The Best Japanese Food in Singapore
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The best Japanese food in Singapore, according to the experts: Forbes Travel Guide, Michelin Guide, and The 50 have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Waku Ghin comes out on top.
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Shoukouwa Restaurant and Sushi Sakuta hold the next two places. Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The 50 next.
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Rank 1. Waku Ghin
Contemporary Japanese
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Five Star
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 2 Stars
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Rank 2. Sushi Sakuta
Sushi
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 2 Stars
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Rank 4. Ginza Sushi Ichi Singapore
Edomae Sushi
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 4. Hamamoto
Sushi
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
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Rank 4. Omakase @ Stevens
Omakase Japanese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 7. Esora
Modern Japanese
A monaka built around foie gras torchon instead of sweet bean paste signals the kind of modern Japanese cooking Esora is after. This intimate 26-seat kappo restaurant works in micro-seasons, and the chef's time at Odette and Nihonryori RyuGin shows in the precision. A tea-pairing program served in champagne flutes adds an unexpected, slightly theatrical grace note to the meal.
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
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Rank 7. Shinji by Kanesaka
Edo-style Sushi
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
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Rank 9. Ichigo Ichie 一期一江
Japanese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 9. Ishizawa
Sushi
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 9. Ki Su Shoujin Omakase
Vegetarian Sushi
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 9. Loca Niru
Japanese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 9. Mustard Seed
Singaporean Fusion Japanese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
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Rank 9. Sushi Hare すし晴
Sushi
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 9. Sushi Katori
Edomae Sushi
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 9. Sushi Masaaki
Sushi
Pink Gucci cranes on the walls of the second dining room set an unexpected tone for a sushi counter this serious. Chef Masaaki Sakashita flies fish and seafood in from Toyosu Market several times a week and works through it with traditional technique. The omakase runs about two hours, though the tea and dessert stage has a way of making that feel like a loose suggestion rather than a schedule.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
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Rank 9. Sushi Sato 鮨 佐とう
Sushi
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 9. Ushidoki Wagyu Kaiseki
Japanese
Ozaki wagyu, raised longer than convention allows, is the single organizing principle of this kaiseki restaurant on Tras Street. The chef came up through sushi and brings that same exacting focus to beef, working tongue-to-tail through grilled, braised, and deep-fried preparations before landing on sukiyaki with soft egg and black truffle. It's a serious, single-subject tasting menu in a city that does those well.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
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Rank 9. Wakuda
Contemporary Japanese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 9. 旬水 | Shunsui
Japanese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 9. 鮨然SUSHI ZEN
Sushi
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 22. Nikuya Tanaka
Japanese Steakhouse
A counter-format Japanese steakhouse from Tokyo, where wet-aged beef goes over binchotan charcoal and the chef works close enough that the whole meal feels like a conversation you weren't expecting to enjoy this much. Warm timber, clean lines, no flourishes competing for attention. It landed on the World's Best Steak Restaurants list at number 30, which tracks for a room this focused on doing one thing without making a fuss about it.
The awards
- World's 101 Best World's 101 Best: #30 · World's Best Steak Restaurants