Chef George Kwok, co-founder and chef at Brut, Pondi, Shop B, and BaseHall 02’s CCT by Shop B, is opening his latest concept, Inoshishi, an intimate and boisterous izakaya in Causeway Bay offering an assortment of Japanese sub-cuisines.
Meaning “wild boar” in Japanese, the restaurant features a compact menu of yakitori and other kushiyaki, kushiage, oden, and teppanyaki items, with an emphasis on sour and spicy elements, pork, and the power of beef.
The signatures include homemade plain or spicy gyoza (HKD58/4pcs), mentaiko mayo grilled prawn (HKD78), and assorted oden (HKD10–38).
The restaurant soft-opens on Dec. 3, with doors open until 12:30AM every night other than Monday.
Inoshishi, 9/F, Macau Yat Yuen Centre, 525 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay, 9661 1609, book here