Described by one of my Japanese friends as the best Japanese restaurant in Singapore, I just knew I had to go there and try it for myself. Suju Japanese restaurant in the Mandarin Gallery shopping centre on Orchard Road is an upmarket Japanese restaurant, prices can be quite steep at dinner time but during lunch… Read More »
Ginza Kuroson is a Japanese restaurant just next to the river at Robertson Quay that specialises in sushi and sashimi. They also have a branch in Takashimaya on Orchard Road and they have fish flown in three times a week from Japan that tastes like it’s just been caught. Dinner can be pricey there but they have a… Read More »
Ginza Bairin is a casual eatery that serves delicious Japanese “tonkatsu” which are deep-fried breaded pork cutlets. First established as long ago as in 1927 in Japan, they also have a branch in Singapore located on the basement floor (B4) of Ion shopping mall. I always pass by it as it’s near the Food Opera food court… Read More »
Terra is a “Tokyo-Italian” restaurant in the trendy dining area on Tras Street near Tanjong Pagar MRT. The head chef / owner of Terra is Chef Seita Nakahara who was formerly the Executive Chef in Japanese style Italian restaurant Enoteca L’Operetta restaurant in Boat Quay. Chef Seita labels his restaurant as “Tokyo-Italian”; not to be confused with “Japanese-Italian”… Read More »
Muji Cafe & Meal in Paragon shopping centre on Orchard Road is Singapore’s first Muji restaurant. Opened last September I went there for the first time last week as it’s a lot quieter now that the crowds have died down since it’s busy opening period. As you may all well know Muji is a Japanese… Read More »
Idaten Udon is a self-service casual udon restaurant in Singapore located in Shokutsu 10 Japanese food street on the basement floor of NEX shopping mall in Serangoon. There’s also a new branch which opened a couple of months ago in CitiLink Mall near City Hall MRT. The restaurant reminds me of the type of udon… Read More »
Sumire is a cosy yakitori restaurant situated on the outside of Bugis Junction shopping mall close to Bugis MRT. It doesn’t serve up yakitori like the yakitori-ya in Japan where customers sit at a counter and are served yakitori straight from the charcoal grills but the yakitori is nearly just as tasty cooked on their… Read More »