Suntec City street food restaurant in the basement of Suntec City, and it’s worth a visit if you’ve never tried taco rice before. The dish has its roots in post-WWII Okinawa, created to cater to American troops stationed there. At Karii, the Hokkaido Pork Taco Rice Bowl ($6.80++) is the crowd favourite, featuring freshly steamed Japanese rice, melty cheese, fresh arugula, and minced Hokkaido pork in a savoury-tangy tomato-based sauce. Pair it with the Unagi Kabayaki ($5.50++) or Goya Tempura ($2++), featuring lightly battered bittergourd fritters.
Read our Karii coverage.
Unit number: #B1-170, Fountain Court
Opening hours: Daily 11am to 10pm
Tel: 6970 8837
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Sen-ryo is a well-known Japanese chain that first made its mark at ION Orchard before expanding to Suntec City. For the full luxe experience, the Shokunin Select Sashimi Platter ($39.50++) offers five types of sashimi specially curated by the restaurant’s shokunin chef. For something more affordable, there’s the Salmon Sushi Platter ($10.50++), which is ideal for sharing. For lunch, the Premium Bento ($26.80++) is a good pick, featuring grilled mackerel, braised beef, mini chirashi don, ebi and vegetable tempura, warabimochi and more.
Read our review of Sen-ryo.
Unit number: #01-434, East Wing
Opening hours: Daily 11am to 10pm
Tel: 6957 7978
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For matcha lattes, head to Ichigo by Tea Cottage in Suntec City’s basement. Run by a Singapore-based tea specialty retailer, it’s one of the more customisable matcha spots in the mall. Choose from three ceremonial Uji matcha profiles: the umami-rich Kanzeon Megumi, the buttery smoothAmaterasu, and the bold Seiryu Midori, before choosing your preferred matcha intensity, sugar, and milk level. We recommend the Iced Strawberry Matcha Latte (from $7.90) if you’re looking for something umami and tart.
Unit number: #B1-136, North Wing
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 8am to 8pm, Sat 11am to 10pm, Sun 11am to 9pm
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Founded by the “Sanuki Udon Champion” of a Japanese reality cooking show, Tamoya Udon & Tempura boasts 17 outlets across the globe, including three in Singapore at Suntec City,SingPost Centre, and Plaza Singapura. What sets it apart is the fresh udon made with a blend of three Japan-imported flours, hand-pulled daily for a texture that’s firm yet slightly chewy.
A crowd-favourite is the Sanuki Beef Egg Udon ($12.70+), featuring handmade udon topped with a jiggly onsen egg and tender beef slices in a signature bonito soup stock. For something richer, the Black Garlic Tonkotsu Udon ($12.30+) comes with creamy tonkotsu broth, house-made black garlic oil, chashu slices, bamboo shoots, and an ajitama egg.
Read our Tamoya Udon & Tempura feature.
Unit number: #B1-148, Basement 1
Opening hours: Sun-Thurs 11:15am to 9:30pm, Fri-Sat 11:15am to 10pm
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Butahage is a famous Hokkaido restaurant helmed by third-generation Chef Hitoshi Yano, with affordably priced Japanese rice bowls and udon sets. Their Gyu Don ($12.80++) is a solid budget pick, featuring beef in their 90-year-old secret recipe sauce over fluffy Hokkaido Nanatsuboshi rice. For something more substantial, the Hokkaido Tempura & Noodle Set ($18.80++) comes with Black Tiger Prawns, scallop, salmon, and an assortment of vegetable tempura alongside noodles and two dipping sauces.
Read our Butahage review.
Unit number: #01-625/626, East Wing
Opening hours: Daily 11am to 9pm
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Aburi-EN specialises in aburi, or grilled meat. Their donburi, rice bowls with grilled meat, come with various meats, including chestnut pork, Japanese, and Australian wagyu. The wagyu here is of A4 or A5 quality, which are the highest grades available, and from Miyazaki, a renowned wagyu-producing region. The Buta Donis$14.90++, while the Wagyu Suji Don, a bowl of Miyazaki and Australian wagyu topped with a raw Okinawan egg, is $17.90++.
Read our Aburi-EN review.
Unit number: #B1-121, West Wing
Opening hours: Daily 11am to 10pm
Tel: 6251 7173
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Mazesoba, translated, means “mixing ramen”. Here at Menya Kokoro, winner of Tokyo Ramen of the Year’s Best Mazesoba award, that’s precisely what you’re invited to do. Each bowl of Chashu Tokyo Mazesoba ($14.80++) is topped with a house-made meat sauce, various chopped aromatics, a semi-cooked egg, and torched chashu. Add some vinegar as you mix and coat the thick noodles in the savoury sauce, so it’s less jelak.
Unit number: #03-313, North Wing
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 11am to 3pm, 5pm to 9pm, Fri-Sat 11am to 9:30pm, Sun 11am to 9pm
Tel: 6235 3386
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Come to Hoshino Coffee for yoshoku, or Western-influenced Japanese cuisine. The Hoshino Spaghetti ($14.80++) with soya sauce and butter-based aglio olio is a fine example of this, while the Omu Souffle Tomato Lobster Bisque Risotto ($18.80++) is an appetising and ‘gram-worthy main that comes with a pillowy, light-as-air souffle omelette on a casserole of tangy risotto. End your meal on a sweet, but not too sweet, note with the Chocolate Pancake (from $13.80++).
Unit number: #01-651/652, East Wing
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 11:30am to 9pm, Fri 11:30am to 10pm, Sat 11am to 10pm, Sun 11am to 9:30pm
Tel: 6836 9881
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Halal-certified Ichikokudo Ramen serves Hokkaido-style ramen, made with a chicken-based broth that’s simmered slowly for hours, then finished with bonito, mackerel and 100% Hokkaido kelp. The ramen here is also made with a special blend of flour, including Hokkaido wheat, giving it its signature texture and firmness. Their Original ramen goes for$10.90++, but you could go for the spicy HOKKAI JIGOKU Ramen ($13.90++) for a punchier flavour.
Unit number: #B1-135, North Wing
Opening hours: Daily 11am to 10pm
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Tucked on the second floor of Suntec City, Cafe Usagi Tokyo is a matcha specialty cafe worth a stop for Japanese desserts and drinks. The star of the show is the Signature Mochi Ice Cream ($6), filled with either vanilla or matcha ice cream. We recommend pairing your scoop with an Original Waffle ($6.50), drizzled with maple syrup or kuromitsu. On the drinks front, the Iced Organic Uji Matcha Latte ($8.80) and Iced Hojicha Latte ($8.30) are the straightforward picks, though the Japanese tea selection—including Sencha, Genmaicha, Rose Sencha, and Lavender Hojicha by the pot—is worth trying if you want something more refined.
Read our Cafe Usagi Tokyo coverage.
Unit number: #02-615A, East Wing
Opening hours: Sun-Thurs 10:30am to 10pm, Fri-Sat 10:30am to 11am
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Sashimi lovers should make a trip to KEI Kaisendon, where the sashimi rice bowls start from just $13.90++. Each KEI Signature Kaisendon comes with a good amount of fresh, cubed assorted sashimi, with the option to upgrade with add-ons such as ikura ($6.90++). Alternatively, try the Mentaiyaki Kaisendon ($19.90++), which comes blanketed with torched mentai sauce.
Unit number: #02-372, West Wing
Opening hours: Daily 11am to 10pm
Tel: 6251 9170
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