Ippoh Tempura Restaurant: Tempura is the star at this restaurant on Aberdeen Street

This tempura restaurant, near PMQ on Aberdeen Street, seats eight at the counter and there’s a booth for four. Established in Osaka in 1850, it has hosted heads of state.

Ten-cha (rice with tempura and fried seaweed) with pickles. Photo: handout

There are now two outlets in Osaka and Tokyo. Hong Kong has the only overseas branch, which opened in 2014. The chef serves omakase; recent dishes include chawanmushi, savoury egg custard with a rice cake at the base for crunch.

But tempura is the star here. Recent dishes have included crispy shrimp heads, two shrimps (one sweet, the other shiso-wrapped), deep-fried sea urchin wrapped in seaweed, Japanese whiting, sweet potato, squid and maitake mushroom. Pair your meal with sake.

Contact details

GF, 39 Aberdeen Street, Central

2468 0641

Signature dishes

 Tempura

Omakase

Premium Wagyu yukke with sea urchin

 

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