Tucked in a quiet corner of ION Orchard’s third floor, Senryo ION — sen-ryo (千両) — has drawn lunchtime queues since 2021 with a simple promise: proper Japanese set lunches from S$15.90 in the heart of Orchard. The tori-nanban, tendon and unajyu sets all land under S$20, each with rice, chawanmushi, salad, miso soup and…
At Raffles City, Koji Sushi Bar pulls off the trick every sushi lover wants: premium nigiri — chutoro, anago, uni — at prices that don’t punish. The formula is disarmingly simple: five-piece nigiri sets from S$11, oversized cuts of fish on small beds of Japan-grown rice, and freshly grated wasabi, a rarity at this price…
In a season of new openings, hidden gems still win. Chirashizushi Shou — the humble Bukit Timah Plaza spot formerly known as Sumo-Ya — is one of Singapore’s best finds for chirashi: thick, fresh cuts of sashimi piled over seasoned rice, with complimentary miso soup and mini salad on every rice bowl. Portions are generous;…
For reliable Japanese food that doesn’t require a special-occasion budget, Ichiban Boshi has been Singapore’s quiet workhorse for years. The formula is simple: properly seasoned rice, decently fresh fish, and a menu wide enough that the sushi lover, the bento loyalist and the ramen fan at the same table all leave happy — most mains…
Takagi Ramen has one slogan — 'Ramen for the Average Singaporean' — and a menu that actually honours it. Rich pork-bone broth simmered over 12 hours, fresh Hakata noodles, chashu by the slice, and bowls that mostly stay under S$13. Several outlets run 24 hours, and every ramen comes with a free one-time noodle refill….
Omakase for the price of a food-court lunch sounds like a trick — at Sushidan, it is the business model. The Tokyo-born Edomae sushi concept, created by Michelin-starred Chef Hiroyuki Sato of Ginza’s Hakkoku, brings the counter experience to Raffles City and Parkway Parade with omakase-style sets starting at just S$19.90++. The entry point is…
Some ramen shops serve noodles; IPPUDO serves an institution. Founded by Shigemi Kawahara in Hakata, Fukuoka in 1985 — the name means ‘one wind hall’, his vow to revolutionise ramen — the brand now runs 65-plus stores worldwide. Its Singapore outposts, led by Mandarin Gallery in Orchard, draw the kind of queues (30 to 60…
Some cravings have exactly one answer, and in Singapore that answer is often a Yoshinoya gyudon. The Japanese beef-bowl giant has spent over a century perfecting thin-sliced beef simmered in sweet-savoury broth over rice — and in Singapore it does it for around S$9 a bowl, making it one of the cheapest proper Japanese meals…
Japan’s biggest conveyor belt chain does sushi by colour code. The Sushiro menu Singapore system prices every plate at one of four tiers, from S$2.30++ for the red plates to S$4.90++ for the black, with fish flown in from Japan. A ten-plate red-tier feast still lands around S$28 nett. Among the conveyor belt chains, Sushiro…
When Singapore wants Japanese food that feels like a proper night out without fine-dining prices, Sushi Tei is the name that keeps coming up. This homegrown institution runs one of the island’s most extensive Japanese menus — bento sets, sashimi platters, aburi rolls, seasonal wagyu specials — all served in polished mall restaurants that work…
