The best Japanese restaurants in Singapore range from Michelin-starred sushi counters such as Shoukouwa, Sushi Ichi and Hamamoto to everyday ramen, udon, tonkatsu and izakaya spots in Orchard's malls. Omakase counters generally start from around $98 to $150++ per person and climb past $380++ at the top end, while ramen, udon and bento sets run from around $13 to $30. The biggest clusters are Orchard and Somerset (including Cuppage Plaza and the Takashimaya basement), Marina Bay Sands, Tanjong Pagar and Robertson Quay. Omakase counters often have only eight to ten seats, so book ahead, and check closure days, as some sushi bars close when Tokyo's Toyosu fish market does.
Last verified: October 2026. Hours and prices can change — we re-check our guides regularly, but do confirm before a special trip.
The list
Shoukouwa Japanese (Edomae sushi omakase) · $$$$
Two-Michelin-starred Edomae sushi counter at One Fullerton (MICHELIN Guide Singapore 2026), working with fish from Tokyo's Toyosu Market and following Toyosu closure days.
- Cuisine: Japanese (Edomae sushi omakase)
- Price: $$$$ · Omakase from around $380++; reservations required
- Must-try: Edomae sushi omakase
- Where: 1 Fullerton Road, #02-02A One Fullerton, Singapore 049213
- Area: Raffles Place / Marina Bay
- Nearest MRT: Raffles Place
- Hours: Lunch Wed-Sat 12:30pm-3pm; dinner Tue-Sat 6pm-8pm & 8:15pm-10:30pm seatings; closed Sun-Mon
- Halal: No
Waku Ghin Japanese (contemporary degustation) · $$$$
Chef Tetsuya Wakuda's fine-dining room inside Marina Bay Sands, listed with one MICHELIN Star (Japanese Contemporary) in the 2026 Singapore guide and one of the restaurants starred in every edition since 2016.
- Cuisine: Japanese (contemporary degustation)
- Price: $$$$
- Where: 10 Bayfront Avenue, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore 018956
- Area: Marina Bay
- Nearest MRT: Bayfront
- Halal: No
Sushi Ichi Japanese (Edomae sushi omakase) · $$$$
Singapore branch of Tokyo's Ginza Sushi-Ichi, a classic, no-frills Edomae counter that holds one MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.
- Cuisine: Japanese (Edomae sushi omakase)
- Price: $$$$ · Omakase from around $150++
- Must-try: Edomae sushi omakase
- Where: 320 Orchard Road, Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel, Singapore 238865
- Area: Orchard
- Nearest MRT: Orchard
- Hours: Tue-Sat 12pm-2:30pm & 6pm-10:30pm; Sun 12pm-2:30pm & 6pm-10pm; closed Mon
- Halal: No
Hamamoto Japanese (sushi and kappo) · $$$$
Tanjong Pagar counter blending sushi with seasonal, kaiseki-influenced kappo cooking; one MICHELIN Star (Sushi) in the 2026 guide.
- Cuisine: Japanese (sushi and kappo)
- Price: $$$$ · Omakase from around $280++
- Must-try: Seasonal kappo omakase
- Where: 58 Tras Street, Singapore 078997
- Area: Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
- Hours: Tue-Sat 12pm-3pm & 6:30pm-11pm; closed Sun-Mon
- Halal: No
Wakuda Japanese (modern sushi and grill) · $$$
Tetsuya Wakuda's more casual, polished modern Japanese restaurant at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel Tower 2 lobby, open all day until midnight.
- Cuisine: Japanese (modern sushi and grill)
- Price: $$$ · Omakase from around $128++
- Must-try: Sushi omakase
- Where: 10 Bayfront Avenue, Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Tower 2 Lobby, Singapore 018956
- Area: Marina Bay
- Nearest MRT: Bayfront
- Hours: Daily 11:30am-12am
- Halal: No
KOMA Singapore Japanese (contemporary, sushi, robata) · $$$$
Large, design-led modern Japanese restaurant and bar in The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands from TAO Group, using seasonal produce and ingredients from Japan, with a sushi omakase and a signature lunch set.
