Finding this place is part of the story. You arrive at Oxley Bizhub 2 on Ubi Road 1, take the lift up, follow a corridor toward the rooftop, and slowly realize a full Japanese seafood and sake bar has been waiting for you at the top of an industrial building. It’s an unusual setup, and it explains why so many diners call Tora Tora Tora Japanese Restaurant Singapore a hidden gem.
We came to see whether the rooftop novelty holds up against the food. For the most part, it does, provided you know what to order and go in with the right expectations.
What Tora Tora Tora Is
Tora Tora Tora positions itself as a modern izakaya and Japanese seafood and sake bar. The menu blends seasonal sashimi and sushi with izakaya classics and charcoal grilled signatures, backed by a wide collection of Japanese sake and whisky. It’s contemporary rather than traditional, more social dinner than formal sushi counter.
The restaurant describes the experience as a playful journey toward the izakaya culture of Japan, and that idea comes through in the mix of raw seafood, grilled dishes, drinking food and sake rather than through any single course.
The restaurant is open daily, 11:30am to 3pm for lunch and 5:30pm to 11pm for dinner. The nearest MRT is Tai Seng, roughly 550 metres away, which means a short walk through the commercial complex before you reach the entrance.
Rooftop Setting and Dining Ambience
The rooftop setting is the clear draw. The dining room feels lively during busy evenings, with sake bottles lining the space as part of the visual identity and privacy screens breaking up the room. On quieter lunch visits, the pace eases considerably.
What surprised us most is how the ambience shifts depending on where you sit and when you come. The main room moves from an easy midday rhythm into a much livelier evening buzz. For groups wanting something more playful, the private karaoke space changes the experience entirely.
This is a place built for a social meal, friends sharing plates, family celebrations, corporate gatherings and drinks that stretch the night longer than planned. The private spaces are deliberately designed to create a more social experience, particularly if you want dinner and karaoke in the same venue.
It isn’t luxurious in the hushed, formal fine-dining sense. The appeal is more relaxed and fun, with enough personality to distinguish it from a standard mall Japanese restaurant.
What to Order: Fresh Fish, Izakaya Classics and Charcoal Grilled Dishes
The menu covers a lot of ground: sashimi, nigiri, maki and sushi cakes, charcoal grilled dishes, and a solid range of izakaya classics. There is enough variety for several people to build a shared table around completely different flavours.
Below are the dishes we’d build a first visit around.
Wagyu Fried Rice
If there’s one dish to order, it’s the Wagyu Fried Rice (S$30). Made with Kagoshima wagyu and Japanese rice, it’s the restaurant’s most talked-about plate, and for good reason.
Reviewers consistently praise the fragrant, distinct grains and the richness of beef fat carried through each bite. It reads as an indulgent take on fried rice rather than a simple side, and it’s the clearest signature on the menu.
The appeal is partly in the contrast of flavours and textures. If you prefer your fried rice rich rather than restrained, this is where we’d spend the extra money.
Charcoal Grilled Signatures
The charcoal grilled signatures are where the izakaya identity comes through strongest.
Surume Ika (S$23): charcoal-grilled squid in a spicy garlic teriyaki sauce, aromatic and garlic-forward.
Hokkaido White Corn (S$12): a deceptively simple grilled corn that earns outsized praise for its balance of natural sweetness and smoky char.
Tontoro (S$28): charcoal-grilled Kurobuta pork jowl with a smoked-charcoal sauce, for those who want something richer.
Each leans on the grill to do the work. Rather than burying the ingredients beneath too much complication, the better dishes let smoke, sweetness and savoury flavours meet cleanly in the mouth.
Hamachi Kama
The Hamachi Kama (S$23), grilled yellowtail collar seasoned with sea salt and citrus, is a genuine izakaya classic and a recurring recommendation.
It’s an easy, satisfying choice that pairs neatly with sake, particularly for diners who prefer grilled fish to another round of sashimi.
Tori Karaage and Other Izakaya Classics
The Tori Karaage (S$13), Japanese fried chicken marinated in soy, ginger and sake, rounds out the menu as a dependable izakaya staple.
Beyond it, you’ll find Yaki Buta Gyoza (S$15), Tamago Yaki (S$10), Oden Moriawase (S$19), Soft Shell Crab Karaage (S$22) and Hiroshima oysters (S$25 for three, with an optional uni supplement).
These dishes help make the restaurant more useful for groups. Not everyone around the table has to want raw seafood, and the broader menu gives everyone a chance to move between sashimi, fried dishes and richer grilled plates.
Sashimi and Sushi
Freshness is one of the most consistent themes in customer feedback, with diners frequently noting fresh seafood, thick sashimi cuts and attractive plating. The restaurant itself places seasonal, air-flown sashimi and sushi at the centre of its concept, so fresh fish is one of the main reasons to look beyond the grilled menu.
