#ThrowbackThursday - Remembering Hong Kong…read more.. Conveniently located at Nathan Road near the Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station, we decided to have our final meal in Hong Kong at Daikiya Japanese Restaurant. It's a very solid all-you-can-eat option with two thick notebooks of pictured items to choose from. The raw and the cooked, the fish and the meat, the meal and the dessert... Sashimi - The usual suspects abound (tuna, salmon, yellowtail, etc.), but they also have hokkigai (surf clam), amaebi (sweet shrimp), Hokkaido hotate (scallop), and nishin (Japanese herring with roe). Served on a bed of ice and decorated with artificial flowers, each platter was well-plated... and delicious! Nigiri - There are plenty of winners here, but let's focus on the one that topped the list - Grilled Scallop with Crab Oil and Garlic. Seared enough to give that burnt flavor, dabbed with crab oil, then topped with roasted garlic... Need I say more? This was the highlight of our meal and, yes, my younger daughter and I had this over and over and over! Worthy runners-up - Grilled Flatfish and Prawn with Black Fish Roe. Rolls - An assortment of maki (sushi roll), temaki (hand roll), gunkan-maki (ship roll), and sashimi rolls was on the menu as well, but we were able to try only a few. The Mango and Soft-Shell Crab Roll was too small and had more cucumber than anything else. There simply were better options to be had. Grilled - Surf and Turf! Shrimp, scallop, oyster, lamb chop, beef, chicken, pork, and even pineapple. The best dish was the Sautéed Diced Beef with Garlic. Perfectly seasoned and cooked medium, these beef chunks were so tender and tasty! Dessert - Gotta save room for some (or all) of these - mochi, macaron, ice cream, tiramisù, brownie, crème brûlée, fruit, nut, and so on. We indulged in their special Milk Top, which had a limit of one flavor per person. We tried the Romantic Moment and Green Tea Harmony, which had soft-serve ice cream, red bean/paste, mochi balls, jellies, and rice crispies. The only way to cap off an AYCE! After restocking on calories, we were ready to head back to the hotel and then to HKIA. Daikiya was just what the doctor ordered to fill up our bellies before leaving. We totally enjoyed our stay in Hong Kong, but we had to wrap up our adventure. It was time to say goodbye... for now...

OHHHH MYYY GOOOOD... It's one of my best meals in HK, amazing!!!! I've never been to an AYCE like…read morethis, putting Vegas buffets to shame. No wonder HK is the paradise for foodies! 1) The menu was extensive, almost overwhelming (there are 2 books), including sashimi boat, nigiri, tempura, seared fish, hand rolls, California rolls, desserts, anything you can think of! My eyes lit up when I opened the menu like I saw gold. 2) The food quality was very good for the price we paid. Everything raw was fresh and chilled and the rest were all served hot and steamy. 3) Service was super efficient and courteous too. They tried to fulfill all your requests. 4) It can be packed so book an early table. 5) You won't break your bank here to be able to enjoy a quality AYCE. We were all so full at the end. I can't wait to go back next time I'm in HK! I hope they stay in business for a while and keep the quality up! **** I heard the other locations don't taste as good so not every Daikiya is the same.

Wow what a great deal! Good bang for the buck in this cute little Japanese restaurant tucked in an…read moreunassuming street, almost alley, in Tsui Sha Tsui. Last call is 2:30 and we got there around 2pm on a Sunday. We had wait a little for the bar to clear up. It's a very small restaurant with only maybe capacity for 20 people or so. We ordered a sashimi lunch set and a tempura set and man it was such a great deal! My sashimi set includes almost 10 pieces of assorted fish like yellowtail, maguro, salmon, imitation crab (don't care), but hey they put amaebi and toro on my plate too and that was quite a nice surprise! Not only the sashimi was plentiful and amazing, my set also came with the steamed egg, miso soup and some pickled vegetables! The tempura was pretty good too and I liked the fried fish, very flavorful and tender! The sashimi set cost around $220 and the tempura a little less than $200. The prices are reasonable for the portions and the quality! Very great deal! Just come here earlier and be prepared to wait.

