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Ippoh Tempura Bar by Ginza Ippoh

Block 17B Dempsey Road

T. 1800 304 3388

Considering how spoilt for choice Singapore diners are when it comes to sushi restaurants, it's surprising there are hardly any upscale tempura joints in town. While that title is currently held by Tenshin at Regent Hotel, a brand new Osaka import is about to make its presence known. Located at the new lifestyle destination COMO Dempsey, this is the brand's first restaurant in Singapore. It currently has two branches in Osaka, one in Tokyo and in Hong Kong.

A spokesman for COMO Dempsey says that Ippoh was picked "for its legacy, its pursuit of culinary excellence, and commitment to the fine of art tempura cooking".

Masaru Seki, fifth-generation member of the founding family, will bring Ippoh's light, crisp and delicately-battered Osaka-style tempura to Singapore direct from his Tokyo Ginza restaurant, together with strict culinary traditions dating f…