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2015-09-06
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Hige Izakaya is a newly opened restaurant featuring Japanese Izakaya food. Hige means mustache in Japanese, reflecting customers are going to grow mustache after spending some time in this cozy Izakaya on Castle Road in Mid-Levels, just 2 mins walk from the Caine Road conjunction with the escalator. The wide range of alcoholic drink would amaze you, some are very rare and hard to find in the market. The price range of their sake are mostly from $250 - $800, while Tedori Gawa Mange Kyo Daiginjo m
Hige Izakaya is a newly opened restaurant featuring Japanese Izakaya food. Hige means mustache in Japanese, reflecting customers are going to grow mustache after spending some time in this cozy Izakaya on Castle Road in Mid-Levels, just 2 mins walk from the Caine Road conjunction with the escalator.
The wide range of alcoholic drink would amaze you, some are very rare and hard to find in the market. The price range of their sake are mostly from $250 - $800, while Tedori Gawa Mange Kyo Daiginjo may cost around $1,200. There are also some very popular Japanese whiskies available.
Apart from a wide variety of Japanese sake and liquors, Hige Izakaya's red and white wines are imported directly from a vineyard in France.
The restaurant adopted traditional Japanese Izakaya culture and accommodates customers in their three small cubicles, and customers have to take of their shoes before entering the shop. Customers may either stay barefoot or borrow their slippers to make yourself more comfortable.
When it comes to food, Hige Izakaya uses all fresh ingredients, while some of them are imported from Japan directly from time to time. Therefore, there are a lot of raw sashimi dishes, Japanese fish that you can't find in Hong Kong, as well as some innovative skewers and small bites for you to go down with your nice drinks. Hanger Steak ($58/2pc)
The hanger steak skewers were cooked perfectly and they complemented perfectly with the Japanese Yuzu sauce. The meat was juicy and tender, while the sauce was savory and very rich in Japanese yuzu flavour. We are so going to try this at home but we wish we can buy that yuzu sace!
Abalone Cream Korokke ($58/2pc)The Korokke used a abalone shell with filling of a mixture of cream and diced abalone meat. The flavour of abalone was subtle and light, by adding cream to it made it a lot creamier in texture and filling. What a good value for 2 abalones for just $58!
The outer layer was super crispy, just like tempura, while the inside was soft and smooth, just like a savory version of cream brulee.
Red Shrimp from Spain ($98/pc)The flavour of this shrimp was just over the top and its head was the best part! First of all, the shrimp was salted just right, and the colour was a lot more red than any other shrimps. The shell was tough but crispy at the same time. The shrimps were pre-cut from the middle so it did take us much effort to de-shell it in front of so many other people without embarrassment.
After taking the first bite, our mouths were filled with very strong shrimp aroma and it won't go away! Then we started licking the head and we felt like we have just eaten some shrimp caviar. The aroma enhanced even more and it went down to our throats. We could tell the shrimp was so worth and money and we felt like one is just not enough!
The restaurant offers a wide range of Japanese fish for grilled or sashimi, we were presented with a selection of fish including Grunt Fish ($148), Snapper ($148), and Red Bigeye Fish ($148).
Grilled Grunt Fish was our choice and we think we picked the right one. The fish was cooked perfect that the meat could just fall off the bone. The fresh was soft and silky-like. We think Japanese fish has a unique taste that is perfume-like and less fishy then Chinese steamed fish. By grilling the fish, it trapped all the juice and flavour without losing it from steaming or deep frying.
Tricholoma Matsutake Seafood Soup in tea pot (Coming soon during Mid-Autumn Festival)This cute little mini soup in tea pot is meant for sharing with another two tini mini cups. Don't underestimate the pot because it contains Matsutake, okra, carrot
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