11 Best Yakiniku in Singapore (2026)

Yakiniku is Japan's own tabletop grilling tradition, distinct from Korean barbecue in its cuts, sauces and wagyu-grading language, and Singapore's scene now spans everything from hushed omakase counters to solo-dining chains and a halal charcoal grill. This guide gathers eleven real, currently-operating Japanese yakiniku restaurants, each checked against its own website or official channels. Formats range from all-you-can-eat buffets to a la carte cuts and chef-grilled omakase courses, with wagyu graded the way each restaurant itself describes it. Treat this as a shortlist to compare by format, budget and area, not a fixed ranking, and confirm current hours and menus before visiting.

Gyu-Kaku is the Singapore arm of a Japanese yakiniku chain that describes its own concept as an authentic yakiniku experience brought to the table, with each cut cooked on a grill built into the table rather than by kitchen staff. Its grand menu spans marinated and unmarinated beef, pork, chicken and seafood, and it lists premium Japanese wagyu cuts including nakaochi short rib alongside a Kiwami platter for sharing, plus lunch sets and buffet courses. After a round of closures pared back the Singapore footprint, including the UE Square outlet shutting in mid-2025, Gyu-Kaku's own site currently lists Chijmes and VivoCity as its outlets, so it's worth checking before planning a group visit.

Islandwide (Chijmes, VivoCity)
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Tenkaichi is a Japanese BBQ restaurant on the top floor of Marina Square, with sweeping views over the bay from its dining room. It describes itself as a specialist in Wagyu beef yakiniku and says its head chef trained extensively in Japan before working at yakiniku restaurants in Singapore prior to opening Tenkaichi. Its menu draws wagyu from Kagoshima and Hokkaido as well as USA and Australian beef, offered through an a la carte menu and tiered yakiniku buffets, alongside set lunches and donburi for a lighter meal. The buffet format suits groups who want to work through a range of cuts without ordering individually, though the view draws crowds at peak hours.

Marina Centre
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Yakiniku Ohji is a charcoal-grill yakiniku restaurant with outlets in Ang Mo Kio and Clementi, built around a tiered buffet rather than a la carte ordering. It runs several buffet tiers, from a lower-priced spread up to a top tier that adds more wagyu beef and seafood, so a group can pick a tier to match its appetite and budget. The restaurant grills over charcoal rather than the electric or gas plates used at many other yakiniku spots, which regulars point to as giving the meat extra flavour, alongside sides such as potato salad and croquettes. It has built a loyal following in the northern and western neighbourhoods it serves, sitting well away from the pricier Orchard and CBD yakiniku scene.

Ang Mo Kio and Clementi
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Yen Yakiniku sits in a shophouse on Ann Siang Hill, where the kitchen team grills each course tableside rather than leaving diners to work the grill themselves. It describes its format as a modern yakiniku experience built on farm-to-table cuts, featuring Omi A5 Japanese wagyu alongside Australian grain-fed ox tongue and other seafood and vegetable sides. Beyond a la carte ordering, it runs a multi-course omakase menu that moves through a sequence of cuts chosen by the kitchen, which suits diners who would rather not choose from a full cut list themselves. It sits at the closer-to-fine-dining end of Singapore's yakiniku scene, and its small shophouse room means booking ahead matters more here than at a mall-based chain.

Ann Siang Hill
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YakiniQuest occupies a contemporary space on the fourth floor of Mandarin Gallery on Orchard Road, run by a husband-and-wife team who say they spent years visiting yakiniku restaurants across Japan before opening their own. Its menu is built mainly around omakase courses, where the kitchen chooses and grills a sequence of premium wagyu cuts and diners largely sit back rather than working the grill themselves. Each table has its own ceramic charcoal-style gas stove designed to stay close to odourless, and the restaurant offers a few private rooms for smaller groups. It is one of the pricier options here, aimed at diners who want a guided, multi-course meal rather than ordering cuts individually.

