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Japanese restaurants in Singapore open for takeaway and delivery

Have an oishii meal at home

Fabian Loo
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While we can’t travel to Japan (or anywhere else, really) to take in views of the cherry blossoms while tucking into a bento box, we can still take our tastebuds on a journey to J-town. From fresh cuts of seafood to warm bowls of ramen, these restaurants bring a taste of Japan to your doorstep with takeout and delivery options.

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  • Marina Bay

Takeaway-only 

Can’t get a seat at Waku Ghin? Not to worry, the Gourmet Takeaway platform by Marina Bay Sands lets you bring home a meal from this acclaimed Japanese restaurant by chef Tetsuya Wakuda – no reservations required. The curated menu features a salad with seasonal asparagus, topped with plump Canadian lobster ($89), alongside futomaki sushi ($65) rolled with abalone slow-steamed for over eight hours in sake, and Japanese-style curry served with premium Ohmi wagyu beef slices ($58). Desserts are worth a spot in your check-out basket too. Basque cheesecake ($38) feels light yet creamy, while the Frasier ($30) comes assembled with hand-picked strawberries, layered with pistachio vanilla chantilly for a timeless treat. 

ORDER HERE marinabaysands.com/restaurants/waku-ghin/order.html

  • Japanese
  • Orchard

Sen-ryo prides itself in providing quality Japanese plates that won’t burn a hole in your pocket. The brand hails from Tochigi, Tokyo, and has since expanded to open multiple outlets in Hong Kong. Fresh catch from Toyosu Fish Market, and around the world, is flown in twice a week to prep its extensive a la carte menu of sashimi, sushi, and more. Choose from meals that go fro $20 and under – the sushi set ($20) comes with hamachi, aburi salmon, and more; unagi bento ($18.80) is accompanied by ebi fry and croquette; while the tendon set ($17.50) offers a bowl of crispy fried treats. 

ORDER HERE Islandwide delivery via Grabfood

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  • Japanese
  • City Hall

Newly opened omakase restaurant Shinsora comes helmed by two World Sushi Cup champions: Sky Tai and Leon Yap. Using the best of what Japan’s land and sea have to offer, the pair serves up an elegant Edomae-style sushi meal which is now available for delivery and takeaway. The at-home omakase experiences range from nigiri ($78 for eight pieces) to sashimi and sushi ($148). Rice bowls are also available, and can come in the form of bara chirashi ($78) or topped with toro, uni, and ikura ($88). 

ORDER HERE shinsora.sg/delivery

  • Contemporary Asian
  • Raffles Place
  • price 2 of 4

For tasty bento bundles, head on over to Neon Pigeon. The modern izakaya has jam-packed their signature treats into a takeout box. Choose from the Korean fried chicken ($25) or sukiyaki-glazed cod katsu ($25), each served atop fluffy rice and completed with sides of its signature Tokyo Hummus, salad, pickles, and desserts of yuzu tart. 

ORDER HERE neonpigeon.oddle.me/en_SG/ 

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  • Japanese
  • Bishan

Omoté is typically crowded with hungry diners looking to grab a bowl of its affordable chirashi don. The signature Omoté-chirashi don ($17.90) comes with a generous serving of diced seafood atop tangy sushi rice. It’s good as is, but even better when jazzed up with fancy trimmings – premium uni, plump scallops, and other fresh ingredients imported from Japan. But now, you get to skip the lines – just ring up the restaurant to place your orders and swing by to collect, or browse its newly launched delivery menu.

Order here omote.oddle.me/en_SG/

  • Vegetarian
  • Hougang

While Lucky Cat bills itself as a “fusion meatless” diner, the menu leans more Japanese. The neighbourhood eatery puts a plant-based spin on the hearty cuisine to create healthier creations that don’t taste, or look, too far from the real deal. You'll find sushi made with konjac salmon; Tofunagi Maki ($12), which uses tofu, fried then glazed with a salty-sweet marinade, to create a rice roll filled with crunch and flavour; and somen served with yuzu ponzu broth. More familiar is the Japanese curry katsu don, where slick curry with chunks of potato and carrot comes ladled over fluffy rice and a meaty soy patty.

ORDER HERE Available on Grabfood

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  • Japanese
  • Raffles Place

Jypsy puts a fun spin on the usual Japanese grub. Here, the food comes inspired by the Land of the Rising Sun, sprinkled with local touches to make for hearty creations that feel familiar yet novel. The Udon Goreng ($20.88) is a prime example: the noodle dish, reminiscent of mie goreng, comes with chewy strands coated in homemade chunky chilli oil and spice-scented sauce. Other convenient one-bowl meals feature katsu curry rice with Kagoshima pork cutlet ($23.02), fried rice cooked with wagyu beef drippings ($28.37), and more. 

