Japanese Hakata-ku skewer bar Kido to open in Tsim Sha Tsui

Hong Kong’s Bird Kingdom restaurant group is opening a traditional Fukuoka-style “hakata-ku” skewer bar in Tsim Sha Tsui.

The new venue, Kido, is scheduled to open in mid-November in Minden Avenue and features communal “kaunta seki” seating typically found around “yakitori” chicken skewer grill cafes in Japan.

Just like yakitori grills, Kido is headlining signature Yakitori chicken skewers from every part of the chicken – but in the tradition of Fukuoka-style “hakata-ku” grills, Kido is extending the menu to more diverse, healthy skewers, with a variety of meat, vegetarian and fruit ingredients.

“Kido is a fresh new hideaway concept introducing Japan’s timeless, informal yakitori grill tradition to one of Hong Kong’s trendiest backwaters for both locals and international visitors in the heart of Tsim Sha Tsui,” said Bird Kingdom Group founder and CEO Eric Ting.

Bird Kingdom Group is exclusively sourcing female Yamato Nikudori chickens, specially reared for strong flavour and juicy texture at farms famous for the breed around Nara City in southeastern Japan.

Kido’s traditional small “theatre” doorway is deliberately designed to symbolise entering a new world. Seating 43, the 1000sqft interior is “dark and mysterious” in design with wooden fixtures contrasted by red and burnt orange accents. Beneath a traditional Japanese tiled roof, the counter bar is featured by a hammered copper exhaust structure over the grill. An entire sake wall showcases liquor choices.

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