Behind this unassuming gray door is where I had THE BESTEST meal of my most recent
Hong Kong trip. Interestingly, my bestest meal last trip was at its sister restaurant Yardbird.
Read about it here.
On the left are bar seats, on the right are standing stations. Come for the 6:30pm seating.
8:30's too crowded, unless you're into that body-bumping sorta thing. ;)
I just wanted to have my own space and eat in peace
With my butt stuck to a chair, of course :)
Welcome snack was okra wrapped in shiso and wrapped again in pickled lotus root
then sprinkled with sesame pepper. Such a pretty sight!
Shigoku Oysters, red shiso vinegar, sudachi. First dish and I surrendered completely to Ronin.
Cheap date, I know, but these babies were so fresh, plump, briny and creamy!
This bartender was extremely earnest and tender with his drinks...
That I could not resist ordering a Japanese Cocktail for myself! Lol! :)
Asbach Uralt brandy, orgeat, nakano honey umeshu, angostura bitters
Every dish at Ronin was so well-curated I was 300% sure that whoever came up with the menu had a very severe case of OCD.
Whoever that freak is, he brought excessive amounts of joy and rapture into my otherwise stale life.
Marry me, Freak!!!
Katso bonito sashimi, tosa shoyu, white onion
Uni, fresh nori, aonori panko
Flower crab, mitsuba, uni
I marveled at the beauty of the flower crab's backside
Razor clams, spring onion, ginger, crispy rice
White ale battered kisu, kimchi mayo, and shots of the beer used for the batter
Triggerfish, honey, kyoto shichimi, chestnut chips
Unagi, kinome, chirashi, rice
Kagoshima beef, maitake, egg yolk.
OH GOD!!! This dish gave me compulsive eating disorder! I lost all my manners and ate more
than my share.
Just look at that beauty! It obliterated my highest expectations and raised the bar so high
that I will never look at any sliced beef the same way again. YOU MUST.
And then there he goes again… Sigh...
Therefore, another round of drinks!
Maple Old Fashioned (Nikka "The Barrel", maple syrup, baked apple bitters), and
Cocoa Nib Old Fashioned (Yardbird cocoa nib shochu, pampero anejo, chocolate bitters, gomme)
Body-bumpin' activity building up just as we were leaving
This pretty boy. He handed me the menu. *swoons* :P
Ronin: 8 On Wo Lane, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. Tel: +852 2547 5263