Boyfriend and I wanted to have a more pricey dinner so we are on vacation…read more This is a really cute, small restaurant. They closed at 10:30pm and we showed up at about 8:30pm. One of the waitress approached us and apologized that they were busy and no seats available. She walked around and came back to tell us that there should be seating at 9pm, and so we told her, "no problem, we will be back then." We walked around the block and went to the mall to kill time. When we got back about 8:50pm, we waited another 15 minutes, which was fine. We could tell it was busy and every seat in the place was taken (they had group celebrating a birthday-- they offer birthday cake!) By the time we were seated, half the place was getting up to leave. Every staff member starts their sentence with "I am sorry.." which they have nothing to be sorry for!-- but just could be their way of being polite. The waitress who took our order was an older lady. She's the one who approached us when we first arrived, who seated us, and took our order. Her English was pretty good, with a very thick accent (of course) but you can understand her. If you couldn't she will repeat herself or try to say it in a different way. She offered many great selections!-- including which needs to be dipped into their special soy sauce and regular soy sauce. We had sashimi of: baby tuna, tuna, salmon, sea urchin, yellowtail.. and a few others I can't remember. And one tuna roll. Their wasabi is delicious! Everything is fantastic! They offer coke, sprite, and orange juice, along with different types of alcohol. The staff is always busy, literally hurrying along. They come over and wipe down the soy sauce drops that are on the table. They switch out your plates once they start to look a little too used, and always makes sure your drinking glass is full. One of the best services I've ever had! I did have to ask for the check, but maybe they do that so you can enjoy your stay and not feel like you need to leave. Our bill was just a little under $250 USD, but that was expected with all the sushi we had, and just what we were looking for. We highly recommend this place!

This was one of the first higher end omakase's that we had gone to in Hong Kong. It's pretty good…read morevalue. The rice is nice and vinegary. The service was good. Our favorites were the golden eye snapper, which is usually seared to render some of the fat. The uni was also excellent although we prefer it with nori. The special was this gigantic mountain of sushi. Toro topped with uni. It's a little too rich and decadent but it's satisfying. Pretty good meal for a nice price point. Taste: **** Service: **** Ambiance: **** ------------------------------ Hanabi 4/F, 6 Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong ------------------------------

I was in HK for a wedding and stopped by Hanabi for lunch by myself. Chef Michael served the…read morefreshest sushi! I got the omakase and special ordered the Angel Tower. The Angel Tower is a must have and was nothing I've had seen before!! I definitely recommend going to Hanabi!!

The portion is very little. The service was practically nothing. They also charge extra for the tea…read morewithout informing us. The food is fresh but overall very average considering the price is much higher than most restaurants in the area.

Have been to this place only a handful of times over the past 3 years . As with most Japanese…read moremanaged companies, the restaurant serves consistently high quality Japanese dish . This is what keeps them in business as opposed to the other restaurants on the same street . ( side note : even my subway closed!) Shiro serves extremely decent sushi and with this comes a price . Lunch meals ranges usually from 200-400 HKd. On my most recent visit , I got adventurous and opted from their " cooked " food series (as oppose to sashimi which they do well ) . My lunch set consisted of half grilled scallop ( so good ), fried soft shell crab and grilled mackerel rice set . Everything was just so tasty and on point . This place is good for dates and business meals

Had a great lunch on a recommendation. The fish was super fresh and tasty. It was super authentic…read moreand though in a touristy area there were zero tourists.

nice steak sushi bowl with garlic butter and toro sashimi and tofu salad, typical AC too cold!read more

The ultimate fancy contemporary Japanese cuisine experience, in the tallest building in Hong Kong…read more If you are lucky, you can also get a spectacular view. What an experience. I'm one lucky girl to be celebrating my birthday here with my dearest family, and didn't have to pay a dime (heh). They only serve one tasting menu here, so you don't get to choose what you're having, but you do get to choose what sake to accompany your meal with. You also get to choose the exact sake cup to drink it from. There are 8 savory courses and 2 sweet ones. Quite a few of them are out of this world, including a dish with fresh figs, topped with foie gras, wasanbon sugar and sesame cream, which my dad raved on and on about for weeks after, delicious sous vide wagyu beef that melts in your mouth, and a luxurious chawanmushi (steamed egg) topped with crab and crab roe. The desserts are mindblowingly good as well. There is a candy-shelled pear with pear jam inside, all frozen with liquid nitrogen, and tasted like fresh pears in falling snow. The other dessert is chestnut ice cream topped with shaved chestnut -- as the biggest chestnut fan on Earth this was my absolute favourite, and while I was quite full I still devoured it all. The meal ended with some matcha and sweets, and was such a perfect ending to a perfect meal. I would totally come here again, if only it wasn't so expensive as well. Be prepared to spend a couple grand (HKD) here, but for Michelin 2 stars and the food, I'd say it was totally worth it.

