Donburi Chains in Singapore

Sukiya

29 outlets in 22 areas

Sukiya started in 1982 in Yokohama and is Japan's largest gyudon chain, with more than 2,600 locations worldwide according to its own site. It opened its first Singapore outlet at Suntec City in February 2021 and now lists 29 outlets, several of them open 24 hours. The signature is thin sliced beef simmered with onions on rice, sold in sizes from small to mega with toppings such as kimchi, melted cheese and half boiled egg. A medium gyudon is under five dollars, which puts it at the budget end of Singapore donburi.

Kei Kaisendon

20 outlets in 18 areas

Kei Kaisendon is a Singapore founded seafood rice bowl brand that began in 2017 and marks its ninth anniversary in October 2026. The founder was inspired by a trip to Japan and set out to recreate the kaisendon she tasted there, using sashimi grade seafood over vinegared rice with house sauces. The brand lists 23 outlets, mostly in malls. The signature bowl of mixed sashimi cubes and ikura comes in small, regular and large sizes, with mentaiyaki, unagi, scallop and chirashi versions above it. Most bowls cost 19 to 29 dollars before service charge and GST.

Yoshinoya

16 outlets in 13 areas

Yoshinoya traces its beginnings to 1899 at the Nihonbashi fish market in Tokyo, and the brand describes itself as the first and largest gyudon chain, with over 3,000 outlets worldwide. The Singapore arm started in 1997 with a small shop at Ngee Ann City. Its website lists 15 Singapore outlets, all Halal certified by MUIS. The core bowl is sliced beef simmered in a herb and spice broth with sweet onions on rice, with kimchi, cheese and egg variations, plus unagi bowls. A regular gyudon is a little over six dollars.

Gochi-So Shokudo

15 outlets in 14 areas

Gochi-So Shokudo is a casual Japanese eatery built around Iberico pork imported from Spain, charcoal grilled and served as rice bowls, katsu sets and curry. It is backed by Eurasia Global Food, a Singapore Iberico importer, and has been trading here since at least 2017, when its One Raffles Place outlet was reviewed. The signature is the Iberico pork jowl don. A December 2025 listing shows about 14 mall outlets islandwide, though no official outlet page could be reached. Rice bowls run roughly 13 to 24 dollars on the online menu, with cheaper weekday set promotions.

Aburi-EN

10 outlets in 8 areas

Aburi-EN is a Japanese grill and donburi concept created by EN Group, specialising in flame seared meats over rice. Its bowls use chestnut fed pork, A4 and A5 Miyazaki wagyu and Nanatsuboshi rice from Hokkaido, and the menu also covers unagi, kaisen don, chicken and teppan plates alongside highballs and sake. The official site lists 11 outlets across Singapore as of October 2026, mostly in malls, open daily from 11am to 10pm. Bowls run from about 12 dollars to 36 dollars before GST and service charge, with most under 23.

Tempura Tendon Tenya

4 outlets in 3 areas

Tenya is a Japanese tendon chain founded in 1989 at the Yaesu shopping mall in Tokyo Station, with 146 stores across Japan according to its Singapore site. It is known for tempura bowls glazed in a sweet soy tendon tare. The first Singapore outlet opened at Orchard Central on 15 October 2020, and the chain now runs four outlets here: Orchard Central, ION Orchard, Parkway Parade and Hillion Mall. Bowls are priced as casual value meals, from about 10 dollars for the Tenya Tendon to around 17 dollars for seafood bowls, before service charge and GST.

Waa Cow!

4 outlets in 3 areas

Tanuki Raw

3 outlets in 2 areas

Tanuki Raw is a Singapore modern Japanese restaurant and bar from the nice work group, with its first outlet opening in 2012. It is known for fusion rice bowls, sashimi, sushi rolls and a daily oyster happy hour. The truffle yakiniku donburi, a seared US black angus short rib bowl with onsen egg, was introduced in 2015 and remains its signature. The official website lists one Singapore outlet as of October 2026, at Orchard Central on Orchard Road. Bowls sit at the upper end of casual dining, mostly 18 to 30 dollars, with 12.90 weekday lunch bowls.