Worth considering: the Kaisen Sashimi Don (S$42), the 24-piece Nigiri Sushi (S$68), or the 48-piece Sushi Set (S$138) for a group. The restaurant also promotes creative signatures such as its Truffle Hokkaido Scallop Sushi Cake and Salmon Ikura Mentaiko.
Portion feedback isn’t completely uniform. Some diners describe portions as well-sized, while others feel certain plates are relatively small for the price. So if a generous portion is your main definition of value, choose the larger sharing sets carefully rather than assuming every plate will be substantial.
The more consistent praise is for ingredient quality and freshness. That consistency is also why Tora Tora Tora earns a place among our best sashimi Singapore picks for izakaya-style dining, where freshness matters as much as the sake, grilled dishes, and shared-table rhythm around it.
Verified diners have described the sushi as delicious, while sashimi and carpaccio have also attracted positive comments for freshness and flavour.
Sake, Whisky and Private Rooms
The extensive sake and whisky list is central to the concept, running from familiar labels to less-common selections and what the restaurant describes as classic flavours and cult favourites.
It’s worth asking staff for guidance rather than choosing by name alone. Tell them what you usually enjoy, whether you prefer something lighter, richer, dry, sweeter or particularly smooth, and let the recommendation start there rather than pretending you already know every bottle.
Private dining is another strong point. The Tiger Room seats up to 12 with its own TV and sake selection, The Loft adds private karaoke for up to 12, and The Mezzanine handles larger functions with projector and AV.
The private dining programme is explicitly positioned for corporate and family celebrations, with The Loft in particular featuring karaoke for groups that want dinner to turn into something more playful.
Minimum spends apply and rise on weekends, so these suit celebrations and corporate gatherings rather than casual pairs. If that’s the experience you’re after, reserve early rather than hoping a private room will be available on arrival.
Service, Quality and Dining Pace
Service is one of the restaurant’s stronger recurring positives. Verified diner feedback repeatedly describes the team as polite, welcoming and helpful, with service scoring particularly well across booking platforms.
That doesn’t mean every dinner runs with perfectly efficient timing. A smaller number of diners mention slower food pacing when the restaurant is busy, so the experience can depend a bit on when you visit.
The broader feedback on food quality is similarly positive, although not every dish earns equal enthusiasm. That’s normal for a menu this large, and another reason we’d concentrate on sashimi, sushi and the charcoal grilled signatures rather than trying to order everything at once.
Location, Reservations and Visit Planning
Expect the bill to vary considerably depending on how much sashimi, wagyu and sake you order. This sits firmly in the mid-to-premium range.
Whether it represents good value for money will depend on what you order. Verified feedback ranges from diners calling it reasonably priced to others finding certain portions expensive, so there isn’t one universal value verdict.
Reservations aren’t mandatory, but booking ahead is sensible for busy dinners and group visits. The restaurant actively accepts reservations through its own booking system, and private dining should be planned further ahead.
Friday and weekend evenings have a greater chance of feeling busy. Lunch tends to feel calmer.
Parking is reported as available, though the main navigational challenge is simply locating the restaurant within Oxley Bizhub 2. Give yourself a few extra minutes on a first visit.
Who Tora Tora Tora Suits Best
Tora Tora Tora works best when you treat it as a social evening rather than a formal sushi ceremony.
The combination of a hidden rooftop location, fresh sashimi, charcoal grilled signatures and private karaoke rooms makes it genuinely distinctive for the east side of Singapore. The trade-offs are honest: it takes some finding, pricing climbs quickly once premium seafood and drinks are involved, and busy nights can slow the pace.
Well suited to: Groups sharing dishes and drinks, sashimi and sake lovers, family celebrations, corporate meals, and couples wanting a Japanese dinner that feels different from the usual mall restaurant.
Less suitable for you if: You want low-cost Japanese food, the convenience of a central mall location, or a hushed, formal omakase counter.
Would we call it highly recommended for everyone? No. But for the right person, particularly someone looking for fresh seafood, sake, charcoal grilling and a lively group-friendly setting, there’s a lot here that works.
Tora Tora Tora: Common Questions
Where is Tora Tora Tora Japanese Restaurant Singapore located?
It’s on the rooftop of Oxley Bizhub 2, at 62 Ubi Road 1, #11-19, Singapore 408734. The nearest MRT is Tai Seng, about 550 metres away.What are the opening hours?
The restaurant is open daily, 11:30am to 3pm for lunch and 5:30pm to 11pm for dinner.What should we order at Tora Tora Tora?
The Wagyu Fried Rice (S$30) is the standout signature. We’d also recommend the Hamachi Kama (S$23), Surume Ika (S$23), Hokkaido White Corn (S$12), and a fresh sashimi selection such as the Kaisen Sashimi Don (S$42).Do we need to make a reservation?
Reservations aren’t strictly required, but they’re advisable for dinner and group visits. The restaurant provides its own reservation system, and booking is especially sensible if you want one of the private rooms. Lunch is usually the calmer option.
