SINGAPORE – Several closures have hit fine-dining establishments in recent times, but that has not stopped the two-Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant Shoukouwa at One Fullerton from marking its 10th-year milestone in March. 

Over the past decade, it has retained its Michelin stars, and my latest meal there is testament to its consistency and quality of seasonal ingredients. 

It is, like other high-end omakase restaurants, a splurge – $380++ for the Miyabi lunch omakase, $520++ for the Hana lunch and dinner, and an eye-popping $680++ for the En dinner set. 

Ingredients change according to the seasons and my Hana lunch experience was artfully executed by Japanese head chef Kazumine Nishida, who has been with Shoukouwa since 2018. 

The meal starts on a high with a series of appetisers – kinki fish in a delicate dashi; echizen gani snow crab topped with caviar; and Hokkaido uni paired with sweet tomato, okra and white asparagus.