Ito-Kacho (Orchard)

Affiliated with the popular Ito-Kacho opened in Tokyo in 2009, the restaurant on the top floor of Mandarin Gallery follows the same ethos of the former, offering yakiniku using chilled instead of frozen meats. Some of the meats’ nutrients are broken down during the freezing process and the loss of amino acids cause meats to […]

Bincho at Hua Bee

Housed in the back of a 70 year old Hua Bee Mee Pok store (the one made famous by Eric Khoo’s Mee Pok Man), this hidden gem is accessed via a subtly marked door facing the carpark. Raw and gritty, the space features distressed concrete walls, retro blue tiles and edgy copper furnishings. It’s all […]

Dojo

The cozy 30-seater features industrial-style furnishings, concrete floors and a brick wall, giving the space a charming rough-and-ready vibe. Smack at the center of the CBD, on Circular Road, they welcome a steady stream of professionals in search of a quick meal at all hours of the day. On the menu are Japanese-inflected pork burgers […]

Ginza Lion Beer Hall

Stepping into the spacious Ginza Lion Beer Hall in Suntec City, one can’t help but be taken in by the soaring ceilings and the distinctive brick-wall background, which mimics that of the 127-year-old original Ginza Lion Beer Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Almost twice as large as its Robertson Quay sister outlet, Ginza Lion Beer Hall […]

The S Bar

$10 drinks for happy hour, and a Dolce Vita vibe. What's not to like?