"Stepping into this Showa-era-styled izakaya in Colonialtown is like time warping onto a Japanese movie set from the 1960s. It only serves to enhance Juju’s seasonal tasting menu, presenting chef-owner Lewis Lin’s meticulously plated gems at the six-seat kappo bar. The $180 kaiseki brings binchotan-kissed, dry-aged fish and meats to the table, as well as appealing creations of fish-bone “tonkatsu” with aged kinmedai, and tempura A5 wagyu wrapped in sakura leaf served with yuzu sabayon. The highly recommended sake pairing goes for $70 more." - Faiyaz Kara