Plate to Palate | Food review: Isoya, Wan Chai - Japanese vegetarian
Recommended dishes: house-made bean curd — made from soya beans and water imported from Japan — was fantastic, with a delicate, wobbly texture and subtle flavour.
Isoya
9/F, 83 Wan Chai Road, Wan Chai
Tel: 5500 8812
Open: Monday to Saturday noon-2.30pm (last order), 6pm-10pm (last order)
Japanese vegetarian
HK$330 for a set dinner without drinks or the service charge
quiet and elegantly austere
house-made bean curd — made from soya beans and water imported from Japan — was fantastic, with a delicate, wobbly texture and subtle flavour. (Our waitress told us they tried making it with Hong Kong water, but the results weren't good enough.) Vegetarian sushi — with ingredients such as eggplant, red pepper and mashed pumpkin in place of (and looking like) fish and sea urchin — was whimsical. Tempura vegetables, including okra, corn and sliced mushroom — had a nice, light batter. Our favourite dishes were the chawan mushi with ginkgo, yuzu and mushrooms; a gooey, chewy cheese mochi; and a well-stuffed pumpkin dumpling.