One of the first Korean-American celebrity chefs to lay claim to the genre “modern Japanese with Korean accents”, Akira Back presides over a global empire of 20 restaurants and counting. The ability to keep quality high despite the number of outposts is probably down to the compact menu neatly divided into soup & salads, cold & hot shared plates, rolls, nigiri & sashimi, and rice and mains. The dishes here are best shared, such as the signature tuna pizza comprising wafer thin tuna slices layered over tortilla skin. Another standout is the Chilean sea bass, an oven-roasted fish paired with anticucho miso and squash purée. Also try the brand’s proprietary range of Akira Back Sake Collection from Iwate, which ranges from a honjozo to a chill-aged 15-year daiginjo. With hip interiors courtesy of French maestro Philippe Starck and funk house music, Akira Back is unabashedly Vegas in ambience and experience.