Morsels

I stumbled over this place as I was walking around Little India and I am so glad that I did. I didn’t have a reservation so I sat at the bar which turned out to be a good thing. Face to face with the staff I was able to ask multiple questions that they were happy to answer. I went with their recommendation of tuna tartare, cincalok aioli, puffed rice, homemade tortilla chips which was a wonderfully rich tasting starter. It arrives in two separate glass jars, chips in one and spread in the other. The chips were freshly made and had a good taste on their own but the tuna just floored my. Very complex flavor and I will certainly get it again. For the main the staff guided me in the direction of the grilled salmon, nori pesto soba noodles, ikura. The salmon was cooked perfectly and flaked apart with the slightest touch. I washed this all down cornish orchards blush cider and a pear cider. Overall a fantastic experience and I highly recommend this place to anyone in Singapore.

Slow service. It took 20−30mins to get each dish, kitchen is slow I believe. A waiter is apologetic and great.
A table was not ready and we had to wait for 30−40mins, although we had a booking.
So many dishes was not available
Overall overpriced

It was a tapas calling recently and i suggested a gathering at Morsels, a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it eatery tucked away in a shop house along Mayo Street. In fact, you wouldn’t even know it’s there because no one would randomly walk past this spot in Little India. Morsels serves morsels of food (really small plates) that are largely influenced by Japanese ingredients but it also incorporates a variety of cultures in their dishes.
Ingredients are sourced from local farmers and sustainable sources if you are big on that sorta stuff. Here’s what we sampled.
Must Orders
You should definitely start with the Hokkaido Scallop Ceviche ($ ¹⁷⁄₂₅). This is what spring/​summer taste like. Cubes of tangy compressed seasonal plum, salty tobiko and sweet scallops were tossed with cilantro, onion and a refreshing yuzu. It’s even more awesome with the homemade tortilla chips which is a cross between a super buttery curry puff pastry and wanton skin. Super love! We ordered a second portion immediately upon tasting this.
If you do not wish to have morsels, then the following 3 mains should satisfy your tummy. Ume-​sake Braised Short Rib ($ ³⁰⁄₃₈) was delectably tender and flavorful. Certainly umami. We especially enjoyed the Okinawan Sweet Potato mash that had a light sweetness to it and wasn’t too starchy. Served with crunchy baby Bok Choy, Ume and koji wasabi. Another 2 portion dish!
The Firecracker Pulled Pork Conchiglie Pasta ($ ¹⁶⁄₂₄) was also voted as a top favorite with our group. There’s something about the sourish and spicy habenero pesto sauce with the caramelized pulled pork. Neutralize the zing with the dollop of sour cream or just mix it all in. They could do with more meat though. Again, the boys demanded that we order another plate!
The Grilled Hungarian Mangalican Pork ($ 28) wasn’t too bad either. Mangalican Pork is really growing in popularity hur! The meat had a very clean un-​porkish taste in fact and the cauliflower purée was a great healthy alternative to any cream sauce. We thought the Asian ginger sauce was just a regular BBQ sauce though.
The other dishes varies from ok to not too fantastic.
Steamed clams in fig broth ($ 22): OK but not quite worth the price
Squid ink Risotto ($ 25): Supposed to be a a signature dish too salty and lacking in squid ink flavors. Grilled octopus was good.
Pan seared fish with buttermilk miso broth ($ 24): MEH. Too bland and not too fresh fish. Small portion.
Hits and misses at Morsels. The group consensus was that we may come back for the top dishes instead of giving a go at all the funky morsels. We were at 70% stomach capacity at the end of the meal (probably less for the boys) and it was about $ 35/​pax. You’d probably feel more satisfied if you stick to the bigger meals.

visually appealing and tasty fusion tapas-​type eating at this hideaway of a restaurant in little india.
I’ve heard a lot about this place — how the chefs returned from culinary studies to set up this tiny new-​age restaurant serving japanese-​influenced fusionish — and let’s be straight, the food is pretty good, and the space both cozy and modern-​scandi (which really just means it’s gorgeous).
I came here on an invite to a dinner party that booked the place out, first up — and there was something rather shiny in this meal which makes me feel like I should quantify this as a sharing, more than any specific assessment of a typical meal (though everything we ate’s on the menu!).
we ate far too much, but here are the standouts:
1. hokkaido scallop ceviche, compressed plums, tobiko, cilantro, red onion, homemade tortilla chips
fantastic — the sweetness of the seafood stood out amongst the not-​pungent-​and-​rather-​sweet red onions, and there was so much texture (!).
2. firecracker pulled pork conchiglie pasta, habanero pesto, sour cream, spring onions
I wasn’t impressed as much the night we had it — but I can’t quite stop thinking about it: rich, gravied pulled pork strewn through al dente shells (one of my favorite pasta shapes) and topped with this fragrant green pesto with a touch of heat. ask for more pesto, if you get this — it cuts through the stodginess of the pork and pasta.
3. grilled house poached octopus, squid ink risotto, salted egg sauce, tobiko, wasabi sprouts
it sounds far too involved: five different components with distinctive flavors and far too much technique — but it worked well. the squid ink risotto held up to the yellow umami-​rich sauce — some people thought the latter overpowering but I suspect you just need a more judicious hand in the rice-​sauce ratio — and the octopus and pearls of roe good textural contrast.
undeniably rich, but also very good. very plate-​lickable.
4 and 5. ume-​sake braised beef, okinawan sweet potato, ume koji wasabi, naibai AND butcher’s secret: grilled bavette, pickled grapes, shishito peppers, fingerlings, onion jam, chimichurri sauce
I think these were my favorite dishes that night. one braised till tender, one pan-​seared and satisfyingly-​muscley-​but-​not-​sinewy — they have a great hand with beef. if I had to pick one, I’ll do the bavette over the braised (but I would ideally have both) — it’s on par with the excellent bavette we loved at the market grill.
6. morsels signature milo tira-​miso
the local take on tiramisu was good. the packaging takes the rather hipster mason-​jar route, but at least we had big portions here (as opposed to the stingy tiramisu hero), and it was lovely. I especially like the hit of salt with the malty flavor of milo.
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everything else was middling-​to-​great, but the only thing I’d recommend to avoid is the almond panna cotta. over-​gelatined and terribly firm, and tasted exactly like the sort you get out of a chinese boxed mix. not great, and almost entirely left untouched.
it was a dinner party, at the end of it — so I hope the day-​to-​day dining is just as fantastic here!