Don’t like it raw? 5 places for alternative yu sheng
From sliced beef sashimi to poached lobster, here are five restaurants offering yu sheng sans raw fish.
By Meryl Koh /
1) Wagyu Lo Hei, Nikunohi
What you get: Buttery slices of A4-grade wagyu sashimi. Available for dine-in only.
Where: Eat at Seven in Suntec City North Wing, Tel: 6837-0263.
2) Chilled Sea Whelk and Salmon Caviar Yu Sheng, Summer Pavillion
What you get: Sea whelk braised in a house-made abalone sauce and a generous dollop of salmon caviar.
Where: The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore, 7 Raffles Avenue, Tel: 6434-5286.
3) Crispy Salmon Skin Lo Hei, Min Jiang
What you get: Wild arugula salad, purple cabbage, jellyfish, pine nuts and crispy salmon skin. Toss it all up with a tangy sweet plum sauce.
Where: Goodwood Park Hotel, 22 Scotts Road, Tel: 6730-1704.
4) Happiness Yu Sheng with Lobster, Café Brio’s
What you get: Succulent poached lobster, pomelo, crushed peanuts and golden crackers.
Where: Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore, Tel: 6233-1100.
5) The Queen’s Yu Sheng, Antoinette
What you get: Sweet treats like meringue drops, mandarin orange butter cake, five-spiced almonds and yam and sweet potato chips, all encased in a golden milk chocolate shell. Also, immense satisfaction from hammering the chocolate egg open with an accompanying wooden hammer.
Where: 30 Penhas Road, Tel: 6293-3121 or #02-33/34 Mandarin Gallery, Tel: 6836-9527.