Hana Japanese Restaurant’s omakase now comes in a sampler platter-style with jiggly desserts to boot

By Sarah Chua October 12, 2023
Hana Japanese Restaurant’s omakase now comes in a sampler platter-style with jiggly desserts to boot
Enjoy a wide selection of Japanese dishes with Hana Restaurant’s new 12-plate platter and cap it off with its viral jiggly desserts. Photo: Sarah Chua/HungryGoWhere

If you’re a huge fan of affordable omakase in Singapore, you would have heard of Hana Japanese Restaurant’s omakase that starts at S$38 for a 15-course meal. 

For those of us who might not have the luxury of a leisurely meal — Hana Japanese Restaurant’s omakase is typically served over a 1.5 hour duration — the restaurant has just introduced a new sampler platter with 12 small plates at the same affordable price of S$38. 

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Hana Restaurant’s new 12-plate platter, which has a variety of Japanese favourites. Photo: Sarah Chua/HungryGoWhere

The 12-plate platter is a reinvention of its 4 x 3 grid set — a former menu item — which now comprises several of its well-loved Japanese dishes in smaller portions. 

Unlike the restaurant’s regular 15-course S$38 omakase, which requires a reservation, hungry customers can opt to walk right in to enjoy the 12-plate platter.

Another plus is that you’ll also receive all 12 plates at one go, instead of the standard course-by-course experience you’d get with its omakase. 

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Standouts on the platter for us: Somen with goma dressing and its over-the-top lava maki with overflowing salmon and tobiko. Photo: Sarah Chua/HungryGoWhere

Among the 12 plates, which included a mix of sushi, sashimi and grilled and fried items, these dishes were clear standouts for us: 

  • Somen with goma (sesame) dressing
  • Caramelised aburi (blow-torched) salmon temarizushi (small ball-shaped sushi)
  • Hamachi (yellowtail) truffle kombu temarizushi
  • Unagi (eel) temarizushi
  • Over-the-top lava maki with overflowing salmon and tobiko (flying fish roe)

Hana Japanese Restaurant’s new 12-plate platter is perfect for the Japanese food-lover who wants a bit of anything and everything Japanese

There is a common misconception that more affordable Japanese restaurants tend to compromise on freshness and variety — but we found neither to be true of Hana Restaurant’s new 12-plate spread. 

We also hear the restaurant is looking to launch a S$68 version of the 12-plate platter, promising more premium inclusions, in the next week. 

To wrap things off, definitely order its new jiggly dessert (S$7.90), which comes in original, milk chocolate and strawberry latte. We would best describe it as a milk pudding.

You would have probably already seen the jiggly dessert all over social media, with some calling it a jiggly bunny. (Psst, it’s actually a cat, we checked with the owners.)

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Meet the jigglys. Photo: Sarah Chua/HungryGoWhere

The jiggly dessert is ridiculously adorable and the Hana Restaurant team has perfected its pudding recipe, such that it has the right consistency for that social-media wobble moment without it collapsing into a watery mess after.

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Hana Japanese Restaurant is located on the first floor of Forum the Shopping Mall. Photo: Sarah Chua/HungryGoWhere

The team is no stranger to creating Insta-worthy menu items, having introduced items like its flying udon and honeycomb sake in the past. 

One can only imagine what show-stopping, affordable and value-for-money items Hana Japanese Restaurant dishes out next.

For more affordable eats, check out these GrabFood Dine-in deals, or check out Black Knight Hotpot’s special ladies’ discount for up to 30% off your bill. 

Hana Japanese Restaurant at Forum is available on the GrabFood delivery service

Do explore the new GrabFood Dine-in service for awesome deals. 

You can also book a ride to Hana Japanese Restaurant at Forum.

Hana Japanese Restaurant — Forum

Forum the Shopping Mall, 01-17, 583 Orchard Road
Nearest MRT station: Orchard Boulevard, Orchard
Open: Monday to Sunday (12pm to 3pm, 6pm to 10pm)

Forum the Shopping Mall, 01-17, 583 Orchard Road
Nearest MRT station: Orchard Boulevard, Orchard
Open: Monday to Sunday (12pm to 3pm, 6pm to 10pm)


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Sarah is constantly seeking out new coffee spots and cocktail bars around the world, and should probably drink more water while at it.

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