ORDER HERE jypsy.oddle.me/en_SG

  • Japanese
  • Raffles Place

Sushi lovers know that it is hard to secure a seat at Hashida Singapore. But now, the omakase restaurant is offering a take-home experience that lets you skip the long waitlist. Splurge on the seven-course set ($200), or try the chirashi sushi box ($150) filled with treats of sea bream, prawn, sea urchin, and many more. A la carte options are also on the menu, with highlights of black cod in burdock sauce ($25), abalone pie ($40) with homemade cashew miso, and a dessert set ($50) of white chocolate pudding and dorayaki rolled in mochi. 

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  • Japanese
  • Orchard

The world’s first Michelin-starred ramen restaurant, Tsuta, is running a one-for-one promotion on its winning ramen bowls (from $18) from now till June 13. But there’s more to the menu than just slurp-worthy noodles. Its latest concept, Tsuta Dining, expands its repertoire to include a slew of other hearty dishes – tempura, rice bowls, and many more. Enjoy the same promotion on its rice bowls (from $18), alongside set meals for two. 

ORDER HERE order.tsuta.com/#/

  • Orchard

The tanuki (raccoon dog) is a mischievous animal in Japanese folklore, and the people at Tanuki Raw have distilled the creature’s playful spirit into its modern rice bowls. It’s best known for the truffle yakiniki don ($19) which comes with pan-seared black Angus short rib and onsen egg, drizzled with truffle soy sauce. Other hearty creations on the menu include the garlic butter chicken ($17.90) bowl where pan-fried chicken cutlet comes coated with garlic brown butter teriyaki sauce, or the over-the-top ‘futo’ sushi – a modern spin on the usual nigiri that comes crowned with aburi-style char siew miso salmon ($8.90). 

ORDER HERE tanukiraw.com/delivery

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  • Japanese
  • Chinatown

To get a seat at Man Man, you’ll probably need to endure a long wait under the hot sun. And if watching live eels getting gutted and prepped makes you a little squeamish, you’ll be glad to know that this Michelin Bib Gourmand-listed eatery is now available for deliveries. Order the star hitsumabushi ($34) and enjoy the unagi don three ways – plain, sprinkled with spring onions and seaweed, and chazuke-style with some dashi poured over. Alternatively, opt for something simple with the unagi don ($32.90). 

ORDER HERE manmanunagi.oddle.me/en_SG/

  • Japanese
  • Orchard

At Fat Cow, you’ll find choice cuts of beef prepped in various ways to feed your meat-fuelled cravings. There’s the Fat Cow Donburi ($48), which comes with char-grilled wagyu and onsen egg, served atop seasoned rice perfumed with truffle oil, and the Fat Cow Wagyu Sandwich ($88) where A4 Miyazaki wagyu is sandwiched between slices of toasted brioche. But for true indulgence, sample the premium donburi – topped with your choice of dry-aged A5 Nagasaki wagyu steak ($138) or A4 Miyazaki wagyu steak ($128) – and further lavished with caviar, ikura, and foie gras. 

ORDER HERE delivery.fatcow.com.sg/en_SG

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  • Ice-cream parlours
  • Orchard

If you’re mad about matcha, this tea house stocks a range of sweet treats that’ll help you get through this ‘circuit breaker’ period. Bite into some matcha-stuffed cookie ($14) or snack on its warabi mochi ($9.90) as you sip on bottled versions of cold whisked matcha milk ($7) and hojicha ($7). If you’re a savouries-before-desserts kind of person, Matchaya also has hearty mains of dashi chicken stew ($14.90), tempura prawn curry ($16.90), tempura fish and chips ($16.90), and more. It also has a promotion where the purchase of any three mains will get you another one free.

ORDER HERE matchaya.sg

  • Cocktail bars
  • Outram

Here’s some good news for sando fans, Live Twice’s famed sandwiches are available for delivery and takeaway. You’ll find the highly raved beef katsu sando ($36), which comes slathered in tonkatsu sauce and Japanese mayonnaise on the menu, along with the pork katsu ($34) and ebi and corn variant ($25). But what’s even better is that you can wash your sando down with cocktails from Live Twice, Jigger and Pony, or Gibson – its online website lets you order across the various establishments under the Jigger and Pony Group and ship them out as a single order. Sample the limited-time bottled creations under the Pony X range – Bamboo ($33) mixed with vodka, Mancino Bianco, fino sherry, and shochu; and Drops of Dew ($36) with bourbon, honeydew nectar, white wine. 

ORDER HERE jiggerandpony.oddle.me/en_SG

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  • Jamaican
  • City Hall

Chef Taro Takayama has worked in the kitchens of Mandarin Orchard Singapore, and has prepped meals for people that include the now Emperor of Japan Naruhito and the country’s prime minister Shinzo Abe. Now, you can sample his refined creations – not at his Kappo-style restaurant in Downtown Gallery – but in the comforts of your home. The menu, which is mostly made up of bento sets, come with a bed of steamed rice, dressed up with sides of Kumamoto wagyu ($74.80), seasonal fish ($41.80), and steamed Kyushu abalone ($96.80). 

ORDER HERE takayama.oddle.me/en_SG

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