ISHI has all the aesthetics of a minimalist zen Japanese restaurant, and the prime seats in the house are along the 12-seater bar counter where you can watch as chef Masaaki prepares your meal. Perhaps one of the more unique aspects of ISHI is that the kitchen is completely open, even the hot food stations from which the chef whips up Kyoto's Kappo cuisine, which includes both cold and hot preparations for the season's best ingredients. ISHI offers premium sushi and sashimi one would expect of a Ginza-style sushi-ya, but also with more kaiseki-styled cooked dishes ranging from grilled meats to shabu shabu.
At lunch, courses begin from $68++ for the three-course Ulala menu comprising a starter, kaisen chirashi don, soup and dessert, to $185++ for the premium Hanakaze meal featuring an assortment of sushi, sashimi and maki with a variety of sides. Dinner ranges from $185++ to $400++ for the chef's omakase.
InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay, 1 Nanson Road, #02-06/07, Tel: 9829 8239
