Sushi Sato

Sushi Sato is an omakase sushi restaurant at 6B Dempsey Road, on leafy Dempsey Hill. There is no à la carte menu. You pick a set menu, and the chefs serve it course by course across a wooden counter.

The restaurant opened in November 2021. It is led by master chef Yuji Sato, who comes from Obihiro in Hokkaido and trained at a sushi restaurant in Tsukiji, Tokyo. Before opening his own place, he worked at Hashida Singapore. Head chef Yusuke Kawana, from Chiba, works beside him and focuses on Edomae sushi methods. Sushi Sato is listed in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Singapore.

What to order

Every meal is omakase, and the menus change each season. At lunch there are three menus, called Utsukushi, Tomi and Chef's Special. The simplest one centres on nigiri, while the larger ones add sashimi and cooked dishes. Dinner has two menus, Kokoro and a Chef's Special.

A dinner usually runs through these stages:

• Appetiser and sashimi to start
• A seasonal cooked dish, with grilled fish, abalone and crab on the bigger menu
• Nigiri, the heart of the meal
• An uni and ikura rice bowl (sea urchin and salmon roe)
• A negitoro hand roll, made with minced tuna belly and spring onion
• Soup and Japanese fruit to finish

The Michelin Guide says ingredients are shipped in from Japan four times a week. It also notes that the Yamagata rice is seasoned with a blend of three red vinegars, which suits richer, fattier fish.

The setting

The dining room is calm and simple, with plenty of natural wood. The centrepiece is a counter made from 200-year-old hinoki, a Japanese cypress. Window cutouts frame the greenery outside, so it feels a little like eating in a garden. There is also a small private room for groups.

Good to know before you go

• Book ahead: reserve online through the official website, or contact the restaurant directly.
• Dress code: smart. The restaurant may turn away guests in shorts, flip-flops or slides.
• Children: only children over 10 years old are welcome.
• Cancellations: late cancellations carry a fee per person, so check the policy when you book.
• Parking: the official website mentions free parking, which helps if you drive.

Nearby

Dempsey is a good place to spend an afternoon before dinner. Take a stroll around Dempsey Hill, or visit the Singapore Botanic Gardens close by. For another meal in the area, try the Japanese counter at Ginkyō by Kinki or the wood-fired cooking at Burnt Ends.

You can also browse more Japanese restaurants in Singapore, see all restaurants in Dempsey, Tanglin and Holland, or read our Dempsey Hill and Holland Village guides. Menus and bookings are on the official Sushi Sato website.