Joining the select (but growing) portfolio of dining establishments in Shaw Centre is another new concept from the Les Amis Group—one that’s set to be a literal hot favorite. Jinjo is a modern sumiyaki restaurant parked on the second level of the mall, boasting a specialization in Japanese charcoal-grilling and exclusive sake pairings.
Heading the kitchen is veteran washoku chef Makoto Saito, combining a heart for tradition with Japanese charcoal-grilling mastery. Look forward to his prefecture-focused menu, featuring premium ingredients sourced straight from local Japanese seafood purveyors. Bites like the creamy, grilled Yaki Goma Tofu ($6) are great palate openers; but it’s dishes like the premium white fish Nodoguro ($26) and sweet potato Satsuma-Imo ($20) that really bring out Jinjo’s flair for the charcoal grill. For hungry diners, there are plates like Seseri ($18)—a Miyazaki-style grilled chicken neck dish—and Donabe (from $35), a hearty claypot of scorched short-grain rice, topped with your choice of indulgent meat—unagi, Hokkaido King Crab, ad even US 400-day grain-fed Angus sirloin and truffle.
The beverage menu, too, was curated to be an essential part of the Jinjo experience. Hop over to the 7-seater bar counter and dip your toes in the extensive sake selection that ranges from aged to sparkling sakes (from $78 a bottle). Better yet, don’t miss the exclusive Jinjo sake—a limited-edition, 500-bottle exclusive brewed just for the restaurant, by Tatenokawa brewery in the Ginjo prefecture of Yamagata.
Jinjo is located at #02-19/20 Shaw Centre, and is open Tues to Sun (12-3pm, 6:30-10:30pm). More information here.
