Shatoburian

Shatoburian is a Japanese yakiniku restaurant on the second floor of Palais Renaissance, at 390 Orchard Road. Yakiniku means grilled meat, and here the focus is Japanese wagyu cooked on grills at your table. The name is a play on chateaubriand, the tender centre cut of the fillet.

The restaurant works mainly with Japanese wagyu graded A3 to A5, and it puts weight on knowing where each piece of beef comes from. Rice comes from Hokkaido, and caviar and foie gras from France also appear on the menu, depending on the season. Shatoburian placed 83rd on the World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants list for 2026.

What to order

The menu is split by how the beef is cut and sliced. Some cuts are limited each day, so ask staff what is in. Good places to start:

• Ox tongue: a whole section of it, from thin slices with spring onion to the thick centre cut called tansuteki. A platter of six styles can be ordered in advance.
• Thin and normal slices: lesser-known cuts such as misuji, ichibo, tomosankaku and uwamisuji, alongside richer karubi and rosu.
• Steak cuts: hire (fillet), Denver, ribeye and the chateaubriand itself, listed as a rare cut.
• Shato-Suki: sirloin seared over a high flame and served with a Japanese egg.
• Signature Yakiniku Don: a rice bowl of A5 wagyu or Kurobuta pork, topped with glazed foie gras, sea urchin, caviar, an onsen egg and truffle.
• Truffle Mushroom Gohan: claypot rice with mushrooms from France and Japan and shaved seasonal truffle.

Among the starters, the Shato-Sando is toast topped with glazed foie gras, chateaubriand and grated truffle. Wagyu yukke and a smoked truffle wagyu carpaccio are other options. Beef bone soup and wagyu curry rice round out a meal. Desserts include matcha ice cream monaka, yuzu sorbet and Basque burnt cheesecake.

The setting

The room is dark and calm, with wooden partitions, clean lines and soft light. You can sit at the counter or at a table, and there are private dining areas for groups. Staff are on hand to explain the different cuts. It is a good choice for a special dinner or a business meal on Orchard Road.

Good to know before you go

• Booking: message the restaurant's WhatsApp concierge team, or call.
• Lunch: a separate lunch menu is served at midday.
• How it is cooked: beef is served medium rare unless you ask otherwise.
• Dietary needs: tell staff about allergies or restrictions before you order.
• Takeaway: orders go through Grab Food. Menus are on the Shatoburian website.

Nearby

The Orchard area has more for meat lovers. Fat Cow on Orchard Boulevard also serves Japanese wagyu, and Ganko Sushi on Penang Road is there for raw fish. After dinner, take a walk along Orchard Road. You can also browse more steakhouses and grills and Japanese restaurants, see all restaurants in Orchard and River Valley, or read our Orchard Road guide.