Miku - 1st Aburi Restaurant in Toronto
There seems to be a recent surge of restaurants originating from Vancouver making their way to the East Coast. Miku is receiving some intense buzz around town with their Aburi-Style Sushi techniques. It is located in an expansive 7,000 square foot establishment at the RBC Waterpark Place building at Bay and Queen’s Quay.
From their website
“Aburi Sushi was inspired by the innovative idea of flame-searing sushi with signature sauces. In Japanese Aburi tradition, a light sear direct from the flame enhances the natural flavor of the fish. By creating specialty sauces to go with each different Aburi style sushi and introducing flavors beyond peoples’ expectation...“
Aburi Ebi Oshi & Salmon Oshi. The searing gave each piece a lightly smoky buttery flavor atop lightly pressed fresh rice. Delicious!
I sampled a variety of their delicious specialty cocktails, but the Miyazaki #2 was hands down my favourite. This was a perfectly balance citrusy sweet beverage containing Havana Club 7 yr, ginger liqueur, mango puree, basil & citrus foam and spritzed with lemongrass aroma. The Miyazaku #2 is an upgraded twist from the original Miyazaki served at their Vancouver location.
Of course who can forget about sashimi! Fresh, delicious and expertly prepared compared to many of the sushi joints you find uptown.
Red Wave Roll - crab, avocado, wrapped in red tuna with masatake sauce. One of top picks of the rolls I got to sample.
In the back some cocktails: Miyazaki #2 (which I’ve mentioned above), Rakuten (beefeater gin, pimms, lillet blanc, Aburi jingo, cucumber), Oni No Chi (cerrano pepper infused tromba, ginger liqueur, creme de cassis, lime)
As for dessert, mini sized Green Tea Opera - green tea genoise, matcha butter cream, dark chocolate ganache, adzuki bean cream, hazelnut wafer with matcha ice cream. We were told the Green Tea Opera takes days to make and it sure tasted like it. Deep chocolate & matcha flavor with a nice crunch from the wafer.
Overall, I had a wonderful dining experience at Miku. From the gorgeous establishment, wonderful atmosphere but most importantly great food I would definitely visit again.
105-10 Bay Street (at Queen’s Quay), entrance RBC Waterpark Place lobby (T): 647-347-7347
MikuToronto.com reservations thru OpenTable















