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MAI 舞 by Dashi Master Marusaya located within a walking distance from Outram MRT Station is a fine Japanese dining restaurant at Bukit Pasoh Road. The company, Marusaya is a Katsuobushi purveyor which specialises in a 2-year-old mysterious ingredient and is widely used in Japanese cooking. Hence, naturally the restaurant uses premium Katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes) as key element in the menu including traditional Japanese produce and locally sourced ingredients to create the dishes. Read More

Yakiniku Like from Japan is a speciality fast food Yakiniku Restaurant opens its first outlet in Singapore. The restaurant is located at Paya Lebar Quarter Mall, accessible via Paya Lebar MRT Station. The speciality fast food restaurant from Japan has 30 branches in Asia and is brought in by Dining Innovation Group. It has a quick service concept that serves within three minutes upon submitting the order. Read More

Shiokoji Tonkatsu Keisuke is the latest concept by Keisuke Group. This new tonkatsu restaurant will open to public from 13 November 2019 onwards at Paya Lebar Square. The 23-seater restaurant focuses on classic tonkatsu that are marinated in shio koji. Shio koji (塩麹, 塩糀) is a natural seasoning used to marinate, tenderize, and enhance the umami, or richness (one of the five basic tastes) in foods. It’s made of just a few simple ingredients: salt, water, and rice koji (Info from google). Rice koji is said to help boost the immune system and improve digestion. Other concept restaurant under Keisuke Group which is within the vicinity area is the Charcoal Grill & Salad Bar Keisuke for your consideration too. Read More

Amazing Hokkaido located at Robertson Quay is the latest addition around the area. The restaurant serves fresh produce flown in daily from Hokkaido, Japan. Now you know where to satisfy your Japanese cuisine cravings if you are in the vicinity. The restaurant caters 100-seater with colourful fabric and posters of Hokkaido all around. Read More

My sisters and I celebrated my birthday at Koji Sushi Bar a week ago. Koji Sushi Bar has taken over the space of Cedele at Raffles City Shopping Centre. Their first outlet is at Pickering Street. It was our first time here and my sisters have difficulties location the restaurant. Reason being is that the restaurant is located at a quiet corner near to Szechuan Court and Mikuni. Read More

During my Tokyo trip last year, I passed by Tokyo Station almost everyday. Tokyo Station is one of the largest stations in Japan and there are many retail shops and restaurant to explore. It is the hub for the Shinkansen. So be sure to spare some time to explore the station when you are there in Tokyo, Japan. Read More

Keisuke Group’s 19th outlet will be officially opening on 1st April 2019 at Paya Lebar Square. The latest food concept offers sumiyaki (charcoal-grilled) in which food items are slow grilled over hot charcoal. And they use bincho-tan imported from Japan, which is known for its natural purification and neutralises the harmful acid that may occur during cooking. Read More

We made our way to Pokemon Café at Nihonbashi for our lunch but it was fully reserved. In fact, the whole month of December is fully booked. So, if you are heading there, please make your reservation to avoid any disappointment. So, we saw this old Showa building that caught our attention. It was lunch time and we saw people queuing for it and so we decided to give this place a try. Read More

During my trip to Tokyo, Japan, E & I had the opportunity to experience kaiseki dining experience at Soujuan Kaiseki, Keio Plaza Hotel. My last visit to Keio Plaza Hotel was 2 years back where we experienced the Japanese Tea Ceremony session. Time flies indeed! Read More

Menya Kokoro, the largest authentic Maze-Soba restaurant chain from Japan opens its first ever outlet in Singapore. The popular chain has opened 27 outlets around the world ( Japan, Indonesia, Spain, Thailand and Vancouver) in just 4 years! Amazing!

The founder, Chef Takuma Ishikawa, who has 13 years of culinary experience is trained under the original masters and creators of Maze-Soba- Menya Hanabi (the restaurant known for inventing Maze-Soba and introducing to the world). Read More