Izakaya Signage from Neil Road ; it is along the row of shophouses just
fronting Neil Road. Behind the shophouses leads to Duxton Hill
Yesterday, we had a memorable meal. The place ? Kamoshita Izakaya. Located at 5 Neil Road (SGP 088806) , it has basic furnishings, 6 tables of 4 and a bar counter which seats 8 to 10 persons maximum. Access to this Izkaya or inn is rather easy, and if you drive, you can either park at the nearby Duxton URA open air car parks or at the Maxwell building at Maxwell Road which is diagonally across Neil Road.
The Izakaya is located along Neil Road in a shophouse, and the feel is rather simple. There are no big signs advertising the location, hence I believe the crowd have been regularly coming through word of mouth. There is a fine selection of Japanese Sake and Soju, testament to the 2 big chiller fridges next to the Oden and chefs preparation tables.
View from Bar Counter
Top Quality Sake from Okinawa
My wife selected 3 Omakase (As you Like it, or Chef's Specials to serve whatever is in season) of $80 each. We each had to order an Aperitif to start, so I had the Prosecco, Noel had an orange juice and she had the cold Sake. Prices from the Aperitif range from $9 to $19 and all Omakase diners must order a drink, alcoholic or non cocktail.
The Omakase (2 Prices, one $60 and one $80)
The starter consisted of some vegetable and smallish dofu (see below).The appetisers were fantastic, really great tasting. From left, HIjiki, a brown sea vegetable and looks a little bit like bamboo but tastes like some fish. There were super sweet cherry tomatoes, as well as some HIjiki salad (with edamame beans) which tasted awesome.
Appetiser - HIjiki Cherry Tomato and Hijiki Salad.
Bagna Cauda
The Bagna Cauda is a fancy name for salad. All the ingredients, I am guessing are from Japan. The corn on the cob was the best we have tasted in a long while, what with the frangrance from the corn still lingering on the cob after we had eaten all the little corn bits off the cob. The carrots, broccoli,celery and trunip all tasted super fresh and the miso paste on the wooden spoon was a great condiment to add flavour.
Wagyu Beef with Uni (Sea Urchin)
The Piece de Resistance was the Wagyu (2 slices of top quality Kobe Beef) and Uni. The beef literally melts in your mouth as does the Uni which tasted like a savoury cream from the sea.
My son wasnt impressed with the Beef nor Uni as there was no 'bite' or 'al dente' to the Beef.
I guess different people have different expectations from their Beef !!!
The Oden was excellent, and we had the fishcakes (2), some daikon (white radish) and another long fishcake which looked like some root. The yellow mustard condiment was nose blowing to say the least !
Signature Dish of an Izakaya (Below) - the Oden consisting of Daikon (radish), Fishcake ( 2 white pieces and another fishcake).
Really Tasty Oden - much like out local Yong Tau Fu or Dofu Soup
Fishcake, Radish Egg and Onions Common Staples
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