Butahage

2 outlets in 2 areas

Butahage comes from Obihiro in Hokkaido, widely seen as the home of butadon, and its Singapore arm is led by a third generation family member. The brand first opened in Singapore at Liang Court in 2015, left in 2018, and returned in 2023 at Suntec City, then added Century Square and Pasir Ris Mall. The signature is pork loin grilled over flame and brushed with a tare sauce said to be over 80 years old, served on Hokkaido Nanatsuboshi rice. A regular pork loin don cost about 12 to 20 dollars in 2023 to 2024, before service charge.

Man Man Unagi

2 outlets in 2 areas

Man Man Japanese Unagi Restaurant opened on Keong Saik Road in 2016 under Chef Teppei Yamashita's Teppei group, serving Nagoya style charcoal grilled unagi from the Mikawa Isshiki region, with live eels kept in tanks. It won a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2017 and is known for hitsumabushi, eaten plain, with condiments and as a dashi tea. A second outlet is listed at The Central near Clarke Quay, and the Keong Saik outlet appears renamed Unagi Tei. Dine in bowls cost roughly 19 to 27 dollars in the latest reviews found, a premium to the affordable eel chains.

Omote

2 outlets in 1 area

Omote is a Singapore chirashi and donburi restaurant that began at Thomson Plaza and took the Omote name in December 2018, after trading as Sushiro before the Japanese Sushiro chain arrived in Singapore. It is known for loaded chirashi bowls built on a signature marinated seafood blend, and its menu claims over one million bowls sold. Its website lists two Singapore outlets as of October 2026, the Thomson Plaza flagship and a Special Edition outlet at Lentor Modern. Chirashi bowls run from 18.80 to 38.80, with cooked rice bowls from 15.80.

Tendon Kohaku

2 outlets in 2 areas

Tendon Kohaku is a tempura rice bowl specialist run by Kohaku Global Pte Ltd, whose head office is in Singapore, with shops in Australia, Malaysia, Canada and the US too. Its Singapore story began at Suntec City in 2016. The brand is known for crisp tempura in a house flour batter on Hokkaido Nanatsuboshi rice, finished with a rich Kohaku sauce or a spicy sauce. Its official site now lists one Singapore tendon outlet, at Clarke Quay Central, plus the Kohaku Sabo teahouse at Chinatown Point. A 2022 review priced the signature bowl at about 15 dollars.

Tora-San

2 outlets in 2 areas

Tora-San is a chirashi and donburi restaurant on level 3 of The Centrepoint on Orchard Road, reviewed by Daniel Food Diary in July 2024 shortly after opening. It is known for kaisen san bowls of diced sashimi, chirashi don with whole sashimi cuts, and cooked bowls with charcoal teriyaki toppings and Iberico pork, plus its Una Tama Don, which the menu marks as its number one seller. Food media call it value for money. The online menu runs from 12.90 for charcoal teriyaki chicken don to 39.90 for the premium chirashi. Only one outlet could be found.

Unatoto

2 outlets in 2 areas

Unatoto is a Japanese chain built around affordable charcoal grilled unagi, with a motto of affordable, fast and tasty. It opened its first Singapore outlet at Guoco Tower in Tanjong Pagar on 25 January 2023 and a second at Velocity@Novena Square on 11 December 2023, so two outlets operate here as of October 2026. Unagi don starts at 9.50 dollars, with unajyu boxes, hitsumabushi and non eel bowls such as gyudon, ebi tempura don and kaisen don. Prices are listed before the plus plus service charge and GST. It is not halal certified.

Unagiya Ichinoji

1 outlet in 1 area

Unagiya Ichinoji is an unagi specialist that opened at Robertson Quay in April 2018. Reviews at the time described it as the first overseas outlet of Tokyo's Miyagawa Honten, an eel restaurant said to date back 125 years. The signature is Nagoya style hitsumabushi, charcoal grilled eel over rice eaten with condiments and dashi soup, plus variations pairing unagi with oysters or soft shell crab. The official website lists one outlet, Robertson Quay, as of October 2026. Online prices run roughly 32 to 42 dollars for a standard bowl, well above its 2018 launch prices.