The Sushi God
I know, I've raved countless times (in person if not on this blog) about how great Japanese food is in HK. The quality of the food we get here for the price paid, is something that Singaporean Japanese restaurants cannot match up with. The only thing perhaps that Singaporean Japanese places can do that HK restaurants can't seem to do is good ramen. Otherwise, I usually avoid Japanese food in Singapore.
Anyway, one of the Japanese dining experiences that I was introduced to here was omakase. In short, this is for the lazy diner who's willing to spend a little as basically the chef will decide what you want to eat. You can help him out a little by telling him roughly what you want the omakase to focus on and what you don't want to eat but that's about it.
I had my second omakase at Sushi Shin, which apparently means the Sushi God. This joint was opened by some of the apprentices to the owner of the first Japanese place that I had omakase at (Kenjo's). I enjoyed the first one so I was definitely looking forward to the second one! It helped that Sushi Shin is on HK Island and no harbour crossing was required.
So we went there after work to celebrate GV's birthday a few weeks ago. During the omakase, we had some of the freshest sashimi that I've ever had. They were fairly generous with the fatty tuna and I had the best oyster ever - just a little fresh lemon juice required. They were also quite flexible and threw in a California roll at GV's request. Generally, it was cheaper than eating at Kenjo's, though still pricey. Given that the food quality was the same if not better than Kenjo's, I'd say this is the better deal. GV in particular preferred Sushi Shin's general ambience and decor to that at Kenjo's. I on the other hand really liked the neighbourhood that it was located in. Its a small quiet residential neighbourhood with lots of small restaurants that I think I'd like to come back to try.
Aside from omakase, we had some of their ala carte dishes, like salmon belly soup and my personal favourite, their vegetable inaniwa udon. I maintain that they do the best hot inaniwa udon and the vegetable broth is perfect. In my view, this is the best dish to end a decadent meal with, something light and simple.
The place is small and clearly quite popular, so we were lucky to get seats on short notice. I would say that right now, its the best Japanese place to eat at in Hong Kong.
Anyway, I'd say that this place is definitely worth a try if its going to be your one expensive meal in HK and you don't want to have Chinese.
Anyway, one of the Japanese dining experiences that I was introduced to here was omakase. In short, this is for the lazy diner who's willing to spend a little as basically the chef will decide what you want to eat. You can help him out a little by telling him roughly what you want the omakase to focus on and what you don't want to eat but that's about it.
I had my second omakase at Sushi Shin, which apparently means the Sushi God. This joint was opened by some of the apprentices to the owner of the first Japanese place that I had omakase at (Kenjo's). I enjoyed the first one so I was definitely looking forward to the second one! It helped that Sushi Shin is on HK Island and no harbour crossing was required.
So we went there after work to celebrate GV's birthday a few weeks ago. During the omakase, we had some of the freshest sashimi that I've ever had. They were fairly generous with the fatty tuna and I had the best oyster ever - just a little fresh lemon juice required. They were also quite flexible and threw in a California roll at GV's request. Generally, it was cheaper than eating at Kenjo's, though still pricey. Given that the food quality was the same if not better than Kenjo's, I'd say this is the better deal. GV in particular preferred Sushi Shin's general ambience and decor to that at Kenjo's. I on the other hand really liked the neighbourhood that it was located in. Its a small quiet residential neighbourhood with lots of small restaurants that I think I'd like to come back to try.
Aside from omakase, we had some of their ala carte dishes, like salmon belly soup and my personal favourite, their vegetable inaniwa udon. I maintain that they do the best hot inaniwa udon and the vegetable broth is perfect. In my view, this is the best dish to end a decadent meal with, something light and simple.
The place is small and clearly quite popular, so we were lucky to get seats on short notice. I would say that right now, its the best Japanese place to eat at in Hong Kong.
Anyway, I'd say that this place is definitely worth a try if its going to be your one expensive meal in HK and you don't want to have Chinese.