No matter your preferred food, The Line has got you covered with their wide spread of exquisite nosh and themed buffets.
The highlight of the buffet is, of course, the durians.
The Canton Fair buffet has enough to satisfy some discerning taste buds.
The Gyu Bar offers two different 8-course omakase menus, each with a highlight of quality beef prepared yakiniku-style.
I'd probably want to try Sukiyaki don ($32) or Hokkaido Butadon ($28). Hopefully the flavors are more balanced in these.
Premium quality meats with intimate and unpretentious vibes. Guaranteed a good time if the sake keeps flowing.
The food here is excellent but the a la carte is way too expensive. I suggest ordering the sets.
NAMI specializes in omakase (おまかせ), which means "I'll leave it up to you". This gives the restaurant greater latitude in expressing its gastronomical philosophy.
The restaurant has a contemporary interior looks with cosy ambience.
There are not many Robatayaki-style Japanese restaurants in Singapore and Akanoya Robatayaki is worth a try.
Ditto for the Kudamono ($12) a less-than-saccharine melon and persimmon that I didn't quite fancy either.
I was still hungry and thought they could serve another 2 pieces of sushi. But not only is the food fantastic, the way this omakase meal is organised is surprising. It’s not a straightforward set of appetiser, sushi, miso soup, dessert. But a main fish dish and the miso soup are served in between the sushi course. This is creativity within the bounds of tradition. It’s these little details that matter. And that’s how you do a perfect restaurant.
We have seen quite a couple of new Japanese omakase restaurants this year from the likes of Ikkoten & Ikkagoyo, and the addition of Tomidou is another fine omakase restaurant to consider checking out. The lunch menu is relatively value for money, though I also couldn’t help thinking if our omakase scene is over-saturated in Singapore.
Overall, the quality of courses here is very good. I am impressed by the layered presentation of each course and the level of detailing down to the smallest ingredients.
Ippoh Tempura Bar By Ginza Ippoh is one of the restaurants at the new Como Dempsey lifestyle cluster on Dempsey Hill Singapore.
So I ordered food to go tonight, including a set of their tsukune, which turned out to be individually wrapped in foil, presumably to keep it together with the various toppings that they used. It worked, as did their torikawa Caesar salad, which as the name suggests, was topped with a bunch of lightly fried cuts of tasty chicken skin.
The next time we are back, we will be trying out the main menu. In the meantime, if you would like to try the autumn menu, head down as soon as possible before the season changes!
Bincho at Min Jiang Dempsey is the second Bincho outlet of the Unlisted Collection restaurant group. It is not as quirky as the first one, Bincho at Hua Guan, in Tiong Bahru, but this modern yakitori restaurant is still unique enough to leave a strong impression on us.
Mo’mor, launched earlier this year – read Mo’mor Izakaya By W.Martin – is back in the news again for the affordable and tasty lunch sets. At $15, diners can opt for a two-course meal consisting of one main and one tapas/dessert. For $18, you can have all three. The set lunch menu changes bi-weekly, so you can expect new surprises with each new visit. Also, their latest promotion includes a FREE Boston lobster when you dine in and spend $180 in a single receipt. Run along, now!