Japanese Restaurants in Hong Kong
An Overview
Not everything is Chinese in Asia's gastronomic bridge between East and West. In a thriving melting pot like Hong Kong, there is truly something delightfully tasteful for every palate, and Japanese cuisine would surely be in the list of the top choice offerings of this richly diverse culture.
Quick searches on the Internet would yield hundreds of Japanese restaurants in Hong Kong, listed and sorted according to locations, prices, food offerings, even helpful reviews and ratings for the more discriminating consumers.
Indeed Japanese food is one of the culinary rages in Hong Kong and main areas like Kowloon, Causeway Bay, Lantau Island, Stanley and Central Hong Kong would not be amiss of restaurants offering Japanese cuisine.
From ramen to donburi and udon dishes right up to specially-prepared sushi and fresh sashimi, one need not search far and wide in order to satisfy a craving for Japanese food. Hotels would have their signature Japanese restaurants like the pricey but famed Nobu Intercontinental Hong Kong in Intercontinental Hotel and Kaetsu of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Wanchai rated among the most recommended Japanese restaurants in the city, Imasa at the Peninsula Hong Kong or the Unkai Japanese Restaurant located in Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers Level along Nathan Road. There are also the Japanese food chains like Blue Bird, Tokyo Joe, Nambantei, Iccho Japanese Restaurant, Sushi Nagoyaka Tei, and the most recent addition to the market, Shirokiya which plans to open 20 outlets in Hong Kong bearing the brand name.
For that quick and inexpensive Japanese food fix, one can also turn to fast food joints like Yoshinoya for their popular gyudon or beef rice bowl, Gindaco for takoyaki or seafood dumplings, Genki Sushi for sushi and sashimi creations served along conveyor belts, or for a steaming, satisfying bowl of noodles in soup, there’s Ajisen-Ramen. Vegans and vegetarians alike can also find Japanese restaurants and food stalls offering dishes for their healthy lifestyle.
Pleasant finds in city’s superfood court found in Kowloon and Causeway Bay are stalls and outlets serving up vegetarian set meals or grilled vegetables. The Fortune Vegetarian Restaurant in Causeway Bay is tastefully done in Chinese interiors but offers Japanese vegetarian cuisine like tofu, fried rice and grilled food.
For the adventurous or those on the lookout for new dining trends – an area which Hong Kong will definitely not be left behind – there are restaurants like My Tokyo located in the upscale neighborhood of Causeway Bay as well. My Tokyo follows the 2-in-1 dining, or 3-in-1 dining concept which basically means you can get two or three different kinds of flavors or dishes in a single order. For instance, you can get two different kinds of soup bases in one bowl of noodles.
Not to be missed are Japanese desserts like the ice cream creations in Azabu Sabo in Tsim Sha Tsui or at Causeway Bay, a lovely cap to a truly authentic Japanese dining experience.
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Nigiri
Rice is formed into a ball or a chunk and topped with fresh seafood.
Norimaki
Rice, fresh seafood and vegetables all rolled up in sheets of dried seaweed called nori with the use of a bamboo mat.
Temaki
Basically the same as norimaki, but instead of being rolled in a cylindrical shape, the rice and all the other ingredients are rolled into a cone shape.
Chirashi
The rice is not pressed into any shape or form here, but just laid out in a bowl and all the seafood, vegetables and other ingredients are spread out on top of it.
Inari
Sushi rice is made as a filling for small deep fried tofu bags or aburaage.