stomach and shoulder — which was fatty, rich and topped with fish eggs; the creamy crab with sea urchin and crab paste served on a shiso leaf; kinki fish with its liver; and the chutoro and otoro.