A fan of ox tongue? Head to Gyutan-Tan, a new Japanese ox-tongue restaurant that opened along Tras Street in October. Singapore is full of eateries peddling beef of all kinds, but beef tongue is rather more uncommon. The restaurant’s name is a play on the dish — gyutan is the Japanese word for this particular cut of meat, while “tan” is also the word for charcoal. Here, the fatty delicacy is in the capable hands of chef Yoshiyuki Kuroshima, who is no stranger to the grill.
He was formerly head chef at En Group, leading restaurants such as grilled donburi chain Aburi-En. The 82-seater is cosy, with woody accents and Japandi vibes. Diners with the fortune to be seated at the counter can watch their meats grilled atop the dancing embers of the binchotan (white Japanese charcoal). If you love Studio Ghibli’s body of work, you’ll also love the restaurant’s gorgeous anime-inspired illustrated walls — all equally whimsical.
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