Meta Restaurant

South Korean chef Sun Kim’s culinary identity shines through at Meta Restaurant. His dishes, which meld Eastern and Western flavours, have morphed to proudly take on a contemporary Korean angle. Korean ingredients and condiments liberally appear on the menu, which includes haute interpretations of classics like gimbap and gyeran jjim (steamed egg). The mains get progressively heavier and feature richer flavours in the dinner menu. It culminates in the show-stopping signature, Korean BBQ. The dish arrives as a platter that centres around plush slabs of Iwate beef striploin and banchan (side dishes) like white kimchi with an astringent touch, and fragrant and earthy burdock rice. Expect a button-down fine-dining experience—diners can see chef Sun and his team whip up culinary magic in the open-concept kitchen, and they can also chat with the affable sommelier, who’s ready with his recommendations.