The biggest difference I’ve found between the Silver Moon and Silver Whisper is the number of small, specialty restaurants. This post I’ll talk about Kaiseki, the Japanese restaurant. Lunch is open for all, just come in and find a seat. Dinner is reservation only.

You exit the elevator on the 4th deck, which houses the S.A.L.T. kitchen, a S.A.L.T. bar and three restaurants. You are greeted by a little hallway and sculpture. I’ve always liked this kind of wooden interior decor.

Both sides are decorated with pottery from around the world.

You then turn right and are greeted by the sushi bar.

I’ve fallen in love with the crinkled tea set – the teacup locks into the ridges of the plate – and the water glass.

But let’s get to the important part – the food. I can’t say they serve super authentic Japanese, so you can say “influenced” or “fusion” if you like. I chose the omakase menu – chef’s choice full meal. It began with assorted caviar and/or roe, with the “standard” toppings: chopped boiled egg white, yolk, scallions, onions and sour cream. I like how they arranged it by color. I’ve only eaten caviar on Silversea, and the difference in consistency and taste between the different types were surprising. The green had a sharp snap when you chewed them!

This was followed by tuna tartare topped with caviar and a wasabi sauce.

I finished the next course before taking a picture, but the point is the bowl anyways. I like the “stone” finish, and I have never seen a bowl with cut-outs before.

They had several types of sake, so I asked for a version that is served cold. I’m not a drinker, and I particularly have not enjoyed sake in the past, but what the heck? I took this picture for the bottle – the blue part is a “cup” within the glass bottle that holds ice cubes to keep the sake cold. I’ve seen whiskey stones that do something similar, but this is cool.