Omote Singapore launches their second outlet in Raffles City on 15 November 2022. In contrast to their expansive menu at their flagship outlet, the “Omote Cosmo” menu at their City Hall branch pares the selection down to their most best-selling bowls as well as a range of sharing plates, including…
Newly-opened in October 2020, the cosy 9-seater Japanese restaurant House of Chirashi is situated within the buzzy East Village mixed development at Simpang Bedok filled with interesting independent F&B concepts. Offering six sushi counter seats in front of the chef as well as three bench seats which look out into…
(Editor’s Note: This article focuses primarily on the new dishes added to Menu 3.0 of Omote Singapore. For a review of washoku concept Omote Dining by Nagae as well as information about and pictures of the dishes previously from Menu 2.0 and which continue to feature in Menu 3.0, you…
ChiChi Dining is a new restaurant from the folks behind dessert concept Nesuto which launched in February 2020, taking over the corner space along Amoy Street formerly occupied by Aloha Poke. Helmed by Daniel Yee, the former head culinary chef of the now-defunct 52 Sandwich Shack, the concept serves Asian…
Omoté Singapore launches their new menu on 17 July 2019 (Wednesday), which marks the first major update to their offerings since the move to their current premises in December 2018. While the structure of the menu is largely similar – appetisers, small plates, sashimi, sushi, udons, rolls, chirashis, donburis etc…
Situated in the drinks-centric Duxton Hill enclave, Rizu is a contemporary Japanese restaurant showcasing omakase menus as well as an a la carte selection of various sashimi, nigiri sushi, tapas, mains, rice bowls and rolls. The 38-seater restaurant plays it simultaneously chic-sexy and intimate with its dim lighting and textured…
The UTW (“Under Ten Words”): Japanese bincho grill and teppanyaki dishes with Japanese cocktails. The must-orders (if any): Teppanyaki fried rice with cherry blossom shrimp and ao nori, tsukune Summary: From the team behind Club Street’s Izy/Caché comes Plum and Toro, a casual Japanese cocktail/bincho charcoal grill and teppan concept…
The UTW (“Under Ten Words”): Man Man Unagi without the sweetness, wasabi and queue. The must-orders (if any): Hitsumabushi. Summary: The sole reason why most people would visit Uya Singapore in its initial month would likely be to compare its offerings to that of the colossally popular Man Man Unagi Japanese Restaurant, and…
The UTW (“Under Ten Words”): Korean (and not Japanese) grilled eel concept. The must-orders (if any): Grilled Eel Set with….well, any sauce really. Summary: From the people behind Kko Kko Nara (and launching right next door) comes Unagi Nara, a Korean grilled eel concept which would inevitably invite comparisons with the…