Ryugin, a solid 2 michelin starred Japanese restaurant in hongkong. The kiseki course meal was…read moreexceptional. Most of the ingredients were from Hokkaido, very well prepared and presented. Beautiful night skyscraper, vibe, hongkong city. This ryugin location offers hongkong exclusive menus such as shanghai crabs and few other local ingredients. After the dinner the head chef came out to greet me with respect. Intoxicating and elegant vibe, loved every min up in the 101/F at ICC. I would love to return here on my trip back to Hong Kong.

A hidden gem in Tin Hau where I go for my toro & uni fix. Tony helms the place and his staff are…read morealways so warm & welcoming. They've got both Canadian & Japanese uni though recently I'm favoring the plumper Canadian variety. The toro is always fresh. Ask for dried codfish to start, these are served with Japanese mayo for dipping. If you're still feeling hungry after your mains, ask for their famous milky fish soup (udon optional). The soup is ultra-thick so you will either love it or hate it. Lunch sets are awesome and are priced lower than dinner.

I got the chirashi bowl, which was excellent! The fish were fresh and high quality, while the…read morepresentation was beautiful. Service was excellent also. Price is very fair given the high quality of fish.

Sen-ryo has sushi on a conveyor belt. I love watching each dish parade around, looking at all the…read moredifferent colored plates, what they are garnished with, what type of fish it is, what grade, and then finally choosing one and eating it. It's just super interactive and fun. I just love it. It's like combining my favorite two things in life - eating and shopping. I also like how there is a hot water dispenser at your table, and that you can use the matcha powder to make green tea on the spot.

How good could sushi be if it is served on a conveyor belt? At Sen-Ryo, pretty damn good! Came here…read morewhile visiting Hong Kong and staying across the road at the Park Lane Hotel. For the quality of the sushi served here, the prices are pretty good. The most expensive piece I had was the Kobe beef sushi, which came out to about 7 USD per piece. It was so good though, that I ended up having three pieces! By the end of my meal, I had a stack of ten dishes in front of me and I was in a state of complete satisfaction and nirvana. HK people know how to eat!

Come across this sushi restaurant in Causeway Bay with my family on a weekend. They are well known…read morefor their high quality sushi buffet and I am not disappointed! Host and waiters are very polite & professional. They presented us a menu slips with English translation and you can pencil what you want and hand it to the waiter - all-you-can-eat! Sushi was very fresh and there are also warm dishes from gyoza to lamb chop you can choose from. They do charge for special drinks such as smoothies - the one that I ordered was very good. For lunch it is reasonably priced - only around HK$200 per person. Unlike other high-priced Japanese restaurant, the decoration is typical Hong Kong restaurant look, however, I think the quality of sushi is much higher than other sushi buffets I have tried around town. Highly recommended!

Decent, cheap (for tst), and quick! Imagine this place as fast food udon. But a good and healthier…read moreversion of fast food. You start by queuing the noodle line and tell them which what number you want (from the menu). They only serve udon here but they have many types to choose from. You can pick from udon sets (basically the broth + topping) and order single or double amount of noodles. After you get the noodles you can grab side items such as fish filet, tempura, drinks, Etc. After you're done, you pay and add seasonings to your noodle. It's basically like a cafeteria line with self seating. Sometime there are huge queues here but from experience the line always moves fast. I've tried a few different sets here and they're all pretty good! My favorite is the sweet tofu. Simple and pure! They also accept the Octopus card, which is a plus.

I really like this place. It's cheap, it's convenient and it tastes good…read more I came to this place first as a friend recommended it. You line up and pick which udon and what size you would like. Then you can pick from a variety of add on tempura (chicken, vegetables, fish cakes etc.. The best was the egg but it seems to have gone from their menu). Then you can pick some rice balls, desserts and drinks if you like and then pay. You can then add spring onion/green onion and bits of fried tempura batter and pick up your cutlery. If you just want water then just around the corner is cups and some jugs of water that you can help yourselves to. Then you get to find a seat. The place can get pretty busy at peak times and they will stop serving when there are no seats available. They make the udon on site and it is fresh that day (you can see them making it behind the counter which is pretty cool. I really love the basic udon which I think is number 3 and recently I tried their seasonal beef sesame paste udon. Both very delicious!