The Place I love yakiniku but when it comes to options in Singapore, there aren’t many noteworthy ones around. Meet The Gyu Bar, a three months old upscale Japanese yakiniku restaurant located in the Novotel and Mercure Hotels at Stevens Road enclave. The team behind The Gyu Bar includes the founder of The Travelling C.O.W. (Chef On Wheels) and Chef Tomoo Kimura of the eponymous Japanese sushi restaurant at Palais Renaissance. The restaurant space is not particular huge with a seating capacity of 35, but what is noteworthy is the ventilation system. There is not much issue of smelling smoky after a meal here as the smoke from cooking the meats goes through each table to an underground filter system. I like this idea. The Food Before I even get to start the meal proper, it is nice to be treated to the first cup of sake here where every diner gets to choose their own sake cup from the “Sake Glass Wall”. This is the restaurant’s way of making each diner feel at home, hence the complimentary first sake of the day. I started with the Uni Waygu Yukke Cone (S$38 for 4 pieces), topped with luscious uni and beef [...]
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