{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Luxe Food &amp; Travel","provider_url":"https:\/\/travelrestauranthotel.com\/blog","author_name":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/travelrestauranthotel.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/","title":"Every Dish is Unexpectedly Great @ Izakaya Hikari, Singapore (+ The Best Donburi in Singapore) - Luxe Food &amp; Travel","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0sqEysbt02\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelrestauranthotel.com\/blog\/izakaya-hikari-singapore\/\">Every Dish is Unexpectedly Great @ Izakaya Hikari, Singapore (+ The Best Donburi in Singapore)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/travelrestauranthotel.com\/blog\/izakaya-hikari-singapore\/embed\/#?secret=0sqEysbt02\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Every Dish is Unexpectedly Great @ Izakaya Hikari, Singapore (+ The Best Donburi in Singapore)&#8221; &#8212; Luxe Food &amp; Travel\" data-secret=\"0sqEysbt02\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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Despite the run-downness of Fortune Centre, unexpectedly, on Level 3 is a hidden dining gem.&nbsp;&nbsp; As the name suggests, Izakaya Hikari has the ambience of a real izakaya.&nbsp; Think dark wood, counter dining and lots of sake bottles on display.&nbsp;&nbsp; I had what I believed to be the best seat in the house \u2014 at the counter!&nbsp; I get to observe the chefs working.&nbsp; I found it very entertaining and relaxing to watch them work (and they are very hygienic). Umeshu $8 Amazing!&nbsp; It was sour and ice cold.&nbsp; It was a typical Singaporean hot day so it was the perfect refreshing antidote. Hikari Cracker $3.90 Dried Filefish I like this.&nbsp; This is a great cracker to pair with drinks to start the experience.&nbsp;&nbsp; Kawa Ebi $5.90 Crunchy River Shrimps Salty, only mildly greasy, addicting.&nbsp; I cannot stop eating it.&nbsp; Fantastic accompaniment to drinks.&nbsp; The river shrimps are mostly shells after all.&nbsp; How much oil can they absorb?&nbsp; Moreover, do the shells have calcium? Tako Wasabi $4.9 Raw octopus with wasabi Sweet but also wasabi-ish. The one definitely needs alcohol to tone down the zing of the wasabi.&nbsp;&nbsp; Gyoza $6.90 Deep fried Seafood Dumplings Crispy but ungreasy.&nbsp; The vegetables in the gyozas and the vinegar help to make it not so sickening. Surume Ika $15.90 Japanese Whole Squid Big, impressive, satisfying. Sashimi Platter $33 Tako (3 pieces)\/ Octopus Aka Ebi (1 piece)\/ Red Prawn Salmon (3 Pieces) Hotate (3 pieces)\/ Scallop Mekajiki Belly (3 pieces)\/ Swordfish Otoro Is there a greater pleasure in life than sashimi?&nbsp; The hotate and ebi were unbelievably sweet.&nbsp; The salmon is the thickest I have seen.&nbsp; House Sake (Cold) $10 Nothing wrong here.&nbsp; Perfectly refreshing. Yakimono Set $22.90 Shishito\/ Green Chilli Pepper Shiitake\/ Whole Black Mushroom Tori Momo\/ Chicken Thigh Tebasaki\/ Chicken Wing Bacon Asparagus\/ Asparagus wrapped with bacon Nankotsu\/ Chicken Cartilage Tsukune\/ Chicken Meatballs Every item is delicious and goes great with drinks.&nbsp; Especially delicious were the green chilli pepper and mushrooms. Salmon Mentaiko Donburi $16.90 Torched Sashimi Salmon Mentaiko Unbelievable.&nbsp; The salmon melts in your mouth. The fat, savoury flavour of the mentaiko goes excellently with the sticky rice.&nbsp; The sweet-sour pickles add great balance.&nbsp; I have always hated rice.&nbsp; I have always thought of rice as a boring, utilitarian necessity.&nbsp; However, this is the most delicious bowl of donburi I had.&nbsp; All those wagyu beef donburis can move aside. &nbsp; If we talk about rice alone, the most delicious rice I have eaten would be the Tekeh Masti at Shabestan. The place is clean and the staff work fast.&nbsp;&nbsp; True to an izakaya, all the dishes tried would pair excellently with some kind of alcohol.&nbsp; Nevertheless, with or without alcohol,&nbsp; every dish tried is top-notch and can stand on its own. It is very rare that every dish is exclamation worthy.&nbsp; Unexpectedly, despite appearances of the shopfront, it happened here at Izakaya Hikari. Izakaya Hikari 190 Middle Road Fortune Centre #03-01, 188979 Tel: 8921 3779 Izakaya Hikari | Facebook"}