Nozomi Star Vista

About Nozomi Star Vista

nozomi by yoshi is a Japanese restaurant in Singapore, with locations at Millenia Walk and The Star Vista, built around the tradition of kaiseki cuisine. The name 'nozomi' means 'hope' in Japanese, and the restaurant describes itself as being born from a desire to share comfort and connection through food, with a menu crafted by a team of chefs trained in the refined kaiseki culinary art.

The menu spans bentos, donburi, sushi and sashimi platters, alongside a special seasonal menu that showcases Japan's most sought-after seasonal ingredients — from Autumn's matsutake mushrooms to Summer's cold ramen. Tuna (maguro) is a staple ingredient across many dishes, sourced fresh from Japan's Toyosu Market via Yamaguchi san, known as the 'King of Tuna,' who has supplied sushi masters and restaurants around the world for years.

For those seeking a more traditional experience, nozomi offers omakase lunch and dinner menus on a pre-order basis (2 days in advance) at both Millenia Walk and The Star Vista, taking guests through a chef-curated journey of appetiser, sashimi, a signature roll, grilled or tempura course, rice, soup and dessert. Beyond dine-in, nozomi is also available for takeaway and delivery through its online store, staying true to what the restaurant describes as its humble beginnings.

nozomi by yoshi: Kaiseki-Rooted Japanese Dining in Singapore

nozomi means 'hope' in Japanese, and the restaurant describes itself as being born from a desire to share comfort and connection through food. Rooted in the tradition of kaiseki, nozomi's menu is crafted by a team of chefs trained in this refined culinary art, with locations at Millenia Walk and The Star Vista in Singapore.

A Menu Built Around the Seasons

True to what its name stands for, nozomi celebrates the turn of each season as 'points of renewed hope,' curating dishes around Japan's most sought-after seasonal ingredients — whether that's Autumn's matsutake mushrooms or Summer's cold ramen. The everyday menu spans appetisers, chawanmushi, salads, donburi, bento sets, sashimi and sushi platters, maki rolls, claypot rice, agemono, yakimono and even pasta, giving diners a wide spread of traditional and modern Japanese options.

Tuna at the Centre of the Menu

Maguro (tuna) is one of nozomi's staple ingredients, appearing across dishes like the Maguro Tataki, Zuke Don, and the standout Nozomi Maguro Special ($78), which showcases Bluefin Tuna sourced from the 'King of Tuna,' Yukitaka Yamaguchi, via Japan's Toyosu Market. Otoro, chutoro, akami and negitoro all feature prominently, reflecting the kitchen's focus on celebrating the fine marbling and flavour range of tuna.

Signature Dishes and Premium Platters

Beyond the tuna specialities, nozomi's signature dishes include the Nozomi Special Chirashi ($98, serving 2), featuring 9 types of seasonal sashimi including Hokkaido sea urchin, fatty tuna and ikura; the Uni, Ikura, Hotate & Negitoro Don ($78); and the Kagoshima A5 Wagyu Beef Rice ($68), made with hay-smoked A5 wagyu. Premium sashimi platters (7 or 10 types) are sourced from Toyosu Market, and sushi platters range from a Daily Sushi Platter at $20 up to the multi-cut Maguro Sushi Platter at $42.

The Omakase Experience

For a full kaiseki-inspired journey, nozomi offers omakase lunch and dinner menus at both locations, available on a pre-order basis (2 days in advance). The lunch omakase, Tsuki, is priced at $68++ and moves through an ikura chawanmushi appetiser, sashimi of otoro, tai and hotate, a maguro uni maki roll, grilled or tempura burikama, salmon flake rice, asari soup, and a choice of ice cream. The dinner omakase, Yuki, at $88++, expands the sashimi course to seven types (otoro, chutoro, tai, hirame, hamachi, hotate, amaebi), adds tempura awabi and grilled Kagoshima wagyu beef, sakura ebi rice, asari soup, and finishes with daifuku alongside a choice of ice cream.

Beyond Dine-In

Staying true to what nozomi describes as its humble beginnings, the restaurant is also available for takeaway and delivery through its own online store, so the kaiseki-inspired menu can be enjoyed away from the restaurant as well. The concept was crafted by iki concepts, and diners can keep up with news, events and behind-the-scenes content via nozomi's Instagram and website gallery.

