Ta Vie: restaurant review
- Chef Hideaki Sato’s dishes ignite the senses with their presentation and weaving of French and Japanese flavours
To say this two-Michelin-starred restaurant offers a fusion of French and Japanese cuisines is an understatement. Chef Hideaki Sato’s dishes ignite the senses with their presentation and intricate weaving of flavours. Ta Vie means “your life” in French and “journey” in Japanese, and the eight-course tasting menu lives up to the promise.
Stand-outs include Hokki clam “petit pois à la Française’’ style with green peas, bacon and lettuce, and charcoal-grilled Kinmedai fish with crispy scales. Pair them with teas, wines or sake; desserts include pistachio tart with mikan mandarin and meringue, and Winter Forest – chocolate, whisky, dates and Puer tea.
Signature dishes
Japanese octopus madako in octopus bouillon
Butter confit parsnip and foie gras terrine with pear-tossed ginger and vanilla dressing
Charcoal-grilled Nozaki beef rib-eye smoked with hoba leaf
Contact details
2/F, The Pottinger,
