The Place I initially thought Takayama Japanese Restaurant at OUE Downtown is with reference to the city in Gifu Prefecture in Japan, but it is actually the name of its Head Chef, Taro Takayama. Chef Taro used to be the Chef de Cuisine at Mandarin Orchard, before setting up Takayama early this year. The Japanese fine dining restaurant is a kappo-style restaurant with a menu inspired by the different seasons of the year. The main dining room features two counters for seven and five guests respectively, as well as a private booth that seats two and another that seats four. Go for the counter seats where you can watch the chef in action. If you fancy some privacy, there are two private dining rooms for six and eight guests respectively. The Food I didn’t purely try Chef Taro’s dishes during my visit, as I went for a special 11-course Four-Hands Dinner by Chef Taro and Chef Kentaro of Two-Michelin starred Shisen Hanten, which is also by the OUE group. The special menu features a mix of both chefs creations and dishes which they both work on together. On usual days, lunch set menu starts from S$68++ per person while dinner [...]
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