Izakaya Nijumaru Restaurant (Cuppage Plaza)

Pretty tasty, and I liked that there was quite a generous amount of meat too. Wasn’t mind blowing but it was still not bad. It came with miso soup, pickled radish, and a slice of orange.

Place was quite casual, service was friendly as well. Quite a good place for a quick Japanese meal with a small group of friends if you’re around the area.

Overall: I guess the consistency is lacking but at its best it's a super authentic izakaya, everything is homely and the queue says it all. Come with reservation else you're gonna be waiting for a long time. The front of house are all (very nice) Singaporean but the kitchen is Japanese, explains the high standard of the food

Crab porridge

It's basically crab, rice, stock

So simple but the light umami is very addictive. Take note there's small bits of shell tho, doesn't rlly affect the experience too much

This was absolutely delicious. It's a light vinegared cucumber and kelp.

Ridiculously refreshing and the texture was on point too! Must try!

My only gripe w the place: starters came after the mains were done, we were almost finished w the meal by now

Raw spinach w bacon. I mean it's bacon so how bad can it be. Overall not particularly stunning because I didn't like the crispiness of the spinach against the bacon bits, it takes abit of chopstick skill to eat too

Today's one was incredibly fishy and so they didn't charge us. But usually it's much better I guess

The miso soup was average but the rest of the sides were fine

The beef was slightly tough and not v smoky, it's decent considering their general standard but I wouldn't get it again.

The garlic sauce on top helps set it apart though