MIYOSHI by Fat Cow

MIYOSHI by Fat Cow is a modern Japanese restaurant at Mess Hall on Sentosa. It comes from the team behind Fat Cow, a well-known Japanese restaurant built around wagyu beef. MIYOSHI opened in 2023. Its name means "three graces", a nod to its three ways of eating: ramen and rice bowls, teppanyaki, and omakase.

Fat Cow's head chef, Shingo Iijima, created it together with sous chef Nigel Loh. Expect top Japanese beef, fish from Tokyo's Toyosu Market and classic Japanese cooking with a modern edge. In 2023 it was named New Restaurant of the Year in the Chope Diners' Choice Awards.

What to order

The à la carte menu is broad, so it works for a relaxed lunch or a long dinner. The restaurant lists these two dishes among its signatures:

• Wagyu Shoyu Ramen: thin slices of wagyu in beef broth, with a marinated egg and truffle paste.
• MIYOSHI Wagyu Gyoza: wagyu dumplings cooked on the teppan and served with chilli oil and truffle sauce.

For a rice bowl, the Wagyu Yakiniku Donburi tops garlic fat rice with charcoal-grilled beef and an onsen egg. Steaks come off a binchotan charcoal grill, with Japanese breeds such as Ohmi, Miyazaki and Satsuma, plus Australian wagyu. The menu also has sushi and sashimi, tempura, miso-glazed sablefish and a sukiyaki or shabu-shabu hot pot.

Teppanyaki and omakase

For a special night, book the Teppan-Miyabi set menus. The chefs cook in front of you at a nine-seat teppan counter. Courses include Hokkaido scallop, tiger prawn or rock lobster, and wagyu, followed by the house garlic fried rice and dessert. Sake and wine pairings are offered.

The Taishō Omakase is a sushi-led set that changes with the seasons. The autumn 2026 menu runs from Pacific saury and amberjack to fatty tuna, Hokkaido scallop and a tuna and sea urchin hand roll. The dinner version adds a Miyazaki wagyu nigiri.

The setting

Mess Hall is a restored colonial-style building beside The Barracks Hotel and Village Hotel Sentosa. The main dining room has warm, Japanese-style wooden furniture, and the teppan counter sits in its own area. The mood is calm and unhurried, which suits a slow meal after a day on the island.

Good to know before you go

• The teppan and omakase menus need a booking in advance, and counter seats are few.
• The restaurant does not open every day of the week, so check the official site before you travel.
• The set lunch menu offers ramen, donburi, sushi and sashimi sets, each with chawanmushi, miso soup and dessert.

Getting there

MIYOSHI is on level 1 of Mess Hall, at 2 Gunner Lane, next to a 7-Eleven. The restaurant suggests taking the Sentosa Express monorail to Imbiah station, then walking towards Mess Hall. By taxi, ask for the Village Hotel Sentosa lobby, where staff can show you the way. Drivers can use The Barracks Hotel car park and take the lift up to Mess Hall.

Nearby

For a stay on the island, The Barracks Hotel Sentosa and Village Hotel Sentosa are right by Mess Hall. Plan the rest of your visit with our Sentosa island day out. For more meals, browse restaurants on Sentosa, more Japanese restaurants, or our steakhouses and grills. Book on the official MIYOSHI website.