Signature items

• Nozomi Maguro Special
• Nozomi Special Chirashi
• Kagoshima A5 Wagyu Beef Rice
• Omakase Dinner - Yuki
• Omakase Lunch - Tsuki
• Uni, Ikura, Hotate & Negitoro Don

Menu

Maki

• Kappa Maki — Cucumber sushi roll
• Negitoro Maki — Diced fatty tuna with spring onion sushi roll
• California Maki (8pcs) — Ebiko, cucumber, kani stick and tamagoyaki sushi roll
• Dragon Maki (8pcs) — Tai, tempura prawn and cucumber sushi roll
• Unagi Maki (8pcs) — Unagi, cucumber, kani stick and tamagoyaki sushi roll
• Salmon Skin Maki (8pcs) — Deep-fried salmon skin, cucumber and ikura sushi roll
• Aburi Salmon Mentai Maki (8pcs) — Torched salmon with pollock roe sushi roll

Pasta

• Hokkaido Hotate Mentai Pasta — Pasta tossed in mentaiko, shiso and shoyu, topped with Hokkaido seared scallops
• Sansai Pasta — Pasta served with seasonal mountain vegetables from Japan

Salad

• Salmon Salad — Mixed greens topped with salmon sashimi; choice of sesame or wafu dressing
• Plain Salad — Mixed greens; choice of sesame or wafu dressing
• Kaisen Salad — Mixed greens topped with sashimi; choice of sesame or wafu dressing

Agemono

• Hokkaido Pork Katsu — Breaded Hokkaido pork loin cutlet
• Yasai Tempura — Mixed vegetable tempura
• Tempura Moriawase — Mix of seafood and vegetable tempura
• Ebi Tempura (4pcs) — Prawn tempura

Dessert

• Matcha Ice Cream — Matcha flavoured ice cream
• Salted Ice Cream — Salted flavoured ice cream
• Strawberry Ice Cream — Strawberry flavoured ice cream
• Yuzu Tofu Cheesecake — Yuzu-flavoured tofu cheesecake
• Hojicha Tofu Cheesecake — Hojicha-flavoured tofu cheesecake
• Warabi Mochi (3pcs) — Japanese warabi mochi
• Daifuku (2pcs) — Japanese daifuku mochi

Donburi

• Barachirashi — Seasonal sashimi selection on red vinegar sushi rice
• Hokkaido Uni Ikura Chirashi — Signature barachirashi topped with sea urchin and salmon roe
• Unagi Ikura Chirashi — Signature barachirashi topped with grilled eel and salmon roe
• Hotate Mentai Ikura Chirashi — Torched scallops with mentaiko and salmon roe
• Aka Ebi Ikura Chirashi — Sweet shrimp and salmon roe
• Salmon Trio & Ikura Don — Salmon sashimi, torched salmon, salmon with mentaiko, and salmon roe on rice
• Zuke Don — Marinated akami (lean tuna) on red vinegar sushi rice
• Steak Don — Grilled steak and an onsen egg on rice
• Hotate Aka Ebi Don — Scallop and sweet shrimp on rice
• Gyusuji Curry Steak Don — Beef tendon curry rice with grilled steak
• Beef Shiogayaki Don — Thinly sliced stir-fried beef with ginger and onions on rice
• Unatama Don — Freshwater eel cooked with egg over rice
• Oyako Don — Chicken and egg rice bowl
• Kakuni Don — Braised pork belly on rice
• Butayaki Don — Grilled pork belly with onsen egg on rice
• Tempura Don — Mixed prawn and vegetable tempura over rice
• Hokkaido Pork Katsu Tama Don — Pork katsu cooked with egg over rice
• Unagi Don — Grilled eel glazed in homemade sweet sauce on rice
• Sakura Ebi Hotate Garlic Chahan — Garlic fried rice with sakura shrimp and scallops

Yakimono

• Tori Teriyaki — Chicken glazed in homemade teriyaki sauce
• Buta Kakuni — Braised, slow-cooked Hokkaido pork belly
• Buri Kama Shio Yaki — Char-grilled/deep-fried yellowtail cheek
• Unagi Half / Full — Grilled freshwater eel glazed with homemade sauce
• Kagoshima A5 Wagyu Steak (130g) — Grilled beef steak

Appetiser

• Truffle Edamame — Japanese soy bean with truffle salt
• Kabocha Korokke (2pcs) — Deep-fried pumpkin croquettes
• Tori Karaage — Deep-fried chicken
• Shrimp Gyoza (5pcs) — Japanese pan-fried prawn dumplings
• Potato Noisette — Breaded and fried mini mashed potato balls
• Renkon Senbei — Deep-fried lotus root ring served with truffle mushroom sauce
• Salmon Tartare Renkon Senbei — Diced salmon with chef's special yuzu dressing, served with deep-fried lotus root ring
• Ao Nori Salmon Skin — Deep-fried salmon skin tossed with seaweed seasoning salt
• Maguro Tataki — Surface grilled tuna with black pepper and yuzu wafu dressing

Mushimono

• Kani Chawanmushi — Egg custard steamed with dashi, topped with crab
• Hokkaido Uni Chawanmushi — Egg custard steamed with dashi, topped with Hokkaido sea urchin
• Ikura Chawanmushi — Egg custard steamed with dashi, topped with salmon roe
• Plain Chawanmushi — Egg custard steamed with dashi
• Uni Ikura Chawanmushi — Egg custard steamed with dashi, topped with sea urchin and salmon roe

