Japanese Food In SG 🇯🇵

A delightful dried filefish snack that pairs perfectly with sake or beer. Sweet, soft, chewy, and smoky. A simple yet tastisfying treat.

Grilled tender octopus tentacles coated in a sweet-savoury miso butter glaze. The glaze added a rich umami flavour that perfectly complemented the juicy, succulent texture of the octopus. Every bite was packed with flavour and absolutely addictive.

Three succulent prawns with tomalley, prepared in salt, cheese, and mentaiko flavours. The smoky, charred prawn meat was juicy and full of savoury goodness, with the tomalley adding an extra burst of flavour. The salt flavour was already fantastic with its original taste profile; the cheese topping was melty and stretchy, while the mentaiko added an irresistible umami kick. Prawns were easy to peel, making the experience even better.

Crispy chicken wings stuffed with a pork-based gyoza filling. It was savoury, meaty, and flavourful. The fats and juices from the chicken blended neatly with the marinated minced meat, creating a tastisfying and tasty snack. Absolutely delicious!

Sake is more my style, and this yuzu sake from Kyoto Prefecture was nice. With a 10% alcohol content, it was citrusy, refreshing, and had an alluring sweetness with a gentle bite. Best served chilled. A fun bonus, you can choose your sake cup from their collection to personalise your drinking experience.

Decisions, decisions... Sake, Beer, or Snack? 🍶🍺🍢
Why not have them all!

Suntory Beer Flight ($28)
Enjoy this during their Happy Hours for just $25 and sample all four flavours of beer, ranging from light to dark, at an unbeatable price. Each 280ml glass serves chilled premium malt beer fresh from the tap, delivering a rich aroma with every sip. While I only sampled a bit of each for tasting, I must admit beer isn’t really my thing. However, my friend, a beer addict, praised the clean, clear taste and noted that the darker the beer, the richer and more characterful it was. Trust the beer fanatic over me on this one!
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🚩NeNe Neko Japanese Cafe & Izakaya (PLQ), 10 Paya Lebar Rd, 01-K7 PLQ PLAZA, Singapore 409057
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A sweet, chilled, and refreshingly zesty drink.

Made with premium green tea powder and Hokkaido milk, this drink is specially blended and topped with whipped cream and azuki beans at the bottom. Unfortunately, the milky sweetness overpowers the matcha, making its flavour less pronounced, almost like a typical green tea latte. A bigger straw or a tall spoon would be helpful to scoop up the azuki beans sitting at the bottom, which are otherwise hard to reach. Overall, a bit meh, especially compared to the much more flavourful matcha warabi mochi they serve.

Japanese mochi trio comes in three distinct flavours: kuro goma (black sesame), kinako (soybean), and matcha (green tea). Misato recommends starting from the lightest flavour; kinako, followed by goma, and finishing with the stronger, more bitter matcha. You can also drizzle the optional kuromitsu (black honey) syrup for added sweetness, which I highly recommend!
Each bite of the soft, wobbly mochi melts in your mouth, delivering a refreshing, cooling sensation. The kinako is light and nutty, the goma rich and intense, while the matcha brings a bold, slightly bitter richness. A truly enjoyable, balanced dessert!

This dish features A5 Ohmi Wagyu, renowned as one of the top three finest and most expensive beefs in the world. The premium beef is served with an array of exquisite Japanese ingredients, including shiitake and maitake mushrooms, ginkgo nuts, assorted nama fu, and negi, all beautifully arranged on a hoba leaf. The leaf adds a subtle aroma as the ingredients are cooked over charcoal from the brick, enhancing the experience. A special miso mixture, crafted with a secret recipe, is spread over the leaf for an extra layer of flavour.
Ohmi Beef, hailing from Shiga Prefecture, is certified directly from Japan, and only around 6,000 cattle are shipped annually, making it an exclusive delicacy. The beef itself is delicately flavoured, requiring no extra seasoning to highlight its natural beauty. Its rich marbling imparts a sweet, buttery taste with a light, mellow aroma. The texture is incredibly tender, melting in your mouth. The secret miso mixture adds a robust, umami-packed depth with earthy and savoury notes. So damn good!

Three large, live tiger prawns coated in crispy, flaky breadcrumbs, served over chewy Japanese pearl rice in a seasoned broth. The prawns are served with a thick, creamy egg layer and garnished with mushrooms, chives, ikura, and an assortment of flying fish roe, offering a colourful presentation. The set is accompanied by pickles and miso soup. While the prawns were bouncy, flavourful, and had a tastisfying crunch, and the eggs added a savoury, creamy touch, the rice in the seasoned broth was slightly underwhelming. It lacked the depth of flavour needed to elevate the dish fully. A bit more sauce would likely enhance the umami and bring out the dish's full potential.

Six pan-fried dumplings stuffed with chicken and vegetables, served with a savoury, tangy dipping sauce. The skin was crisp yet slightly chewy and thin, with a generous filling. However, the stuffing lacked flavour, making the dish quite plain.