Dreaming of sushi? Here are eight fine restaurants to satisfy that yearning

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Dreaming of sushi? Here are eight fine restaurants to satisfy that yearning

While we're holding out for Stage two, these fine establishments are offering high-quality, takeaway sushi that can withstand travel in our tropical clime.

09 Jun 2022 06:30AM (Updated: 09 Jul 2022 07:23AM)

Sushi is about and then much more than merely rice and seafood. It is near shokunin, which loosely translated from Japanese, means the honing of a craft through dogged repetition.

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It is about that special exchange of trust betwixt sushi chef and diner, where the quondam puts his years of toil and feel into each carefully pressed morsel and the latter appreciates this deceptively simple gesture past savouring information technology in precisely the mode he or she is told to do then.

But what happens when a pandemic dictates the tethering of this tangible connection?

To continue their businesses going and their regulars sated, sushi masters accept adjusted their arts and crafts so that their food can be enjoyed outside of their restaurants.

This calls for even more trust – trust that the seafood is fresh plenty to withstand some travel in our tropical temperatures and trust that the diners will consume their sushi within a short, specified time frame. Trust, likewise, that diners understand that eating sushi, made by a wizened main or otherwise, is never the same exquisite experience without that integral personal connection.

That said, here are some fine sushi purveyors offer their wares for consumption at home.

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AKASHI

If these were ordinary times, the Goh family would be celebrating Akashi'due south 25th year in business with a jolly sometime bash, their loyal customers and endless bottles of sake in tow.

Alas, the celebrations will accept to expect, but that hasn't stopped this stalwart from offering their signature dishes for takeout (akashi.oddle.me/en_SG) at happily reasonable prices.

Sushi starts from S$33.80 for a 10-piece ready comprising ocean-fresh slivers of the likes of yellowtail, sweet shrimp and tuna, and goes up to S$76.fourscore for a fix of eighteen succulent morsels.

Regulars who grew upward on a steady diet of Akashi's offerings will appreciate the Contrary California Roll (Due south$fourteen.80), with its lavish crown of flight fish roe. More than corrupt treats include Bafun Uni Sushi (S$52.eighty for iii pieces) and Aburi Foie Gras with Uni (S$30.eighty for 3). Islandwide delivery costs S$six.99 or is costless with a minimum order of Southward$50.

AKIRA BACK

At that place is nothing traditional about the sushi here, but that doesn't mean they aren't irresistibly divine. Swell for those who prefer cooked seafood, Akira Dorsum's takeout sushi (jwmarriottsg.oddle.me/en_SG) includes the Perfect Storm (South$25), comprising crisp shrimp tempura, torched salmon, cucumber and chipotle mayo, and the Light-green Monster (Due south$23), a veggie-friendly roll draped with avocado and cream cheese.

Our personal favourite: Brother From Some other Mother (S$25), stacked with grilled unagi (freshwater eel), anago (sea eel) tempura, shaved foie gras torchon, and a rich blanket of ponzu mayo.

ASHINO

Chef-owner Taku Ashino's deft way with crumbling fish is renowned. Sushi at this austere eatery is ever securely flavoured and with interesting textures that result from longer preservation of the fish before it is served.

If you're feeling fancy or festive, Ashino is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a Seasonal Special Don (S$255, enough for "1.5 pax"). For something not-and then-decadent only exceedingly tasty, effort the S$75 Barachirashi.

The appetisers here are also worth a gander. At South$175 for ii people, yous become the likes of flavour-packed homemade mentaiko (spicy cod roe), steamed abalone, firefly squid and lots more.

To order, WhatsApp 8318 3334 at to the lowest degree 2 hours in accelerate.

GINZA SUSHI ICHI

You may not be able to roam the islands of Hokkaido, but y'all can certainly become a gustation of them with this Michelin-starred restaurant'southward Kegani Bento (S$130), laden with sugariness crabmeat, ikura, uni and various cuts of tuna.

The Special Nigiri Sushi Set is neat value for money at Due south$fourscore. It comes with seven pieces of sushi, half dozen pieces of rolled sushi, and tamago (Japanese omelette). To order, telephone call 6235 5514 or WhatsApp 8878 1250.

KISHO

Distinctive craftsmanship defines Kisho'southward exquisite cuisine (ki-sho.com.sg/menu) and is evident even in the dispensable boxes that the restaurant now must serve its food in.

For true luxury, ask for the Weekly Treasure Box (S$288), richly adorned with lush slivers of the freshest catch from the week. These might include abalone, sea urchin, tuna abdomen, scallops, and come with a dollop of caviar, an umami abalone broth and liver sauce for good measure.

The Omega Bakudan Don (Due south$130) makes a fine case for eating your fish oils. Heaped on a bed of well-seasoned rice are plump slices of otoro (Bluefin tuna belly), bafun uni from Hokkaido, shoyu-steeped ikura and a marinated organic egg.

At that place are also assorted tuna rolls on offer, from S$70. Phone call 6733 5251 or WhatsApp 9061 6109 for orders.

NISHIKANE

Sixth-generation sushi chef Nobuhiro Nishi makes a mean Saba Bo-Sushi (S$60), in which cured Japanese mackerel is pressed with top class sushi rice.

His signature Chirashi Don (S$120, serves two) is an alluring sight; a mosaic of Bluefin tuna, marinated salmon roe, anago and other delights from Toyosu Fish Market place in Tokyo ready on a bed of shari-flavoured rice.

But it is his Nodoguro Uni Donabe (Southward$100) that'll exit a warm sense of satisfaction in your belly. Flecked with pieces of nodoguro (blackness perch), the rice is cooked in a traditional clay pot over high heat so that the tasty oils from the fish flavours the grains every bit they cook, imbuing them with a briny, savoury depth. Carefully laid coral tongues of uni on the dish'southward surface complete the decadence. To society, WhatsApp 9117 6264 at to the lowest degree an 60 minutes ahead.

SHINJI

This posh and popular sushi-ya has fabricated some excellent sushi designed for enjoyment at habitation (shinjibykanesaka.com/online-ordering), at prices you wouldn't enjoy if you dined at the eatery.

A dozen pieces of nigiri sushi made with unimpeachable seafood and rice seasoned with a pronounced lilt of vinegar volition gear up yous back South$160. The Nama Chirashi (S$140) sees rice and seafood presented in separate compartments; expect delights like uni, botan ebi (botan shrimp), otoro, shima aji (yellow jack) and reddish trout.

If you're in for a splurge, at that place's a S$200 Special Chirashi – a deluxe box blanketed with sea urchin, salmon roe, minced fatty tuna and a dollop of caviar to get the adept times rolling.

SUSHI KIMURA

This 22-seater sushi-ya was among the first fine-dining establishments to accommodate its sushi for takeaway when the circuit billow hit.

Chef-owner Tomo Kimura's Toro Taku Rolls (S$50) are a joy to swallow, with unctuous negitoro and crunchy pickled radish tucked betwixt impeccably seasoned shari rice enrobed in a glossy sheet of nori.

The Premium Sushi Set up (S$88) is excellent, with beautifully formed nuggets of pressed rice topped with luscious slivers of things like Japanese red snapper, sea robin, tuna, sweet squid and prawns.

Look out for express specials such as Kamasu Bou (long red tail snapper) Sushi for S$45 each (of which only 10 sets were available), which naturally, sell out fast. To lodge, WhatsApp 8428 0073.

Dreaming of sushi? Here are eight fine restaurants to satisfy that yearning

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