Bento Sets

• Unagi Chasoba Bento — Chasoba, grilled eel, pumpkin croquette, onsen egg
• Sushi & Sashimi Chasoba Bento — Chasoba, 3 types of sushi and sashimi, pumpkin croquette, onsen egg
• Wagyu & Sashimi Chasoba Bento — Chasoba, grilled A4 wagyu beef, sashimi, pumpkin croquette, onsen egg
• Tempura Chasoba Bento — Chasoba, prawn and vegetable tempura, pumpkin croquette, onsen egg
• Hokkaido Pork Katsu Bento — Chasoba, pork katsu, pumpkin croquette, onsen egg
• Steak Bento — Grilled steak, anago nigiri sushi, assorted nigiri sushi (4pcs), pumpkin croquette
• Salmon Mentaiyaki Bento — Grilled salmon with mentaiko mayonnaise, salmon sashimi, rice, pickles

Sushi Platters

• Nozomi Sushi Omakase — 8 types of seasonal sushi including otoro, uni, and negitoro maki
• Aburi Sushi Platter — Torched otoro, salmon, salmon belly, tai, hotate, hamachi, anago and wagyu beef nigiri
• Daily Sushi Platter — Salmon, salmon mentai aburi, tai, hamachi and anago nigiri sushi
• Salmon Lovers Platter — Salmon nigiri (5pcs), maki (6pcs), and sashimi (5pcs)
• Mentai Sushi Platter — Salmon, salmon belly, hotate, akaebi, anago, hamachi and tamagoyaki, all with mentaiko
• Maguro Sushi Platter — Negitoro maki roll and nigiri of otoro, chutoro, akami
• Salmon Trio Sushi — Salmon, aburi salmon, aburi mentai

Sashimi Platters

• Premium Sashimi (7 types) — Premium sashimi from Toyosu Market
• Premium Sashimi (10 types) — Premium sashimi from Toyosu Market
• Maguro Platter — Negitoro and the 3 major cuts of tuna: otoro, chutoro, akami
• Salmon Platter — Salmon, salmon belly and chopped salmon topped with sushi rice and seaweed
• Daily Sashimi — 4 types of seasonal sashimi

Nozomi Signatures

• Nozomi Maguro Special — Otoro, chutoro, akami and negitoro from Bluefin Tuna sourced via the Tuna King, Yukitaka Yamaguchi, on red vinegar sushi rice
• Nozomi Special Chirashi — 9 types of seasonal sashimi including Hokkaido sea urchin, fatty tuna, sweet shrimp and ikura; serves 2
• Uni, Ikura, Hotate & Negitoro Don — Hokkaido uni, ikura, scallops and negitoro on special sushi rice
• Kagoshima A5 Wagyu Beef Rice — Hay smoked A5 wagyu on Japanese rice

Claypot Rice (For 2)

• Sansai Claypot — Japanese rice cooked in claypot with homemade dashi, topped with seasonal mountain vegetables from Japan
• Sakura Ebi Claypot — Japanese rice with homemade dashi, topped with crispy sakura ebi (cherry blossom shrimp)
• Salmon Ikura Claypot — Japanese rice with homemade dashi, topped with grilled salmon flakes and ikura

Non-Alcoholic Drinks

• Green Tea 0% — Non-alcoholic green tea
• Coke / Coke Light / Sprite — Soft drinks
• Ice Lemon Tea — Iced lemon tea
• Oolong Tea 0% — Non-alcoholic oolong tea
• Juice (Orange, Apple, Pear, Mango, Pineapple) — Fruit juice options
• Soda Water 0% — Non-alcoholic soda water
• Aqua Panna (Still Water) — Still water
• San Pellegrino (Sparkling Water) — Sparkling water

Omakase Dinner Menu (Yuki)

• Omakase Dinner - Yuki — Ikura chawanmushi; sashimi of otoro, chutoro, tai, hirame, hamachi, hotate, amaebi; maguro uni maki; tempura awabi; grilled Kagoshima wagyu beef; sakura ebi rice; asari soup; daifuku and choice of ice cream. Pre-order 2 days in advance

Omakase Lunch Menu (Tsuki)

• Omakase Lunch - Tsuki — Ikura chawanmushi; sashimi of otoro, tai, hotate; maguro uni maki; grilled/tempura burikama; salmon flake rice; asari soup; choice of ice cream (matcha, strawberry, salted). Pre-order 2 days in advance

Frequently asked questions

What is nozomi known for?

Kaiseki-rooted Japanese cuisine, with tuna (maguro) as a standout ingredient sourced from Japan's Toyosu Market.

Does nozomi offer omakase?

Yes, both lunch (Tsuki, $68++) and dinner (Yuki, $88++) omakase menus are available on 2-day advance pre-order.

How many locations does nozomi have?

Two: Millenia Walk and The Star Vista, both in Singapore.

Is takeaway or delivery available?

Yes, through nozomi's online ordering store.

Where does nozomi source its tuna?

From Japan's Toyosu Market, via Yamaguchi san, known as the 'King of Tuna.'

What is the most expensive dish on the regular menu?

The Nozomi Special Chirashi at $98, which serves 2 people.

What does 'nozomi' mean?

It means 'hope' in Japanese.

Tips

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