This was a special visit. We were celebrating a birthday (not mine), which happened to coincide with the sushi chef’s too. So actually, we were celebrating two. Ah Wai (偉) used to work for Kenjo (見城) and we went there frequently, although not as much recently as we are too lazy to cross the harbor to the Kowloon side. Coincidentally, we heard through the grapevine that Ah Wai was opening his own place in Causeway Bay! So we immediately booked dinner for the double birthday celebration.

Opened for just 10 days or so, the restaurant is nice and bright and of course we sat at the sushi bar. No other place is better for maximum freshness. They only seat about 20-30 people, including about 10 at the sushi bar. But they also have a private room that can accommodate an additional 10-12 people.

So how’s the food? Excellent. We started with O-toro (fatty tuna), which is always our favorite…HEAVEN. It just melted in our mouths. However, the surprise highlight was the botan ebi (shrimp – 牡丹蝦). WOW! Sooooo fat and fresh. The best we’ve had…even better than the two-star Michelin restaurants in Tokyo. We had to order more ;p. The raw oyster was also very fat and juicy. In fact everything was very good. One slight comment was that the yaki-toro sushi (seared tuna) was a bit overcooked. Other than that, it was a very enjoyable evening and we were so full we didn’t have space to order any hot food. The katsu-don (deep fried pork rice) looked really nice. Couldn’t even fit in any dessert! Well, we’ll just have to come back again…no problem there.

As we were celebrating two birthdays, Ah Wai concocted his version of a Japanese Birthday Cake. It was a very nice gesture and the “cake” was made up of various makis (rolls) forming the outer ring and inside was filled with rice mixed with ebi (shrimp), maguro (tuna), anago (sea eel) and other fish.

A word of caution though, it was not cheap. More than HK$1,000 (US$130) per head, but we had lots of sashimi and sushi, including a bottle of sake. For this quality though, it was well worth it.

Well, congratulations to Ah Wai and we wish him all the success in his new restaurant. We will certainly be back to support him.

– 19/20

Sushi Shin (鮨辰)
Shop 1-2, Ground Floor
Wing Hing Court
110-114 Tung Lo Wan Road
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
(opposite Chinese Recreation Club’s car park entrance)
T: +852 2398 8000

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090819 Sushi Shin - Tamago (egg)

090819 Sushi Shin - O-toro (fatty tuna)

090819 Sushi Shin - Awabi (abalone)

090819 Sushi Shin - Ah Wai (偉) behind the counter

090819 Sushi Shin - Shima aji (white trevally)

090819 Sushi Shin - Botan ebi (shrimp)

090819 Sushi Shin - Hamachi (yellowtail)

090819 Sushi Shin - Grilled scallop wrapped with nori

090819 Sushi Shin - Action behind the sushi counter

090819 Sushi Shin - Ika uni maki (squid and sea urchin roll)

090819 Sushi Shin - Deep fried botan ebi head

090819 Sushi Shin - Raw oyster on ice

090819 Sushi Shin - Conch (saltwater snail)

090819 Sushi Shin - Yaki toro (seared tuna)

090819 Sushi Shin - Japanese birthday cake

090819 Sushi Shin - Akagai (ark shell)

090819 Sushi Shin - Uni (sea urchin)

090819 Sushi Shin - Anago (conger eel)

090819 Sushi Shin - Dobin-mushi ("teapot" soup)