5 Best Japanese Restaurants in Singapore (2026)

Toku Nori Handroll Bar, on Telok Ayer Street, is a modern Japanese handroll and sake bar inspired by Japanese speakeasies in New York City, set inside a heritage shophouse. The menu builds handrolls from premium seafood like scallops, yellowtail, wagyu and uni, paired with a curated sake selection, and it also runs a sushi omakase exclusively at its Boat Quay location. It's built for small groups, dates and one-to-ones rather than big parties.

Shinrai, also on Telok Ayer Street, is a Japanese izakaya and bar with a retropop, neon-lit interior meant to evoke Tokyo's bustling streets. The menu spans maki rolls, sushi, yakitori skewers, wagyu steak and truffle pasta, and the space is designed for a livelier, less formal dinner. It regularly fills up even on weeknights, so reservations are recommended.

MinSuiZen Raku Omakase Teppanyaki, at Frasers Tower, runs a chef-led teppanyaki tasting menu with courses that reviewers describe changing every two to three days while core seafood and meat stay consistent. Menus run from an $88 weekday set to a $188 classic set featuring lobster and wagyu, cooked tableside with a degree of showmanship. It's a counter-seating format built around the chef-guest interaction.

Tora Tora Tora, on the rooftop of Oxley Bizhub 2 in Ubi, is a modern izakaya specialising in air-flown sashimi, sushi and charcoal-grilled Japanese classics, alongside an extensive sake and whisky list. Reviewers describe it filling up fast on weeknights, with the wagyu fried rice and cold ramen among the most requested dishes. It's positioned as a seafood and sake bar rather than a formal restaurant.

Misato, now at Orchard Gateway, serves Japanese rice bowls (donburi) and set meals, including a well-reviewed prawn (ebi) donburi and tonkatsu donburi, alongside okonomiyaki and a rotating matcha dessert. Reviewers describe it as a long-running local favourite that relocated from its previous Centrepoint site, with several noting they followed it specifically after the move. It's built for a quicker, more casual meal than the other names on this list.