The Place Shukuu Izakaya is like one of those hole-in-the-wall Japanese Izakaya which I wish I have stumbled upon earlier. Located along Stanley Street right smack in CBD, the 60-seater restaurant has almost most of the traits characteristic of the Izakayas I come across in Japan – noisy, packed, squeezy to some extent as we barely have personal space at our table once all the dishes arrived. The smokiness from cigarettes of men in black suits was noticeably missing, one part I’m not complaining even if this means one point less its authenticity. The Food Most of the ingredients used in Shukuu Izakaya are sourced from Japan, and as with every Izakaya, there are in-house Sake Sommeliers who sourced for the selection of Sakes offered to match the menu. The sakes offered are differentiated by their region of origin (prefecture), the grade of grain and their respective sake making techniques. We started off with the Yasai Miso (S$8), which is somewhat like salad and served with spicy red miso dip. This was quite refreshing even without the dip. The Gyu Ponzu was an absolute delight for me, lightly seared fillet beef drenched with ponzu where I could taste the full flavour of the [...]![]()