- Cuisine: Japanese (contemporary, sushi, robata)
- Price: $$$$
- Must-try: Sushi omakase, Signature lunch set
- Where: 10 Bayfront Avenue, #B1-67 The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore 018956
- Area: Marina Bay
- Nearest MRT: Bayfront
- Hours: Lunch daily 11:30am-3pm; dinner Sun-Thu 5pm-11pm, Fri-Sat & eve of PH 5pm-12am
- Halal: No
Ki-sho Japanese (kappo omakase) · $$$$
Quiet, refined kappo-style omakase in a black-and-white bungalow on Scotts Road.
- Cuisine: Japanese (kappo omakase)
- Price: $$$$ · Omakase from around $168++
- Must-try: Kappo omakase
- Where: 29 Scotts Road, Singapore 228224
- Area: Scotts Road / Newton
- Nearest MRT: Newton
- Hours: Mon-Fri 12pm-3pm & 6:30pm-11pm; Sat 6:30pm-11pm; closed Sun
- Halal: No
Ichigo Ichie Japanese (kappo omakase) · $$$$
Artistic, non-traditional kappo-style counter at Claymore Connect off Orchard Road.
- Cuisine: Japanese (kappo omakase)
- Price: $$$$ · Omakase from around $138++
- Must-try: Kappo omakase
- Where: 442 Orchard Road, #01-16/17 Claymore Connect, Singapore 238879
- Area: Orchard
- Nearest MRT: Orchard
- Hours: Tue-Sat 12pm-2:30pm & 7pm-10:30pm; closed Sun-Mon
- Halal: No
Sushi Masa by Ki-setsu Japanese (sushi omakase) · $$$$
Eight-seat creative omakase counter in Cuppage Plaza, the Somerset building known for its cluster of Japanese eateries.
- Cuisine: Japanese (sushi omakase)
- Price: $$$$ · Omakase from around $230+
- Must-try: Sushi omakase
- Where: 5 Koek Road, #06-03 Cuppage Plaza, Singapore 228796
- Area: Somerset
- Nearest MRT: Somerset
- Hours: Tue-Sat 7pm-10pm; closed Sun-Mon
- Halal: No
Sushi Kenji Japanese (sushi omakase) · $$$
Classic, straightforward omakase at City Gate on Beach Road, one of the lower-priced sit-down sushi counters in the city.
- Cuisine: Japanese (sushi omakase)
- Price: $$$ · Omakase from around $98+
- Must-try: Sushi omakase
- Where: 371 Beach Road, Block 1, #01-28 City Gate, Singapore 199597
- Area: Beach Road / Bugis
- Nearest MRT: Nicoll Highway
- Hours: Daily 12:30pm-2:30pm & 7pm-10pm
- Halal: No
Sushi Kawasemi Japanese (seafood omakase) · $$$
Contemporary seafood omakase on Telok Ayer Street that ages its fish in-house; a CBD option for weekday lunch.
- Cuisine: Japanese (seafood omakase)
- Price: $$$ · Omakase from around $98++
- Must-try: Aged-fish sushi omakase
- Where: 120 Telok Ayer Street, Singapore 068589
- Area: Telok Ayer / CBD
- Nearest MRT: Telok Ayer
- Hours: Mon-Fri 12pm-2:30pm & 6:30pm-10:30pm; Sat 6:30pm-10:30pm; closed Sun
- Halal: No
Fat Cow Japanese (wagyu) · $$$$
Wagyu-focused modern Japanese restaurant at Camden Medical Centre, about a minute's sheltered walk from Orchard Boulevard MRT, running seasonal wagyu menus.
- Cuisine: Japanese (wagyu)
- Price: $$$$
- Must-try: Wagyu omakase, Wagyu donburi
- Where: 1 Orchard Boulevard, #01-01/02 Camden Medical Centre, Singapore 248649
- Area: Orchard
- Nearest MRT: Orchard Boulevard
- Hours: Sun-Thu 12pm-3pm & 6pm-10:30pm; Fri-Sat 12pm-3pm & 6pm-11pm; last order 9:45pm
- Halal: No
Aburiya Japanese (wagyu yakiniku) · $$$
Wagyu yakiniku restaurant on Robertson Quay grilling cuts such as Matsusaka and Kobe beef at the table; a sister Wagyu Aburiya outlet is also on Robertson Quay. (The former Boat Quay outlet has closed.)
