OKKU is the hip and stylish nightspot in the H Hotel One Sheikh Zayed Road. This multi-award winning Japanese Restaurant and Lounge, serves up unique signature dishes created by celebrity super chefs who have cooked for the Hollywood A-list. It offers cutting-edge service, style and design, and has managed to create an atmosphere that works perfectly for intimate dining and as a late-night lounge. The design incorporates the four base elements of earth, wind, fire and water and is spread over three levels, including a VIP mezzanine floor. I can’t forget to mention the dazzling eight-metre long ‘jellyquarium’ behind the bar, where enhanced by state of the art lighting you can watch the mesmerising jellyfish while sipping on your drink!
What we ate
We started with the Chilli-Garlic Edamame and the HuShiHu Salad which was Yuan crispy duck, baby gem, mâche, romaine lettuce, red radish, mixed cabbage, leek, daikon, fresh pomegranate with hoisin-amazu dressing Ingen with Yuzu Truffle Aioli. Then we enjoyed the green beans with yuzu-truffle aioli and the ‘O’ Style Avocado Kazan which was avocado, enoki and button mushroom, asparagus, in flaming half-shell baked with spicy mayonnaise. For the mains we went for the Seabass Mushiyaki - steamed Seabass, Asian leaves, ginger, leek, garlic sesame-soy vinegar; and the YasaiBiBimBap - Rice, sesame-soy spinach, moyashi bean sprout, carrot, courgette, poached egg and sesame-chillipesto in a traditional cast iron pot.
Verdict
In addition to some of the freshest and flavoursome Japanese food we have tasted, the level of service and attention to detail was impeccable. From the welcoming drinks on arrival, to the Sommeliers expert advice on pairing, the whole experience was faultless and definitely a night to remember!
Price
Appetisers start from Dhs 39, mains from Dhs 109 and nigiri and sashimi start from Dhs 39.
Email reservations@okkudubai.com or call 04-5018777. -L. C.