Gourmets with a good memory remember the 1990s, when people made a pilgrimage to Mondsee - to "La Farandole" or to the legend Karl E. Eschlböck. Most recently, talented chefs regularly worked at the "Iris Porsche" Hotel, which also closed in January. And now this - a high-class Japanese restaurant was probably the last thing you would have expected in this community of 4000 people. German Jürgen van der Smissen, who runs a medical products company in Wals and lives in Mondsee, and his managing director have invested in converting a pizzeria into an extremely chic double restaurant - on the left is "Izakaya", or Japanese pub cuisine with maki, tempura and the like. And at the Chef's Table, you can watch chef Kentaro Fujita from Kyūshū finalize the "Omakase" menu. Whereby - omakase in the strict sense does not exist at first. Fujita does not decide spontaneously, the courses are fixed on the menu. The products are of exceptional quality: hamachi and scallops come from the Japanese gourmet hub in Düsseldorf, bluefin from top Spanish breeder Belfegó. Sashimi is artfully arranged as "otsukuri", the master coats nigiri with a hint of mild soy sauce and advises against further moistening. The main courses are more Western-style dishes: eagle fish or, as an upgrade, black cod are served on cauliflower puree with deep-fried eggplant, carrot and salsify chips. The wine list is well stocked in all categories right from the start, including nine types of sake. And the operators are also opening the aforementioned "Iris Porsche" hotel and Mediterranean restaurant in May.
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