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A Japanese buffet in Singapore runs from about $19 a head for all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu to $70++ for an à-la-carte sushi-and-sashimi spread. We tracked the current per-head price of the ones worth knowing — checked against each venue's own page — and ranked them by what you pay, not by who markets hardest.
The format decides the price. Shabu-shabu and sukiyaki (simmer-your-own) hold the value end at $19–30++; à-la-carte all-you-can-eat sushi sits mid at $30–40++; yakiniku (grill-your-own) and premium à-la-carte climb past $60++. Nearly every price carries “++” (10% service, 9% GST), and weekday lunch is almost always the cheapest sitting.
Ranked by value. Every price is dated, linked to its source, and re-checked monthly.
Every figure is the per-head price for the cheapest sitting, usually weekday lunch, quoted from the source named beside it. ++ means 10% service charge and 9% GST are added on top; a price without it is nett. The ◆ Pick marks the best value in the category rather than the most expensive.
Across every buffet we track, the median price and how the ++ changes it sit in the Singapore Buffet Price Index.
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All 5, cheapest per-head sitting first.
| # | Buffet | Type | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shabu Sai | Japanese · Shabu · AYCE | $18.99++ |
| 2 | Suki-Ya Shabu Shabu | Japanese · Shabu | $23.90++ |
| 3 | Tenkaichi | Japanese · Yakiniku BBQ · AYCE | $29.80++ |
| 4 | Kiseki Japanese Buffet | Japanese · AYCE | $30.90++ |
| 5 | Shin Minori | Japanese · À-la-carte AYCE | $69.90++ |
The sticker price is rarely what you pay. These evergreen levers beat any one-off promo.
Individual promos change week to week and are not tracked here; the levers above are the ones that hold.
Sushi, shabu-shabu and yakiniku all-you-can-eat, $18.99–70++ — cheapest shabu at lunch, premium à-la-carte at the top.
All-you-can-eat shabu-shabu and sukiyaki from $18.99++ weekday lunch — among the cheapest Japanese buffets going. Familiar chain quality rather than premium; the wagyu tier ($39.99++) is the upgrade. A cheap, casual hotpot fix across many malls.
Wkdy lunch $18.99++ · Wknd $22.99++ · Wagyu buffet $39.99++
✓ Price checked 9 August 2026 · shabusaisg.com
Shabu-shabu and sukiyaki — regular lunch from $23.90++, dinner $28.90++ (their site, Jul 2026). Lighter and cheaper than a BBQ buffet; worth it if you'd rather simmer than grill.
Regular lunch $23.90++ · Dinner $28.90++
✓ Price checked 9 August 2026 · suki-ya.com.sg
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Japanese yakiniku — grill-your-own AYCE — from $29.80++ at the Standard tier, climbing to $94.80++ for premium wagyu and seafood. The entry tier is fair for unlimited Japanese BBQ; the top tiers are a splurge. A grill alternative to the shabu and sushi buffets.
Standard from $29.80++ · Deluxe $64.80++ · Premium $94.80++
✓ Price checked 9 August 2026 · tenkaichi.com.sg
Cheapest all-you-can-eat sushi and sashimi in town — weekday lunch undercuts hotel Japanese buffets by ~$20 a head. Go at lunch; the $57.90++ weekend dinner adds snow crab and 87% to the bill.
Wkdy lunch $30.90++ · Wkdy dinner $49.90++ · Wknd dinner $57.90++
✓ Price checked 9 August 2026 · kisekirestaurant.com.sg
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À-la-carte AYCE — lunch/dinner from S$69.90++ ($49.90++ child), with a cheaper high-tea sitting from $39.90++ and premium seafood tiers to $119.90++. Order-to-table quality, but the full buffet is priced well above Kiseki or Suki-Ya.
High tea from $39.90++ · Lunch/dinner from $69.90++ ($49.90++ child) · premium tiers to $119.90++
✓ Price checked 9 August 2026 · shinminori.com.sg
Read our full reviewNo single restaurant is considered the best — it depends on the format you want. For value sushi and sashimi, Kiseki ($30.90++ weekday lunch) is the cheapest all-you-can-eat raw bar. For cheap shabu-shabu, Shabu Sai (from $18.99++) and Suki-Ya (from $23.90++) are the value picks; for yakiniku (grill), Tenkaichi starts at $29.80++. Every price here is checked against the venue's own page.
All-you-can-eat shabu-shabu starts around $18.99–23.90++ (Shabu Sai, Suki-Ya); à-la-carte sushi AYCE runs $30–40++ (Kiseki); yakiniku from $29.80++ (Tenkaichi); premium à-la-carte to $70++ and beyond (Shin Minori). Weekday lunch is the cheapest sitting.
Kiseki, at $30.90++ weekday lunch, is the cheapest all-you-can-eat sushi and sashimi in town — roughly $20 a head under hotel Japanese buffets for a comparable raw bar. Go at lunch.
Shabu-shabu (Shabu Sai, Suki-Ya) is the cheapest way to eat all-you-can-eat Japanese, from $18.99–23.90++. Sushi AYCE (Kiseki) is mid at $30.90++. Yakiniku (Tenkaichi, grill-your-own) starts at $29.80++ but the premium tiers climb fast. Pick by format — the price follows it.
On Reddit and local food forums the recurring pick is Kiseki for value sushi and sashimi — go at weekday lunch, when it undercuts the hotel Japanese buffets by roughly $20 a head — with Shabu Sai and Suki-Ya named for cheap shabu-shabu. The consistent advice is to skip the premium à-la-carte tiers unless you're really there for the raw bar. That lines up with how we rank: the cheapest full spreads punch above their price.
Prices are the lowest per-head sitting, service + GST as printed; full tier tables live on each venue's source page or its full review. Every price is checked against the venue's own page, its booking platform, or a dated report — with the source shown on each row so you can check it yourself. Re-checked monthly; last checked 9 August 2026.