It was clean with umami from the fish as well as the mushrooms inside. Before the first official course, we started with a black tea consommé with katsuobushi, the dried and smoked fish flakes made from skipjack tuna, or bonito fish.
Soon after we ordered the tasting menu, we received a hand-written version of the menu, which gave us a hint of what was to come.Īs you know, most tasting menus include a lot of extra courses, whether they be an amuse bouche or a palate cleanser. There is an a la carte menu, but most people opt for the tasting menu, which allows you to try many more dishes ($1380 HKD, around $177 USD, for 8-course set menu). Of course, if you are with a slightly larger party, they do have some tables as well as a private room. I would recommend trying to sit at one of the eleven counter seats, which allows you to watch the chefs prepare dishes in front of you (it’s fascinating and fun!). The restaurant is located in Ocean Terminal sort of tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the massive Harbour City mall. HAKU calls itself a restaurant with “a Japanese heart” but with “influences from around the globe.” It sources Japanese seasonal ingredients and and relies upon Japanese techniques, yet incorporates a global influence reflecting the diversity of Hong Kong. HAKU is a collaboration between 3-Michelin starred Japanese chef Hideaki Matsuo (chef of Kashiwaya in Osaka) and Argentina-born Chef Agustin Balbi, who most recently came from Ocean in Repulse Bay in Hong Kong, but previously worked at various Michelin-starred Japanese restaurants in the US. We’ve made a valiant effort to try many of these new places, including HAKU, probably one of the hottest and most anticipated restaurants to open in Harbour City this past year. It still blows my mind how many top chefs have set up shop here, and how many new top chefs continue to arrive.Īdditionally, because for months we lived right above Harbour City and the newly opened Ocean Terminal wing, it felt like new restaurants were popping up almost weekly right within walking distance of our home. The city is buzzing with so much food activity it’s virtually impossible to keep up.
Sometimes it feels overwhelming to live and eat in Hong Kong.
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