At Akashi, ingredients are personally bought by their staff in Japan and air-flown to Singapore daily. The Tempura Set comes with assorted tempura such as prawns, vegetables, mushrooms and fish that’s served with a side of miso soup. The tempura has an alluring crunch that stays crisp from the start to the end of your meal, and stays intact even when it’s dipped into the warm daikon and ponzu sauc...

Akimitsu has an illustrious history of over 130 years, and it is currently in its fifth generation of ownership. Serving a range of ramen and don dishes, their signature tendon is a generous bowl made up of prawns, white fish, mushrooms, seaweed and assorted vegetables. The individual pieces are lightly coated in an airy and crunchy batter, and the spicy sauce adds a moreish umami flavour and plea...

One of the most popular eateries in the CBD along Tanjong Pagar Road, Ginza Tendon Itsuki is Ramen Keisuke’s first concept store that’s established in collaboration with the highly acclaimed Ginza Itsuki Sushi restaurant in Tokyo. The tempura ingredients are coated in a light batter and only deep-fried upon order, so they arrive hot and crispy on the outside, while succulent on the inside. Try the...

Hailing from Tokyo, this premium omakase experience has wowed guests ever since it opened its doors in Singapore. Ginza Tenharu stands out from the crowd with its mouthwatering Edo-style tempura. Choose from different sets which largely feature a seasonal appetiser, salad, seasonal fish, a meal choice, and dessert. You’ll be able enjoy several kinds of tempura, from prawns, shitake mushrooms, swee...

Opened by Ippoh, Osaka’s oldest premium tempura restaurant, Ippoh Tempura Bar features Osaka-style tempura omakase in a refined setting at Dempsey Hill. Go for the Momiji which comes with sesame tofu, nine pieces of tempura, kakiage and your choice of dessert. Coated in a veil of gossamer-light batter, every piece of tempura is served piece by piece alongside a delicate seasoning that compliments...

At Mikuni, guests will never get bored with its ever-changing menu to complement ingredients that are in season. While they used to have a dedicated tempura room that has since been converted to a robata counter, the quality of the deep-fried delicacies remains the same. Some exquisite treats that have been featured in their omakase menu include the Ise lobster tempura, anago tempura, Kurama ebi t...

Tucked in Ngee Ann City, Mizuki is well-known for their omakase tempura experience. With fresh seafood imported four times a week from Tokyo’s Toyusu Market, Mizuki tantalises the palate with items such as scallop that is fried to medium rare, and seaweed tempura that is topped with Hokkaido bafun uni and caviar. Deep fried to perfection, the anago is also a delicious mouthful of sweet and tangy f...

While they’re known for their beef dishes, Niku Kappo also does a delicious Niku Tendon. Each bowl comes with tempura including chicken, pork belly, egg, pumpkin, french beans and seaweed on a mound of Japanese rice. While you’re there, pair your meal with some side dishes such as dumplings, tataki, and sashimi! Address: Orchard Turn, B3-23 ION Orchard, 2, Singapore 238801 Opening Hours: 11:30...

Tempura Makino has over 10 outlets in Japan and specialises in mouthwatering, handcrafted tempura that’s made to order. The Singapore outlets uses the same flour, dashi, and dipping sauces as the ones in Japan. You can order the tempura a la carte, or head straight for the Makino Special Tendon, a generous, assorted portion of crisp seafood, vegetables, and egg served atop a bed of fluffy Japanese...

Tendon Kohaku’s specialty is Edo-styled tendon, where bowls of Hokkaido rice is filled to the brim with tempura and drizzled with a special sauce. The crowd-winner here is the Kohaku Bento, which comes packed with prawns, chicken breast, dory fish, baby corn, shitake mushrooms and more. Each tempura is fried in high-grade sesame oil and cooking oil, which imparts the crispy pieces with a beautiful...