Kama Hapa Yakiniku Izakaya Bar 燒肉居酒屋
Hours / 營業時間 6 PM – 1:30 AM Closed on Sundays 週日公休
02-2739-8668No.213 Section 2 An-Ho Road Taipei 台北市大安區安和路2段213號1樓
Credit Cards Accepted / 10% Service Charge 可刷卡 / 一成服務費
Kama Hapa Yakiniku Izakaya Bar：A chic restaurant for Yakiniku and a lounge bar for Japanese cuisine
Kama Hapa Yakiniku Izakaya bar was opened nearly 10 months ago. Among all the yakiniku restaurants in Taiwan Hapa has found its niche and unique style! The name Hapa is originated from a Hawaiian word that means a mixed breed between Asian and western race. Therefore naming the restaurant Hapa is because this place combines yakiniku, Japanese cuisine and lounge bar. Located in the heart of combat zone for Taipei nightlife, Kama Hapa looked like a night club from its exterior. Once you walk inside you’ll discover a bright space and mirrors on the walls make it seem even bigger than it really is. If you are seated by the window you can look out to the street where people and traffic move constantly. It is not as noisy as most yakiniku restaurants and yet it attracts families and business people to come in during dinner. On the other hand it is also a good place for friends to hang out and relax over drinks after dinner elsewhere. It’s worth noting that even though its location is within the prime real estate the pricing in the menu is in the mid-range.
Kama Hapa is an ideal place for yakiniku because you won’t have to worry about smelling like BBQ at the end of the night or burn your dinner due to poor skills. What sets Kama Hapa apart from the rest of yakiniku houses is that all the grilling is done in the kitchen once you place an order. The choices of meat include pork, lamb, duck and chicken and the most special meat is premium wagyu beef from Australia. What’s so special about wagyu cattle? Some say that it tastes like beef foie gras, smooth and sweet. Keep in mind that wagyu beef is not available everyday. In terms of seafood selection the must try item is extra large sushi grade scallops from Hokkaido﹙200NT﹚. Whether you like it seared & salted or cooked in rice wine, the texture is always tender!
Restaurant Ryan mentioned that recently Kama Hapa recruited senior chefs to re-vamp the menu in order to provide more choices in addition to yakiniku. All new dishes are served in medium portion so that it’s enough to be shared with others. Sashimi is always a good starter and assorted sashimi with three types of fish (260NT) is a refreshing appetizer. Emerald seafood rolls (180NT) may seem Californian style sushi rolls and no soy sauce is needed. The fillings are crab meat, cucumbers and Japanese yam. If you like hand rolls, sushi chef can create innovative rolls upon request. For instance summer fruits are delightful as hand rolls, like mango (60NT) and kiwi (60NT) are quite popular. Japanese style seared beef carpaccio served with homemade recipe sauce (280NT) is one of the most popular new dishes.
In Taiwan there is no yakiniku house as hip and chic as Kama Hapa. From the décor of the lady’s room I can tell the management must be very detail-oriented. Even the sushi bar in the center of the restaurant is like a splendid open kitchen. Since all the adjacent tables are connected to the bar patrons can watch the activities behind the bar as well as everything that goes on in the restaurant. To see and to be seen is quite fun at Kama Hapa!
Hapa燒肉居酒屋：提供你最時尚的場所吃燒肉和美食最多的夜生活
開幕至今十個月Hapa燒肉居酒屋，在時下流行的燒肉店中走出自己的風格！取名Hapa，這個源自夏威夷的字，意思是亞洲和其他種族混血的後代，就像這是個lounge bar與餐廳結合並提供燒肉和居酒屋的餐廳。座落在台北市一級戰區的安和路，從外觀看來讓人以為是夜生活場所，走進來發現空間的設計非常明亮，四周的鏡子讓整個空間感覺更寬敞，坐在窗戶邊也能看到外面街上的人來人往。這裡不似一般燒肉店吵鬧，用餐客人自小家庭用餐到商務宴會，也有飯後聚會聊天喝酒的，值得一提的是雖然身處黃金地段，這裡的單價屬於中等價位。
Hapa燒肉居酒屋是吃燒肉的好地方，因為不用煩惱全身沾滿碳烤味，也不需擔心技術不好造成食物燒焦，點燒肉有專人負責代烤。肉類的選擇除了豬肉、羊肉、鴨肉和雞肉，最特別的是來自澳洲的和牛。每日提供的特選和牛部位都不同，想吃還得碰運氣，尤其是牛五花是最為搶手的！海鮮類的選擇多元，特別要介紹北海道干貝﹙200元﹚，無論是鹽燒或是酒燒，還是吃得到肉質本身的鮮美。
店經理Ryan表示，為了讓客人有更多日本料理的選擇，找來資深的師傅並且隆重推出一品料理，全新的菜色以適中份量呈現。生魚片是個不錯的前菜選擇，綜合三品﹙260元﹚適合嚐鮮。翡翠海鮮捲﹙180元﹚有蟹肉、山藥和小黃瓜，看似花壽司卻不需要沾醬就可直接品嚐。喜歡握壽司，吧台師傅可以做出許多菜單上所沒有的，例如夏季水果也可以做手捲，芒果手捲﹙60元﹚和奇異果手捲﹙60元﹚頗受歡迎！日式生牛肉﹙280元﹚淋上醬油和白醋調配而成的醬汁，是目前最熱門的菜之一。
台灣鮮少有燒肉居酒屋是如此具有時尚設計感，從女性洗手間就看得出經營者對於細節的講究，而餐廳中央的吧台是非常華麗的開放式廚房，週圍的桌子都與吧台連結，讓客人看著師傅做菜，也可以清楚的欣賞店內的人事物，享受看人和被人看的樂趣。
