OUMI

OUMI is a modern Japanese restaurant on level 51 of CapitaSpring, a tower on Market Street in the CBD. It serves kappo cooking, a style where chefs cut and cook in front of diners. The name means sea or ocean.

OUMI is run by 1-Group and opened in 2022 as part of 1-Arden, the group's set of restaurants, bars and gardens in CapitaSpring. It shares the floor with the wood-fire grill Kaarla and the 1-Arden Food Forest, a rooftop farm of about 10,000 square feet.

What to order

The menu pairs Japanese technique with produce from Japan, Australia and the rooftop farm. Many plates finish with herbs, leaves or flowers grown in the garden. The kitchen also follows a nose-to-tail approach, so little goes to waste.

At dinner you can order à la carte or choose a set menu. There is a six-course tasting menu, plus seven-course and nine-course omakase menus. Dishes on the current menus include:

• Foie gras monaka: crisp wafers filled with foie gras, salmon roe and shiso
• Kani chawanmushi: silky egg custard with spanner crab and Japanese white corn
• Gindara sumiyaki: charcoal-grilled miso cod
• Satsuma A5 Wagyu tenderloin: grilled over binchotan charcoal
• Matcha oshiruko: matcha jelly with azuki ice cream and yuzu crumble

Lunch is a shorter set menu, with rice served chirashi style or hitsumabushi style. A high tea menu is also offered. To drink, there is Japanese sake, tea and Kirin draught beer.

The setting

The dining room has floor-to-ceiling windows that look out over the city skyline. Counter seats face the open kitchen, so you can watch the chefs at work. Outside, the 1-Arden Food Forest grows more than 150 kinds of herbs, fruits and vegetables.

In 2024, OUMI won Best Farm-to-Table Restaurant and Best Japanese Restaurant (Fine Dining) at the Epicurean Star Awards. These awards are run by the Restaurant Association of Singapore.

Good to know before you go

• Booking: reserve online through SevenRooms, by email or by phone.
• Dress code: smart casual. Shorts and slippers are not allowed indoors.
• Private events: OUMI also hosts weddings and corporate events.

Nearby

For more meals with a view, see our list of rooftop and sky dining spots. You can also browse Japanese restaurants and fine dining across the city. After dinner, the riverside bars of Boat Quay are within walking distance.

Find more restaurants in Marina Bay and the CBD. Menus and bookings are on the OUMI website.