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PALATIAL DELIGHTS

At the top of bustling The One is Kowloon's best-kept secret, Zurriola. It's an alluring palatial delight where comidas (meals) are prepared to detailed perfection. In line with the restaurant's avante-garde twist to Spanish cuisine, its sleek interior highlights pockets of iconic décor of vibrant matador paintings and delicate accessories. Alongside the enticing ambience, each table in the restaurant offers a charming harbour view.

Chef Pedro Samper's creation - a delightful burst of warm tomato inside a crispy puff bread topped with a modest slice of Iberian ham (HK$320) - was an ideal opener, executed perfectly with an airy crisp that held its own, while the right pop of tomato waited to amuse. The octopus appetiser (HK$230) was a delectable, tender and moist octopus blanketed by a rich potato cream and hints of paprika flavours.

Zurriola's main course recommendations included the amadai fish (HK$480), which was flawless with its freshness, enhanced by a tangy apple cider sauce and topped by carefully fried scales with a good and lasting crunch. For meat lovers, the Iberian pluma tender paired perfectly with the port wine sauce and soft cabbage cake bites.

Dessert was a sinful plate of rich chocolate bonbons, while a spike of mojito granita with a minty soup and a sweet sorbet was refreshing. Jamie Ferrer