Shinji by Kanesaka
Singapore
Shinji by Kanesaka is an Edo-style sushi omakase restaurant in Singapore, located in the lobby of The St. Regis Singapore at 29 Tanglin Road. The restaurant presents itself as an extension of Master Chef Shinji Kanesaka’s Tokyo lineage, connected to his sushi practice in Ginza. Its own history places the Singapore venture in 2010 as his first project outside Japan, while the current operation is centred on this St. Regis address as its singular base in the city. The format is focused on omakase, with the meal shaped by the chefs rather than built from a broad conventional menu. The published menu lists several lunch courses, including Omakase Yume, Tsuki and Yuki, while dinner includes Omakase Wa, Omakase Shin and Sushi Edomae. Seasonal seafood and produce sit at the core of that approach. The restaurant also states that ingredients are curated from Japan, with fish from Toyosu Fish Market air-flown to Singapore several times a week. The dining room draws on traditional Japanese architectural references to create a restrained, carefully composed setting. According to the restaurant, the design includes koushido lattice panels, shouji-style window panes and a kawara roof detail. A stone pathway leads diners towards two private rooms named Sakura and Icho, allowing for more secluded meals alongside counter seating. The restaurant also retains the original hinoki counter from its former Raffles Hotel setting, carrying an element of that earlier Singapore chapter into the present room. The overall experience is built around a concentrated sushi meal rather than a wide-ranging restaurant repertoire. Courses are prepared in front of diners, keeping attention on sequence, timing and seasonality. The restaurant describes its service through the Japanese idea of omotenashi, emphasising attentive hospitality and formality in the way the meal is presented. Reservations are handled directly by telephone, WhatsApp and email, reinforcing a service style that remains personal, chef-led and deliberately intimate in character.