The best rice bowls available for delivery in Singapore

The industrial-chic space of The Refinery is home to a designer workspace, speakeasy, and most importantly, a café that specialises in mod bowls of donburi. In particular, its gyudon ($14) comes topped with shimeiji mushrooms and a soft-boiled egg. Depending on your mood, you can also find grain bowls ($14) that come with mala beef, unagi, and fresh cubes of salmon. Throw in a cuppa or two for a hearty brunch – and be sure to try its Ba Da Ba Ra Ra ReNuggets ($6.90), which is The Refinery’s cheeky homage to the now-closed McDonald’s that comes complete with a curry mayo dip. 

Minimum order $25
Delivery fee $6, free for orders above $50
Order here therefinerysg.company.site

The young hawkers behind Big Bowls Project are bringing its affordable (under $10!) rice bowls from Amoy Street Food Centre straight to you. Its a popular healthy CBD lunch option, where a base of brown rice or baby spinach comes accompanied cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, and a huge slab of salmon. Dress up your bowl with sauces of black pepper ($8.50) or tom yum ($8), but the crowd-favourite mentaiko ($9.50) is well worth the small splurge. Rich, spicy ebiko is slathered over the fish, then finishes with a blowtorch to lend a smoky note. Note that this Muslim-owned stall is only available for dinners on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. 

Minimum order Two bowls 
Delivery fee From $6 for six bowls and above, $10 for three bowls and below
Order here Slide into @bigbowlsproj’s DM

On days when you’re in the mood for a leisurely brunch, Wheeler’s Yard has you covered with plates of pastas, grilled meats, and finger food. But when you’re looking for a convenient meal option, zero in on the rice bowls instead. There are only four to choose from – but each is just as enjoyable. The vegetable version ($15.90) comes with tofu, sautéed mushrooms, braised daikon, and bak choy on a bed of Japanese rice while the Porky Bowl ($17.90) is made with a crispy jumble of bacon, eggs, onions, and yakiniku sauce. Beef bowl options include one topped with sliced oyster blade ($19.90) and a lavish version packed with slices of A3 wagyu beef ($45).

Minimum order $30
Delivery fee Free
Order here order.wheelersyard.com/en_SG

This casual eatery is an offshoot of chef Chen Kentaro’s one-Michelin-starred establishment, Shisen Hanten. Naturally, the star dish here is the mapo don ($13.80). Tender cubes of silken tofu are cooked together with minced meat in a thick, tongue-numbing gravy flavoured with fermented soybeans and toasted peppercorns. If the heat gets all too much, cool down with some Gong Cha bubble tea that’s also available on its online store. 

Minimum order $15
Delivery fee $16
Order here chensmapotofu.oddle.me/en_SG

Chirashi bowls are a trusty, firm favourite for many. But when you’re in the mood to switch things up, Ebisu Bowls offers over 15 different toppings and three bases to let you customise your own sushi bowl ($12). Choose from options of chirashi poke, sliced salmon, sliced tuna, seared salmon, or a chunky slab of deep-fried salmon cutlet, then layer on sauces that range from shoyu flavoured with truffle or garlic, spicy miso, and garlic sesame. Feeling lost? You won’t go wrong with sliced salmon on a bed of brown rice, complete with truffled edamame, teriyaki shiitake, and avocado ($2). 

Minimum order $35
Delivery fee $8
Order here facebook.com/Ebisu-Bowls-103891801229874/

While its beef bowls might make you exclaim in delight, Waa Cow also has options of rice topped with mentaiko-torched salmon and chicken karaage that are also worth a try. Its signature original wagyu beef bowl ($19) is made with 24-hour sous-vide beef and soft-boiled egg – but you’ll want to turn my the drama and go for options of spicy mentaiko ($21.90), truffle ($22.90), yuzu foie gras ($25.90) for maximum enjoyment. 

Minimum order None
Delivery fee From $15 for orders $30 and below, free for orders above $65
Order here waacow.sg

This one-dish meal hardly requires any introduction. Splurge on nasi lemak from The Coconut Club when you’re feeling indulgent – its pricey but faultless rendition of the traditional dish comes with all the necessary trimmings: coconut-scented rice, anchovies, peanuts, sambal, and the undeniable star – its turmeric and lemongrass fried chicken. Options include the chicken leg ($16.30) and chicken breast ($16.30), or try its fried fish ($14.50) and otah set ($14.50). 

Minimum order $60
Delivery fee $6
Order here thecoconutclub.oddle.me/en_SG

Salmon comes dressed in various ways at Salmon Samurai. Choose to have it fresh in a poke bowl, or torched with a layer of creamy mentaiko. Can't decide? The delivery exclusive Omega Samurai Bowl (from $15.90) offers both salmon poke and sashimi, served with tobiko, ume brown rice, mixed salad greens, cashew almond mix, and an onsen egg.

Minimum order None
Delivery fee $9, free for orders above $50
Order here salmonsamurai.com/delivery