10 Best Mentaiko Pasta Places in Singapore [2021] 

Mentaiko Pasta is a simple Japanese-style pasta sauced with olive oil and spicy cod roe. The dish is creamy, salty, and savoury all at the same time, and because of that, it has slowly become a classic in many Japanese-Italian restaurants in Singapore. Over the years, talented chefs in Singapore have experimented with the ingredient, and as a result, created a plethora of mentaiko dishes such as mentaiko fries and mentaiko sushi roll. Today, we go back to the classic Mentaiko Pasta that we all love to indulge in. Read on to find out about the 10 Best Mentaiko Pasta Restaurants in Singapore for you to satisfy that pasta craving of yours!

1. Keria Japanese Restaurant

Highlights:

• Great place for late-night gathering
• Authentic Japanese cuisine
• Affordable

Located conveniently at Cuppage Plaza, Keria Japanese Restaurant is the place to go if you are craving for authentic Japanese cuisine. A dish that is popular in the restaurant is their version of mentaiko pasta. The dish looks deceptively plain and simple looking, but when you taste it, it is a mouthful of flavours! The dish even comes at a very affordable price.

If you look at Keria Japanese Restaurant’s website, you would see that it is wholly in Japanese. Furthermore, the restaurant is usually crowded with its Japanese customers! You can be sure that you are getting the true Japanese and mentaiko experience here!

So, if you wake up at midnight and have a sudden craving for mentaiko pasta, head to Keria Japanese Restaurant!

2. Torio Japanese Restaurant

Highlights:

• Classic Japanese cuisine
• Fresh and high-quality ingredients
• Fine dining ambience

Torio Japanese restaurant offers affordable Japanese fine dining and is just a short walk away from Telok Ayer MRT Station. The restaurant is headed by a chef with 20 years of culinary experience and promises to deliver the freshest food coupled with the best service, all at an affordable price that will not break the bank.

Torio’s take of mentaiko pasta is their popular Sakura Ebi Pasta. The dish is a unique combination of fragrant truffle oil with the sharp, slightly salty crispiness of Sakura Ebi, as well as the crunchiness of Tobiko Roe. This decadent dish is a feast for the eyes and the taste buds. You are sure to come back for more!

3. The Kin’s Specialty Coffee

Highlights:

• Convenient location
• Homemade mentaiko sauce
• Beautiful café setting

This specialty coffee café is located right next to Pasir Panjang MRT. The minimalistic café offers both indoor and outdoor seating and is a great place for a date. The Kin’s Specialty Coffee offers brunch food as well as pastries and dessert, and many people flock there for their sumptuous mains as well!

Their mentaiko pasta is served with their homemade creamy mentaiko sauce. While it looks like a simple looking dish, it packs a punch.

Furthermore, it doesn’t hurt that the dish as well as the café itself is highly instagrammable!

4. Salmon Samurai

Highlights:

• Unique Mala Mentaiko Mayo sauce
• Multiple locations
• Free islandwide delivery for orders above $50

If you are looking for something different instead of the usual spaghetti, Salmon Samurai has just the option for you. Their Mala Mentaiko Salmon & Udon Noodles features fresh sashimi slices topped with mala mentaiko mayo sauce that are seared to perfection. The Mala mentaiko mayo sauce gives you that slightly numbing spicy twist! The dish is uniquely paired with udon noodles that are cooked perfectly al dente.

The dish, priced at $9.90 is also extremely affordable. You do not have to empty your pockets to get that Mentaiko craving satisfied. Salmon Samurai offers free island-wide delivery for orders above $50. So what are you waiting for? Gather your friends for a dinner date now!

5. Saizeriya

Highlights:

• Multiple branches
• Affordable dining
• No GST & Service charge

Because most of us are familiar with Saizeriya, the restaurant almost needs no introduction. Saizeriya first established in Singapore in 2008 with the philosophy to provide value for money Italian style meals for all. With an extensive menu, you would surely find something that is to your liking.

Saizeriya’s Mentaiko Flavor Shrimp & Broccoli is one of the brand’s most popular items. The classic dish of pasta with shrimp & broccoli served in mentaiko flavoured sauce only costs $6.90. Furthermore, the brand does not charge GST or service charge. It is a great place for the budget-conscious.

6. Yomenya Goemon

Highlights:

• Ingredients are directly imported from Italy
• Popular brand across Japan, Korea, and Singapore
• Pasta is their signature dish

With over 198 outlets across the world, Yomenya Goemon is not a stranger to most of us. Its menu consists of 50% Japanese-style spaghetti and 50% authentic Italian spaghetti. Interestingly, all of their dishes are served with chopsticks. The brand uses only selected produce, such as pasta, olive oil and Parmigiano- reggiano ordered directly from the factories in Italy daily.

The restaurant offers two mentaiko pasta options to cater to both seafood lovers and meat lovers. One is topped with shrimp and mushroom, while the other is served with pork, bacon, and Japanese pickles. With pasta as their signature dish, you are sure to be satisfied with this dish!

7. PocoLoco

Highlights:

• Served with handmade Tagliolini flavoured with squid ink 
• Affordable Italian food
• Multiple branches

PocoLoco serves authentic Italian food at an affordable price. Their Tagliolini Neri caserecci in salsa Mentaiko is a new variant of the original Japanese recipe. The dish has both the sea flavours of mentaiko and squid ink and the hot fragrances of paprika, the main ingredient of mentaiko. Their Tagliolini is also handmade daily in the store to assure freshness and quality.

If you are feeling it, pair the dish with a glass of their white wine for a perfect Italian experience.

8. Imakatsu

Highlights:

• Tonkatsu specialty restaurant
• Headed by Japanese chefs
• Traditional Japanese ambience

Imakatsu is popularly known for its authentic Japanese Katsu. Not many people know that they serve a range of cold and hot udon that those who have tried really love. For mentaiko lovers, the restaurant offers Mentaiko Hot Udon and Mentaiko Cold Udon at an affordable price of $13.80. The special soup is boiled with bonito stock and their mentaiko is from the Fukuoka prefecture in Japan. After trying their chewy noodles, you will be tempted to order a second bowl!

9. Hoshino Coffee

Highlights:

• Multiple outlets
• Very strong mentaiko flavour
• Served with onsen egg

Hoshino Coffee is a Japanese chain with multiple outlets across the island. Many of us know Hoshino Coffee for its special hand-dripped coffee and beautiful pancakes. But not many know that they serve a delicious Mentaiko Carbonara. While the dish itself looks light, it actually packs a punch in the flavour department. Mix in the onsen egg that they cooked with love, and you get a thickened sauce that coats perfectly on the al dente pasta.

10. Maccha House

Highlights:

• Extensive menu of food, drinks and desserts
• Multiple outlets
• Affordable

Maccha house is a maccha-themed restaurant that specializes in maccha-based drinks and desserts. Their food menu also does not disappoint. With Ramen, Bento, and Japanese spaghetti, there is something for everyone. Maccha House’s take of a mentaiko pasta is their Mentaiko Carbonara Udon with Onsen Egg. Head down to one of Maccha House’s branches to enjoy this bowl of udon in mentaiko-infused creamy based sauce, topped with bacon, parmesan cheese, an onsen egg!

If your stomach growled as many times as mine did when I was rounding up this list of 10 Best Mentaiko Pasta Restaurants in Singapore, perhaps it is time to call up a few friends for some Mentaiko madness!