Fish & Bones

I was craving quite badly for Korean sashimi one day and decided to do a search for the recommended restaurants. There were 2 key ones which turned up in my search and I decided to try the one which was nearer to my house

Located on the first floor of UE Square, the restaurant is owned by a Korean couple who loves hoe; the korean sashimi. Seldom offered in Singapore, the hoe is a chewier version compared to the widely available Japanese sashimi, and this exact reason prompted the couple to open Fish and Bones

Opened for 2 years, the restaurant imports their live seafood from Korea and have their fair share of regular Korean customers. When I visited, almost half of the clientale were Koreans living in Singapore. The restaurant also serves also serves Korean classics like army stew, bibimbap, and seafood pancake or you can choose the live seafood swimming in the tanks and the chefs will have them prepared for you

We were also served banchan like in any regular Korean restaurant and they consist of cabbage kimchi, cucumber kimchi. sea kelp salad and seasoned kelp, raw garlic and chilli

I was very clear that I wanted sashimi and mulhoe so I zeroed in on their items but I deviated to an additional item when I saw lobster sashimi on the menu. After having lobster sashimi for the first time in Korea, I became addicted. While the price is hefty, I decided to still go ahead and order. At SGD 70+, they will serve the lobster as sashimi and use the rest of the shell fish to cook a spicy seafood soup with noodles. The sashimi came first and was visibly smaller than expected . The flesh was firm, plump, bouncy and slightly crunchy and I was expecting the natural sweetness which was very faint in this lobster. I was quite disappointed as the one I had in Seoul blew my mind away while this one I had was just forgetable

Next we had the fish sashimi at SGD 140. There were 2 kinds of fish for choosing during the day we visited and the fish can change depending on what they manage to import in for the week or day. We had the flounder which is the sweeter option they had that day. It has a mild, clean and subtly sweet and firm, springy and pleasantly chewy texture. It was perfect with cho-gochujang or as a wrap with perilla leaves

The 2nd thing I came to Fish and Bones was for the Mulhoe; sashimi served in an icy, spicy, sweet-and-sour broth with crunchy vegetables. There was also a side of noodles served to be added to the broth and eaten together. This version served was thicker than the ones I had in Seoul with alot more tomato pulp. The flavour was spicy, tangy, slightly sweet and savory with the different textures you get from the firm, chewy raw fish against very crisp cucumber, cabbage or other vegetables. It was refreshing as it was served very cold and during a hot evening, this really cools you down. In terms of flavours, it was pretty close to the ones I had in Seoul but they did not have as much fish or raw seafood compared to the ones in Seoul

Last but not least was the spicy seafood soup made with the remainder shell of the lobster and we added ramyeon noodles which paired with the spicy soup very well. There was nothing else in the soup other than the shell and noodles. While I appreciated the warm soup after a relatively cold meal, it would have been great if they added vegetables or egg to the soup for the noodles since we paid extra to add noodles

Overall, the food manage to satisfy my craving for mul hoe and Korean sashimi but the price tag was quite hefty so be prepared to spend a fair bit if you intend to splurg on raw fish like me. Other cooked items are not that expensive as most people come here for their cooked food and barbeque. For those craving raw Korean seafood, it is a nice place to visit

Address: 81 Clemenceau Ave, #01-13, Singapore 239917

Opening hours: 11.30 am to 2.30 pm and 5.30 pm to 10.30 pm ( Mon only evening session)