MOYO — Restaurant in Hong Kong Island

To welcome our history teacher back to HK, my friend offered us Korean dinner at this resto. . For the first round, we ordered Truffle Beef Tartare, Moyo Bossam, Bulgogi and Sea Urchin Rice.

The Truffle Beef Tartare included wagyu beef, egg yolk, shaved truffle and deep fried crips. The seasame oil and truffle highlighted the freshness of the wagyu beef and the egg yolk enhanced the smoothness of the beef. Together they made a savoury combination.

The Moyo Bossam included braised pork, fresh kimchi and pickled onions. With a balanced ratio of meat and fat, the pork was crispy and nicely grilled. Having it with the kimchi and onions reduced its greasiness.

The Bulgogi included wagyu beef ribs, lettuce wraps ssam, fermented spinach and pickles. The beef was tender and soft. Wrapping them with the lettuce made it refreshing to have.

The Sea Urchin Rice included marinated rice with pickled radish and sea urchin. The sesame oil and seaweed increased the tastiness of the rice. The sea urchin was fresh too.

Since it was my friend's bday month, I ordered a Truffle Cheesecake for her in the second round. It was made of mascarpone cream and fresh graved Australian truffle. The slightly salty truffle made an interesting combination with the sweet cheesecake. The cake was quite pricey though. . Quite far away from the MTR station so one may need more time to search for the resto. The seats were comfortable and the vibe was chill, so we had a joyful time to catch up and celebrate my...

Moyo is a modern Korean restaurant located on Aberdeen Street just across from PMQ in the Sheung Wan/Central area of Hong Kong Island. They hare a small interior seating area and offer take-away and delivery for those who prefer to take meals at area offices, homes and hotels. Opening hours are 12pm - 3pm (lunch) and 6pm - Midnight (dinner) daily, closed on Sundays.

They offer an expected range of Korean dishes at prices you expect to find in this area of the city. We recently ordered in from Moyo, food was delivered in around 25 minutes and everything tasted pretty good. The bibimbap was a nice mix of ingredients and barchan to perk up the flavours a bit. Not my favourite bibimbap in the city but better than average and worth ordering again.

We also tried their Korean style spicy fried chicken that was really good. This was a fair-sized portion of boneless chicken fried very well to give it a bit of crisp. Also well marinated with the slightly sweet and spicy flavours, the chicken bites were very nice, something we'd happily reorder.

Overall, our recent meal from Moyo was very good and worth repeating...

MOYO might just made me crave Korean food a little bit more.

I have to admit this, I wasn’t the biggest fan of Korean food. But with meat grilled like this, is this something you can resist? I’d say, it is human instinct, to salivate when you see food like this. One note is that, im not really sure how the beef with the side vegetables are suppose to be eaten. I know the traditional way was to eat them together but since it’s sliced like this it’s kind of counter intuitive to shove everything in your mouth.

And dont get me started on the sea urchin rice. Simple yet visually engaging, the ingredients balances itself while not overpowering. If you balance it well, every spoon you can taste the umami of the sea urchin, the crunchiness of the crab roe, the texture that the nori is adding to the mix, and the flavour of fried rice all in one.

One comment is that, the portion size is indeed too small. We ordered 3 mains for 2 people and it was just enough. Is it really worth the hefty price tag? Im okay with it but some might argue...