Dinner and a show! These teppanyaki restaurants will impress your dinner group with their cooking theatrics.
Everyone loves a good ol’ barbecue, but the Japanese have it down to an art – performance art at that! If you’ve had the luck of dining at an authentic teppanyaki restaurant before, you would’ve been amazed by the chefs’ sleight of hand, and breathtaking tricks. Think juggling, tossing, speed-cutting and explosive theatrics – not to mention the charisma they bring to the table. Or in this case, an iron griddle known as a teppan. Everything is grilled and served in front of you, and it’s a Japanese feast that’s perfect for celebrations or entertaining guests. Presenting, the best teppanyaki in Singapore.
Best teppanyaki in Singapore
1. Benihana
You don’t just get a good meal at Benihana – you walk away with a full experience. This famed Japanese restaurant is known for its showcase of classic dishes grilled up on a sizzling teppan. Snag one of the classy counter seats to get the best interactive dining moments with the chef. From the beef steaks to the seafood, the teppanyaki dishes are all served with a house salad, onion soup, hibachi vegetables, homemade pickles, and garlic fried rice. What a feast.
Benihana, #01-41/42/43, Millenia Walk, Singapore 039596
2. Teppan Works
A convenient five-minute walk from Tanjong Pagar, this casual teppanyaki restaurant tucked along Tras Street is great for a date. Owner Keita hails from Tokyo, and ensures you get the real deal. Besides high quality steak, tuck into Osaka okonomiyaki, yakisoba, and other izakaya menu items. And to go along with your delectable meal, you can treat yourself to a glass of Japanese whisky or sake. Heaven.
Teppan Works, 42 Tras Street, Singapore 078981
3. Miyoshi by Fat Cow
If you’ve ever been to Fat Cow, you know it only uses the most premium wagyu in its dishes. So when you dine at Miyoshi, expect nothing but the best ingredients. If the array of ingredients on the menu gives you decision fatigue, we recommend going for the teppan-kaiseki course menu. The chefs will decide everything for you from a selection of seasonal premium produce dished out with traditional techniques.
Miyoshi by Fat Cow, #01-04/05/06, Mess Hall at Sentosa, 2 Gunner Lane, Singapore 099567
4. Teppan Bar Q
Trust Robertson Quay to have one of the top teppanyaki spots in town. With a bar counter wrapping around the kitchen, almost everyone is assured a front row seat to the theatrics. You’ll find authentic Hakata teppanyaki dishes here with Spanish twists. We hear the seafood is extra fresh, and the attentive service is a dream.
Teppan Bar Q, #01-21/22, 11 Unity Street, Singapore 237995
5. Tatsu
Launched in 1996, Tatsu is a fixture within the gorgeous walls of Chijmes. While it started as a traditional sushi bar, it evolved and added a teppanyaki counter with 24 seats. With some of the best trained chefs around, you’ll be treated to quite the show. After getting rounds of wagyu beef, slipper lobster, and assorted vegetables, be sure to order the garlic fried rice. For adventurous eaters, how about giving the marinated puffer fish a try?
Tatsu, #01-08, Chijmes, 30 Victoria Street, Singapore 187996
6. Hamburg Steak Keisuke
This dining concept of the Keisuke Ramen franchise – known for Tonkotsu King and Tori King – is a real treat for teppanyaki fans, and it specialises in, you guessed it, hamburg steaks. The Keisuke outlet at Peck Seah Street takes this concept one step further, by stuffing its patty with three types of melted cheese. Seriously, it doesn’t get any more decadent than that.
Teppanyaki Hamburg Nihonbashi Keisuke Bettei, Heritage Court, 72 Peck Seah Street, Singapore 079329
7. Kou Teppan
This dual omakase experience is one for the books, for sure. With over 15 years of experience behind the grill, chef Sawada Ko will bring you the very best the Kanagawa Prefecture has to offer. Ingredients are prepared on the main griddle where you get to watch the chef work his magic. Some select dishes are instead prepared right in front of you on your very own personal teppan where you can have your proteins done just the way you like them.
Kou Teppan, B1-134, Great World, 1 Kim Seng Promenade, Singapore 237994
8. Yaki Yaki Bo
Teppanyaki isn’t necessarily a fancy concept for ritzy hotels. You can even find it in the heartlands too. Sizzling things up in the Serangoon neighbourhood, Yaki Yaki Bo still serves the full teppanyaki experience with live chefs wowing diners with their grill skills. Chow down on the cod fish or beef sets along with okonomiyaki and garlic fried rice. It’ll all be worth smelling like a BBQ for!
Yaki Yaki Bo, #B1-79, Nex, 23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
9. Mikuni
The dim, intimate décor of this City Hall Japanese restaurant makes the fiery, animated theatrics of the teppanyaki chefs stand out even more. Mikuni’s teppanyaki items include seafood like Hokkaido scallops, cuts of wagyu, and grilled veggies. For carby options, you can pick from sushi rolls, rice bowls, and noodles.
Mikuni, Level 3, Fairmont Singapore, 80 Bras Basah Road, Singapore 189560
10. Keyaki Japanese Restaurant
Juggled pepper shakers, flipping knives, flashy fireballs – when you’re in the trusty hands of a trained teppanyaki chef, your dinner entertainment is one-of-a-kind. Keyaki’s teppan chefs whip up a performance as engrossing as the feast they lay in front of you. The multi-course menus treat you to an array of ingredients like scallops, sea bream, lobster, and wagyu. Ending on the asari clam fried rice is a dream.
Keyaki Japanese Restaurant, Level 4, Pan Pacific Singapore, 7 Raffles Boulevard, Singapore 039595
11. Shima
How do you know you’re getting the best at Shima? For starters, this Goodwood Park fixture is arguably Singapore’s first teppanyaki restaurant that’s been around since 1980. Its showy, flamboyant chefs – equipped with culinary acrobatics and teppan tricks – have been personally honed by Japanese teppanyaki masters, and they won’t rest ’til you’re stuffed from Shima’s popular, all-you-can-eat teppanyaki buffet lunches.
Shima, Goodwood Park Hotel, 22 Scotts Road, Singapore 228221
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