Restaurant Review - Chayamachi - Hong Kong

Surprisingly good value Japanese dinner set!

Impression

Sham Shui Po is not a place I visited frequently for dinner in the past; however, if you follow closely every year about the Michelin-starred restaurants, you may find a number of independent eatery on the list are located in this district. We might as well call this place local hidden gem and lately I am gradually more interested in exploring other "gems" in this area.

The Mackerel Bento (HKD 78) was delicious with generous amount of cabbage salad, rice and a little starter box. The markerel itself was well marinated and savory with the right amount of fish sauce. And I also like the shred egg cake on the top. The seaweed salad in the bento was also fairly fresh and crunchy, something I do not see very often.

The Miso Soup came with the bento box. It was a bit salty as expected and as most of the miso soup I have tasted. The ingredients used here, though, were not commonly seen. There were few cubed white carrots, fried tofu and seaweed. It did not look like some pre-made packaging soup base and I enjoyed them quite a lot.



This Homemade Eel Snack (HKD 19) was not on the menu, instead, it was written on a white paper which has been casually (I think) stick on the wall in the restaurant. As a fish lover, I ordered this pop-up dish without any hesitation. I did not expect much with this price, but turned out it was a big decent surprise - both the portion and the quality of it. Two huge slices of eel with nice texture! And the presentation was way over HKD 19 too. I must say this was one of the most good value grilled eel I have ever seen/tasted. Well, such a hidden gem.



My dinner ended with this Matcha Pudding (additional HKD 15). It was soft and tender, with a rich taste of dairy and matcha.

Wrap up

The food here had very high quality-to-price ratio. It was no doubt a really enjoyable meal, but do note that the menu was literally two-page so do not expect there are tons of choices. Anyways, it may exactly explain why the dishes are so well done and prepared, all due to the focus energy on excelling in certain area.

Chayamachi // 852-2660-7722// Facebook page

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