Taste the freshest bluefin tuna donburi at Kuro Maguro
A new casual Japanese restaurant, Kuro Maguro, has opened at the ground level of Tanjong Pagar Centre (7 Wallich Street) and it’s brimming with some of the freshest bluefin tuna you’ll ever taste in a bowl of donburi.
That’s because the owner of the restaurant is also a fish supplier.
The humble-sized eatery, which can accommodate over 20 customers, is owned by maguro and sashimi wholesaler Misaki Megumi, who is also behind Maguro-Donya Miura-misaki-Kou at Suntec City, the wholesaler’s first Japanese restaurant in Singapore.
According to the restaurant, fishermen in the Kanagawa prefecture will freeze their bluefin tunas at minus 60 degrees as soon as it’s caught, keeping freshness at its maximum. The fish is then shipped directly from the Misaki port to Singapore via air freight on ANA.
Kuro Maguro also makes sure that they use meat from fish that weigh at least 280kg as such specimens tend to have a good amount of fats and lean meat.
Helmed by chef Souki Watanabe, previously from Maguro-Donya, Kuro Maguro offers 18 different types of donburi for you to try at their casual dining restaurant.
Their Toro Uni Meshi ($35.90++) is perfect for those who’d love a bowl of flavourful rice topped with maguro sashimi, sea urchin and roe, while the Toro Aburi Meshi ($32.80++) is a great option for those who’d love their maguro torched, giving it a smoky grilled taste while retaining softness similar to that of a sashimi.
Kuro Maguro also pays great attention to its rice, which is made at the outlet itself using sushi vinegar containing a secret ingredient, the same one also used in the rice served at Maguro-Donya, said Watanabe.
The restaurant has been gaining popularity since its opening in January and has been preparing ingredients for up to 150 bowls per day.
“No choice, too many customers,” said Watanabe, who has clearly become an expert at satisfying Singapore’s seemingly insatiable craving for Japanese cuisine after being in the country for four years.
Opening hours:
Lunch 11am to 2:30pm
Dinner 5:30pm to 10:30pm (Monday to Friday); 5:30pm to 9:30pm (Saturday to Sunday)
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