4 out of 5
Vegetarian and Japanese seems like 2 extreme ends of a rainbow but Hong Kong has many restaurants having vegetarian Japanese options and Kyoto Joe is one of the best for vegetarians.
Located in the Central area, its a huge restaurant in an upscale building in the party district -LKF.
It has the customary sushi bar with servers greeting you in Japanese. Had heard good reviews from Non- Vegetarian friends, so went with the expectation that at least will find vegetarian sushi.
Surprisingly they have 2 full pages dedicated to vegetarians in the menu. Lots of starters, many variety for sushis and tempuras, soups, udons.
We had the following :
Fried Bean Curd with Black Miso Sauce : Silky tofu fried lightly to have a crispy outer layer with black miso sauce tasted great when eaten with little wasabi and soy. A nice starter to awaken your taste buds.
Mix Veg Sushi : Its one of the best sushis I ever had. Interlaced with raw vegetables it also had something crispy inside which gave it an excellent texture.
Vegetarian and Japanese seems like 2 extreme ends of a rainbow but Hong Kong has many restaurants having vegetarian Japanese options and Kyoto Joe is one of the best for vegetarians.
Located in the Central area, its a huge restaurant in an upscale building in the party district -LKF.
It has the customary sushi bar with servers greeting you in Japanese. Had heard good reviews from Non- Vegetarian friends, so went with the expectation that at least will find vegetarian sushi.
Surprisingly they have 2 full pages dedicated to vegetarians in the menu. Lots of starters, many variety for sushis and tempuras, soups, udons.
We had the following :
Fried Bean Curd with Black Miso Sauce : Silky tofu fried lightly to have a crispy outer layer with black miso sauce tasted great when eaten with little wasabi and soy. A nice starter to awaken your taste buds.
Mix Veg Sushi : Its one of the best sushis I ever had. Interlaced with raw vegetables it also had something crispy inside which gave it an excellent texture.
Mix Veg Tempura : Was a nice assorted platter of vegetables and tasted nice with spicy tangy mayonnaise sauce. Only the sweet potato was a disappointing vegetable. Mushrooms were great , and if you are fan of the fungus than can have the whole mushroom tempura.
Fried Udon with Vegetables : A nice saucy Japanese noodles stir fried with vegetables tasted good. Again the mushrooms were the highlight. Kyoto Joe sources one of the best mushrooms, so maybe anything which has mushroom would taste good.
At the end they give a complimentary fruit platter consisting watermelon, musk melon , dragon fruit & coconut jelly. A nice touch to end your meal.
Prices are little more than average but its a great option to have vegetarian Japanese food.
Address : 2/F, 1 Lan Kwai Fong, Central, Hong Kong
Tel : +852 2804 6800
Fried Udon with Vegetables : A nice saucy Japanese noodles stir fried with vegetables tasted good. Again the mushrooms were the highlight. Kyoto Joe sources one of the best mushrooms, so maybe anything which has mushroom would taste good.
At the end they give a complimentary fruit platter consisting watermelon, musk melon , dragon fruit & coconut jelly. A nice touch to end your meal.
Prices are little more than average but its a great option to have vegetarian Japanese food.
Address : 2/F, 1 Lan Kwai Fong, Central, Hong Kong
Tel : +852 2804 6800