Our friend D suggested that we splurged a little bit to check out Rozan (鮨魯山), a high-end Japanese restaurant in Wanchai's Morrison Hill neighborhood, and so we picked one random, cold January evening when all of us were in town. The restaurant is part of the trio of fine-dining establishments owned by billionaire socialite Peter Lam, all located on the ground floor of an apartment building (the other two being Ginsai and Wagyu Takumi which serves seasonal washoku and Franco-Japanese fusion cuisine respectively).
First thing that caught my mind as I walked through the discreet entrance on the side street was how spacious the place is for a restaurant that serves to a maximum of 12 and the minimalist decor made it looked even bigger than it already is. In the center of the brightly-lit dining area is a simple L-shaped hinoki counter carved from a 600 year-old tree, plus a small table at the back. Behind the counter was an ample work area for head chef Masataka "Masa" Fujisawa and his assistant.