- Cuisine: Japanese (wagyu yakiniku)
- Price: $$$
- Must-try: Matsusaka beef, Kobe beef yakiniku
- Where: 60 Robertson Quay, #01-03 The Quayside, Singapore 238252
- Area: Robertson Quay
- Nearest MRT: Fort Canning
- Hours: Daily 5pm-10:30pm (last order 9:30pm)
- Halal: No
Tampopo Japanese (tonkatsu and family dining) · $$
Long-running Japanese family-dining brand best known for tonkatsu made from Kurobuta black pork, with a menu running from sashimi to udon.
- Cuisine: Japanese (tonkatsu and family dining)
- Price: $$
- Must-try: Kurobuta (black pig) tonkatsu set
- Where: 391B Orchard Road, #B2-33 Takashimaya Shopping Centre, Singapore 238872
- Area: Orchard
- Nearest MRT: Orchard
- Halal: No
Nantsuttei Japanese (ramen) · $$
Tonkotsu ramen shop on the seventh floor of Orchard Central, known for its rich pork broth finished with black garlic oil (mayu).
- Cuisine: Japanese (ramen)
- Price: $$ · Ramen from around $13.40++
- Must-try: Tonkotsu ramen with black garlic oil, Chashu-men
- Where: 181 Orchard Road, #07-12/13 Orchard Central, Singapore 238896
- Area: Orchard / Somerset
- Nearest MRT: Somerset
- Hours: Daily 11am-9pm
- Halal: No
Udon Shin Japanese (udon) · $$
Udon specialist in the Takashimaya basement food floor serving fresh noodles.
- Cuisine: Japanese (udon)
- Price: $$ · Udon from around $15
- Must-try: Fresh udon
- Where: 391 Orchard Road, #B2-32 Takashimaya Shopping Centre, Singapore 238880
- Area: Orchard
- Nearest MRT: Orchard
- Hours: Daily 11am-2pm & 5pm-7:30pm
- Halal: No
Morinaga Izakaya Japanese (izakaya) · $$
Izakaya in the basement of Mid Point Orchard serving sushi, sashimi and fried small plates at mid-range prices.
- Cuisine: Japanese (izakaya)
- Price: $$ · Small plates from around $6; sushi from around $16
- Must-try: Sashimi, Sushi, Deep-fried small plates
- Where: 220 Orchard Road, #B1-08 Mid Point, Singapore 238852
- Area: Orchard / Somerset
- Nearest MRT: Somerset
- Hours: Daily 12pm-10pm
- Halal: No
Sen-ryo Japanese (sushi and bento) · $$
Japanese sushi restaurant brand at ION Orchard offering bento sets and sushi at accessible prices.
- Cuisine: Japanese (sushi and bento)
- Price: $$ · Bento sets from around $26.80++
- Must-try: Bento sets, Sushi
- Where: 2 Orchard Turn, #03-17/18 ION Orchard, Singapore 238801
- Area: Orchard
- Nearest MRT: Orchard
- Hours: Daily 11am-10pm
- Halal: No
Seiwaa Okonomiyaki & Teppanyaki Japanese (okonomiyaki and teppanyaki) · $$
Okonomiyaki and teppanyaki specialist in the Little India shophouse belt, using a house-made okonomiyaki sauce and grilling meats and seafood on teppan.
