Misato is a Japanese restaurant on the basement level at 277 Orchard Road, Singapore, with a 4.8 Google rating. Basement dining along Orchard Road hides some of the city's most dependable Japanese kitchens, tucked below street level where queues are a fair sign of quality. A good one keeps its fish fresh and its rice properly seasoned, often trims the menu to what the chef can source well, and seats regulars at the counter to watch the kitchen work. Lunch is usually the value play: sets built around grilled fish, sashimi or tempura cost far less than the same plates at dinner, and arriving before the noon rush saves a wait. Weekends get busy in this part of town, so an early table is the seasoned move. Misato's rating and its Orchard Road address make it a dependable pick for a proper Japanese meal in the middle of Singapore's shopping belt.