Orchard
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Wa-En Wagyu Yakiniku sits at Jewel Changi Airport, brought in by the same hospitality group behind other Japanese dining brands here, and traces its roots to a Hong Kong yakiniku restaurant the brand says it has run for more than a decade. It specialises in A4 and A5 wagyu it sources from Miyazaki, Japan, grilled tableside at individual grill stations built into each table. Beyond the beef, its bar side serves dishes such as wagyu tartare and wagyu foie gras alongside wine, Japanese whisky and cocktails made with rendered Miyazaki beef fat. Its airport location makes it a workable stop for a meal either side of a flight, though that also means it can be busier and pricier than a typical neighbourhood yakiniku restaurant.

Changi Airport
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Yakiniku Like is a fast-casual Japanese chain built specifically around solo dining, with an individual smokeless electric grill at every seat so a single diner never has to share a table-sized grill built for a group. It runs a chain of outlets across the island, from Suntec City and VivoCity to Tampines and Clementi malls, ordered through a self-service kiosk rather than table service. Sets pair a portion of beef, pork or chicken with rice, soup and side dishes, with beef options running from standard karubi cuts up to a wagyu set. The format and speed suit a quick solo meal or a casual group who would rather grill at their own pace than share one plate.

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Yakiniku Gyubei is a Japanese yakiniku brand founded in Chiba in 1999 that opened its first restaurant outside Japan inside the Itadakimasu by PARCO dining hall at 100AM in Tanjong Pagar. It describes itself as a head-to-tail yakiniku restaurant, built around using as much of the animal as possible rather than a narrow set of premium cuts, and its menu lists more than twenty cuts of wagyu sourced from Kyushu cattle. Diners can order a la carte across that range or choose an omakase course that works through a curated selection instead. As the brand's first outlet outside Japan, it suits diners who want to try parts of the animal most yakiniku menus here leave out.

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Shatoburian takes its name from a play on chateaubriand, the classic prime cut, and sits on the second floor of Palais Renaissance just off Orchard Road. It focuses on A5 wagyu that it says it sources strictly through approved auction houses in Japan, favouring Hida wagyu from Gifu Prefecture, with cuts spanning chateaubriand, ribeye, sirloin and misuji served a la carte alongside dishes such as uni, foie gras and truffle-topped rice bowls. The dark, wood-panelled dining room is intimate rather than a large group venue, and service runs across defined lunch and dinner sittings rather than being open all day. It sits at the premium end of Singapore's yakiniku scene, better suited to a special-occasion meal than a casual weeknight grill.

Orchard
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WakuWaku Yakiniku describes itself as Singapore's first halal-certified yakiniku restaurant, set in a shophouse on Bali Lane in Kampong Glam and co-founded by local entertainer Sheikh Haikel. Its menu is curated by a chef from Hokkaido and it grills over binchotan charcoal rather than electric or gas plates, which the restaurant says gives a faster sear while keeping marbled wagyu cuts juicy. Beyond beef, it offers a seafood selection of oysters, tiger prawns, scallops and shishamo for diners who want a lighter option, plus its own tare sauces and sides such as grilled vegetables. It fills a real gap for halal diners who want tableside Japanese grilling rather than a Korean-style halal buffet.

Kampong Glam
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Waa Cow! Yakiniku is the grill-it-yourself spin-off of the wagyu beef bowl chain Waa Cow!, occupying its own corner of myVillage in Serangoon Gardens. Diners grill cuts such as karubi, oyster blade, striploin and ox tongue at the table, alongside a selection of pork, chicken and vegetables, choosing from a run of house-made sauces including a garlic butter teriyaki, a mentaiko dip and a truffle option that go beyond the usual tare and ponzu pairing. Pricing runs a la carte by cut and set, aimed at a more affordable everyday meal than the omakase-style restaurants on this list. It is a solid pick for diners in the north-east who would rather not travel into town for a yakiniku fix.

Serangoon Gardens
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