- Cuisine: Japanese (okonomiyaki and teppanyaki)
- Price: $$
- Must-try: Okonomiyaki, Nagoya-style chicken wings, Japanese souffle pancake
- Where: 72 Dunlop Street, Singapore 209400
- Area: Little India
- Nearest MRT: Rochor
- Halal: No
At a glance: compare every spot
| Spot | Cuisine | Price | Area | Halal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoukouwa | Japanese (Edomae sushi omakase) | $$$$ | Raffles Place / Marina Bay | No |
| Waku Ghin | Japanese (contemporary degustation) | $$$$ | Marina Bay | No |
| Sushi Ichi | Japanese (Edomae sushi omakase) | $$$$ | Orchard | No |
| Hamamoto | Japanese (sushi and kappo) | $$$$ | Tanjong Pagar | No |
| Wakuda | Japanese (modern sushi and grill) | $$$ | Marina Bay | No |
| KOMA Singapore | Japanese (contemporary, sushi, robata) | $$$$ | Marina Bay | No |
| Ki-sho | Japanese (kappo omakase) | $$$$ | Scotts Road / Newton | No |
| Ichigo Ichie | Japanese (kappo omakase) | $$$$ | Orchard | No |
| Sushi Masa by Ki-setsu | Japanese (sushi omakase) | $$$$ | Somerset | No |
| Sushi Kenji | Japanese (sushi omakase) | $$$ | Beach Road / Bugis | No |
| Sushi Kawasemi | Japanese (seafood omakase) | $$$ | Telok Ayer / CBD | No |
| Fat Cow | Japanese (wagyu) | $$$$ | Orchard | No |
| Aburiya | Japanese (wagyu yakiniku) | $$$ | Robertson Quay | No |
| Tampopo | Japanese (tonkatsu and family dining) | $$ | Orchard | No |
| Nantsuttei | Japanese (ramen) | $$ | Orchard / Somerset | No |
| Udon Shin | Japanese (udon) | $$ | Orchard | No |
| Morinaga Izakaya | Japanese (izakaya) | $$ | Orchard / Somerset | No |
| Sen-ryo | Japanese (sushi and bento) | $$ | Orchard | No |
| Seiwaa Okonomiyaki & Teppanyaki | Japanese (okonomiyaki and teppanyaki) | $$ | Little India | No |
Your questions answered
What are the best Japanese restaurants in Singapore?
For top-end sushi, the MICHELIN Guide Singapore 2026 gives two stars to Shoukouwa and one star to Sushi Ichi, Hamamoto and Waku Ghin. For more relaxed meals, this guide covers Wakuda and KOMA at Marina Bay Sands, Aburiya for wagyu yakiniku, Tampopo for tonkatsu, Nantsuttei for ramen and Udon Shin for udon.
How much does a Japanese meal in Singapore cost?
Ramen at Nantsuttei starts from around $13.40++ and bento sets at Sen-ryo from around $26.80++. Sushi omakase starts from around $98 at Sushi Kenji and Sushi Kawasemi, from around $128++ to $168++ at Wakuda, Ichigo Ichie and Ki-sho, and from around $380++ at Shoukouwa. Prices exclude service charge and GST where marked ++.
Are there halal Japanese restaurants in Singapore?
None of the restaurants in this guide are halal-certified, and most serve pork, alcohol or both. If you need halal Japanese food, check the MUIS halal directory for the specific outlet before visiting, because certification is issued outlet by outlet.
Which area in Singapore is best for Japanese food?
Orchard and Somerset have the most choice, from Sushi Ichi, Ichigo Ichie and Fat Cow to mall spots such as Tampopo, Udon Shin, Sen-ryo, Morinaga Izakaya and Nantsuttei. Cuppage Plaza in Somerset has many small Japanese counters, including Sushi Masa by Ki-setsu. Marina Bay Sands has Waku Ghin, Wakuda and KOMA, and Robertson Quay is good for yakiniku at Aburiya.
Do I need to book Japanese restaurants in Singapore?
For omakase counters, yes. Many seat only around eight to ten people, offer fixed seatings, and close on Sundays and Mondays (Shoukouwa, Hamamoto, Ichigo Ichie and Sushi Masa are all closed on Mondays). Casual mall restaurants such as Nantsuttei, Udon Shin and Sen-ryo can usually be visited without a booking.
Which Japanese restaurants in Singapore are open late?
Wakuda at Marina Bay Sands is open daily until midnight, and KOMA serves dinner until 12am on Fridays, Saturdays and the eves of public holidays. Most mall restaurants close between 9pm and 10pm, and Udon Shin stops serving at 7:30pm.
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