Nokkedon (Republic Plaza)

Paid Nokkedon a visit recently; a pop-up stall that had recently started operations within Bar a Vin at Republic Plaza II during weekday lunch hours serving up Japanese Donburi.

The Otoko No Don features Hotate, Saketoro, Shiro Maguro, Tobiko and Nitamago; patrons are able to opt for individual items to be Aburi-ed, and are also able to pick between original, spicy or seasonal (unfortunately unavailable during the day of our visit) sauces for their Donburi. The seafood were all pretty fresh; sliced appropriately for enough texture and flavour. Marinated in their original sauce, the sauce does remind us of the more savoury notes found in Teppei Syukudo's Bara Chirashi Don without being overly sweet. Rice was pearly, while the Wasabi did provide the numbing kick; the Tobiko helping to add texture with its popping sensation and burst of umami flavour. The Nitamago was the element that truly impressed apart from the fish; a cured onsen egg sliced into two halved, the Nitamago was incredibly flavourful, while the yolk was still molten — pretty delicious on its own. Despite being one of the priciest bowls at Nokkedon at $18.50, it is certainly worth it for the quality and execution; the cheapest bowls start from $11 for the Salmon Salad, and patrons can also opt to Make Their Own if the pre-determined bowls off the Selections menu do not fancy them. A location worth checking out for those working in the area; and hopefully may they find a home which allows them to operate for longer hours that would allow more of us to have a taste on what they have to offer!