5 Must-Try Restaurants in Singapore for Japanese Bento Box Meals
Bento box is a quintessential meal in Japanese cuisine, featuring its aesthetic appeal that makes it more delicious to feast on. A simple bento box usually contains rice, meat or fish, and assorted vegetables or fruits.
If you miss eating this Japanese-inspired meal, here’s where to order a bento box on the go in Singapore.
Shinsora
Led by award-winning chefs, Sky Tai and Leon Yap, Shinsora is a Japanese restaurant with an omakase sushi concept. They offer jubako bento box meals also called the celebration box curated for any occasion. In Japanese culture, jubako or stacked box signifies a collection of good fortune. Each jubako celebration box is packed with 10 pieces of sashimi and a special donburi featuring Kaluga hybrid caviar, Bafun uni, negitoro, and shima aji layered over their house-seasoned sasanishiki rice. Price starts at S$380.
Location: 331 North Bridge Road, #01-04 Singapore
Ichiban Bento (Jurong Point)
Ichiban Bento features convenient food kiosks helmed and created by chefs from the Japanese restaurant Ichiban Boshi. You can order a wide array of hearty meals such as udon, donburi, and takeaway bento.
Made with quality ingredients, their best-selling bento box meals include beef and pork yakiniku, chicken karaage curry, double katsu, salmon mentai, and more.
Location: 1 Jurong West Central 2, #B1-78 Shopping Centre, Jurong Point, Singapore
Kiyoshi Japanese Restaurant
Kiyoshi is a Japanese word that pertains to providing a “light and wholesome diet” for everyone. The restaurant is popular for their savoury Inaniwa udon made in the Inaniwa of Inakawa Machi, Akita prefecture.
They also serve assorted bento box meals such as ika maruyakki bento, satsuma imo tempura soba, sakura kakiage with Inaniwa udon, sushi moriawase bento, and more. Price ranges from S$17.98 to S$25.47.
Location: 75, Amoy Street Singapore, Singapore
Himawari (Alexandra Branch)
Himawari is a buffet restaurant that serves a la carte menu, set lunch, Japanese a la carte buffet, and Robatayaki (prepared by Master Chef Yoichi Nakaoka). They also have good selections of sake, shochu, and wine.
Offering island-wide delivery, Himawari is known for their heart-shaped sushi cake topped with salmon sashimi, mekajiki sashimi, tuna sashimi, and ikura (fish roe). The cake layer is filled with ebiko, tamago, and cucumber.
For bento box meals, they offer three different packages including Bento Combo A (chicken teriyaki and saba shioyaki), Bento Combo B (saba shioyaki and salmon teriyaki), and Bento Combo C (salmon and chicken teriyaki).
Location: 991B Alexandra Road, #01-08/09, Singapore, 119970
Box n Sticks
A Japanese kitchen in Singapore featuring a rustic yet cosy atmosphere, Box n Sticks is bringing back the retro vibes with Showa era posters, swaying lanterns, and a warm wooden interior. It’s a perfect place to relax with the whole family as they serve a slew of good quality, home-style Japanese dishes.
You can choose among bar bites, sushi, skewers, donburis, and of course, bento boxes. They deliver piping hot ready-to-eat bento box meals right to your doorstep. But if it comes a little cold, their bento boxes are microwaveable.
Box n Sticks is open from Monday to Sunday with different operating hours. They accept orders 30 minutes before the closing time.
Location: 28 Kandahar Street Singapore, Singapore
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