Aqua: When East Meets West

Aqua: When East Meets West

Text by: Fabian Ooi / Photos Courtesy of Aqua - 17 October 2024


As one of Hong Kong’s most famous dining hotspots, Aqua offers a unique culinary experience with its dual focus on Italian and Japanese cuisines. Each cuisine is expertly managed by its own master chef and dedicated team, allowing diners to savour the best of both worlds, choosing perhaps a Japanese starter followed by an Italian main – or vice versa. The possibilities are limitless.

Aqua’s New Italian and Japanese dishesChef  Iwahashi and Ilaria

The Japanese cuisine at Aqua continues to be guided by Executive Chef Iwahashi Tatsuya, while the Italian kitchen is taking an exciting new direction under the stewardship of Executive Chef Ilaria Zamperlin, who has relocated from Dubai and is Aqua’s first female chef.

The highlights of Chef Ilaria’s collection on the a la carte menu includes the Sicilian red prawn carpaccio with sea urchin, egg yolk emulsion, basil oil, and crunchy capers; the Tortelli alla Norma with eggplant, aged ricotta sauce, confit date tomatoes, and basil; the Champagne and lobster bisque risotto with red prawns, scallop, baby squid, black ink, and parsley; and the Dover sole mugnaia style, with carrot puree, crispy leeks, lemon, and caper sauce.

Tortelli “norma” with eggplant, aged ricotta sauce, confit date tomatoes and basilConfit suckling pig, carrots & tropea red onion puree and balsamic-glazed pear

Champagne and lobster bisque risotto with red prawns, scallop, baby squid, black ink and parsley

In the Japanese kitchen, Chef Iwahashi continues to offer innovative seafood dishes, such as the seared squid tempura roll; the mouth-watering salmon, yellowtail, tuna, and cream cheese roll with caviar; and the Japanese-style Isoyaki abalone with turnip, sea grape and tiger prawns. 

Sicilian red prawn carpaccio, sea urchin, orange and egg yolk emulsion, basil oil and crunchy capers

Isoyaki abalone with sea grape, tiger prawn sushi with spicy tobikoDover sole mugniaia style, carrot puree, crispy leeks, lemon and caper sauce

Located on the 17th floor of H Zentre, Aqua showcases stunning design with exceptional cuisine, unmatched outdoor terraces, and breathtaking views of the harbour and cityscape, fulfilling Aqua Restaurant Group’s promise: “Where there is water there is life.”

Garden TerraceBanquette dining areas

Aqua
Address: 17/F, H Zentre, 15 Middle Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.
Contact: +852 3427 2288
Website: aqua.com.hk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/aquahk/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/aquahongkong/
Opening Hours: 12pm–3pm & 6pm–1030pm (Mon-Fri), 6pm–11pm & 11am–330pm (Sat, Sun & PH)

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