Eizou Sakaba 栄三酒場 @ Jalan Besar (2025)

Princess and I came back for our omakase fix.

Firstly Eizou is a bar, so if you are not drinking you are not welcome. It is mandatory that you drink something with your food. In Japan when alcohol is consumed, it is customary that the drinks are always accompanied by some sort of foodstuff. The term sakana traditionally refer to food served to accompany sake. 

Eizou’s menu comprised of many little snacks to go with the drinks. I was too lazy to go through everything and let Chef Roger to decide what we were having that evening. 

Chicken Clear Soup 

I am used to getting this chicken clear soup from yakitori-ya and didn’t expect to get it from sakana-ya (seafood house). It requires a lot of chicken and a lot of patience to get to this thickness and sticky mouthfeel.

Three Appetisers

First up, three appetisers featuring produce of Japan.

Yamaimo somen

Maitake Komatsuna 

Garlic Rice Grilled

Sashimi 刺身盛り合わせ

Sashimi is always a highlight of Eizou, given the wonderful seafood they are getting from their buyer in Toyosu. Two types of white fish are featured in tonight’s sashimi.

Beninasu

Kamo cabbage roll

Grilled bluefin tuna belly

Ebi tempura

King crab croquette without potato 

Chopped tuna belly with pickled radish torotaku

Torotaku refers to a type of Japanese sushi roll that combines fatty tuna (toro) and pickled radish (takuan).

Tsukune with Onsen Egg

Nigiri Sushi 握寿司

As we were still not full at this juncture, Chef Roger whipped up some nigiri sushi 握寿司, a repeat of the fish used in the sashimi.

The Japanese seafood was one of the better ones in Singapore, but they were more a drinking place than a restaurant. Eizou has garnered a following and usually filled with regulars. It is highly recommend that you WhatsApp them for a reservation before making your way down. The CP value was good, but it was the casual atmosphere and the friendly crew that made it stood out.

Eizou Sakaba 栄三酒場
380 Jln Besar, #01-01 Arc 380, Singapore 209000
Tel : +65 9012 9069

Visited May 2025

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