Local and authentic Korean food can sometimes lose its meaning when so many Korean cuisine eateries are dominating the Singapore food market. However, we’re sure that we can call this outlet the real deal, because most of their customers are Korean!
Serving Korean-style sashimi, hoe, Fish and Bones replicates the Noryangjin Fish Market from Seoul. Filled with fresh-water tanks and sea creatures, you’ll find rare delicacies like gaebul (spoon worm) (S$30), raw crabs (S$50), and more.
Similar to seafood markets in Korea, your food will be caught fresh from the tanks, and sliced into sashimi before being served. In addition, their live seafood is air-flown weekly from Korea, bringing the closest taste of Korea to you. Compared to Japanese sashimi, hoe is a little chewier, and typically eaten with ssam and dipping sauces like gochujang and ssamjang.
On the Fish and Bones menu, their staple sashimi menu includes halibut (S$50), sea squirt (S$35), and live octopus (S$45). Prices range from S$18 for three fresh oysters, to S$70 for their seafood platter.
On certain days, you can also expect to receive a special menu comprising limited food items like Stir Fried Clams (S$40), Roasted Hamachi Collar (S$32), and Dodari & Halibut Sashimi (S$90).
A huge highlight to the menu, their in-house soy sauce crabs are prepared meticulously. Using only female flower crabs full of roe, these crustaceans are scrubbed clean and left soaking in a 12-ingredient soy sauce-based marinade for three days. The crabs are then strained and boiled for flavour, and marinated again for the next three days.
Due to this detailed process, only 10 soy sauce crabs are available each day, so calling ahead to reserve your crabs is highly recommended.
As for cooked food options, Fish and Bones’ lunch menu is highly popular as they serve seafood classics such as Spicy Stir Fried Octopus (S$22), Jjampong (S$18), and Hoe Deopbap (S$22). Bibimbap (S$14) and Abalone Congee (S$20) are also readily available during lunch hour for those craving a hearty meal.
Apart from seafood, this restaurant also serves generous appetisers like tteokbokki ($19), minari jeon ($27), and grilled meats.
It can be easy to call many eateries in Singapore today authentic, but I’ve yet to find another restaurant as interesting, homely, and happening as Fish and Bones. If you’re missing the taste of Seoul or Busan this year-end season, we’re sure Fish and Bones can help satisfy some of those cravings.
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📍 81 Clemenceau Ave, UE Square #01-13, Singapore 239917
🕒 1.30 am–2.30 pm, 5.30–10.30 pm (Daily)
