Sushi Ryujiro Omakase

Post by Chiefeater Luke Soon

Sushi Ryujiro, a recent addition to Singapore’s high-end Japanese dining scene, has made its home in the former premises of Aoki restaurant at Shaw Centre. Operating under the prestigious Les Amis Group, this Sushi-ya brings a touch of Tokyo’s renowned craftsmanship to Singapore.

On a quiet Sunday lunch, we strolled in to Sushi Ryujiro without a reservation to find that surprisingly, we would be the sole diners. The restaurant’s interior maintains a simplified, minimalist aesthetic, even more-so than its predecessor Aoki.

Although helmed by Chef Ryujiro Nakamura, our meal was prepared by Naruki Ikeda, a young but seemingly experienced chef who has honed his skills in Tokyo.

Sushi Ryujiro prides itself on its relationships with top-tier maguro suppliers at Toyosu Market. It was our job to find out if this is true.

Overall 7/10 experience – don’t think it matches up to the technical brilliance of say, Oshino, or even Kimura+ (a new one starred conferred in 2026). Actually, not even at an Ohno level – if you count technical brilliance.

As usual, with all Singapore top end sushi experiences, there’s nothing to fault about the freshness of each ingredient – all air flown in from various markets in Japan – but it’s whether the “soul” is lacking or not. And that can’t be helped; it has to emanate from the chef.

We initially walked into Sushi Ryujiro with mixed expectations, partly because its predecessor Aoki was such a great establishment and so it had very large shoes to fill.

Although the vibe felt a little ‘eery’ given there were no other customers, we ended the meal very impressed with the course and Chef Ikeda who was a very gracious and talkative host.

We’d be interested in revisiting in about six months or so to see how the restaurant evolves, but I would suggest anyone looking for a no-frills edo experience to try out Sushi Ryujiro at least once.

Doesn’t come cheap obviously – 2 pax about SGD1k with wine. If it was around the SGD500 to SGD800 zone it would have scored higher, at 7.5/10. But alas no, for now Ryujiro is a stock standard 7/10.

Business Hours

Tuesday to Sunday
12:00 pm to 02:30 pm
07:00 pm to 10:30 pm

Closed on Monday

Nearest MRT Station

City Hall
210 metres