What to Order at Neon Pigeon: Our Top Menu Picks for First-Time Visitors

If you’re a food lover searching for an exquisite Japanese restaurant in Singapore offering a lunch, dinner and drinks menu filled with the essence of the Asian country’s food culture, then Neon Pigeon is the place for you. 

Rated as one of the best Japanese food restaurants in Singapore with an exquisite menu, Neon Pigeon is a popular hotspot in one of the busiest food districts in the country. Our restaurant has a Japanese Izakaya styled food and drinks menu brought to life by the chef. 

If you’re not acquainted with Izakaya, then here is a little fun fact to get around. The Japanese Izakaya restaurant menu at Neon Pigeon is designed around the concept of casual and social dining, where guests order multiple small plates to share while enjoying beer, sake, whisky, cocktails or highballs. 

According to the Izakaya culture, a Japanese food restaurant menu is to be divided into several distinct categories for guests to order throughout the evening while spending quality time with their friends and family rather than the traditional full meal. 

Neon Pigeon’s Japanese Izakaya-styled restaurant menu has different sections to titillate your tastebuds and satiate your senses as the evening unfolds. The food menu features sections viz-a-viz caviar + uni, raw + sushi, kushiyaki, vegetables, rice + noodle, bao + bites, seafood + meat, the flock feeder and dessert. 

The drinks menu gives you the same variety to choose from with sections on crafted cocktails featuring different tastes like sweet, sour and more along with neat spirits like whisky, sake, wine and more. 

Enticing, isn’t it. But the conundrum comes in when you want to order as all of the items on Japanese Izakaya-styled restaurant’s food menu is delectable. We have you covered over there too. 

Neon Pigeon’s Top Menu Picks for First-Time Visitors 

Start with the Crowd Favourites: Every memorable meal begins with dishes that are easy to share and packed with flavour.

• Tokyo Hummus: A Neon Pigeon signature that swaps chickpeas for edamame and serves it alongside crispy curry chips. 

• KFC Bao: Another signature worth ordering immediately. Crispy karaage chicken is finished with soy glaze and gochujang aioli inside a soft bao balancing crunch, sweetness and spice.

• Explore the Raw and Sushi Selection: Once you've warmed up your palate, then move into the fresh flavours.

• Hamachi Maki: Hamachi is paired with yuzu kosho, jalapeno, coriander and cucumber for a roll that's bright, refreshing and lightly spicy.

• A5 Wagyu and Uni Maki: This roll combines Miyazaki wagyu, Hokkaido uni, soy and green onion into one luxurious mouthful.

Order a Few Kushiyaki Skewers: No Izakaya meal is complete without charcoal-grilled skewers.

Recommended picks include:

• Chicken Tsukune with egg yolk and tare

• Scallop with brown butter, togarashi and lemon

• Shiso Chicken with fresh lemon

• A5 Wagyu finished simply with green onion, salt and lemon

Don't Overlook the Vegetables: Some of our Japanese-styled Izakaya restaurant’s food menu's biggest flavours come from the vegetable section.

• Shishito Pepper: Finished with den miso, furikake and crispy garlic, these peppers are smoky, savoury and addictive.

• Caramelised Brussels Sprouts: Kombu vinegar adds brightness while furikake provides extra umami making them a perfect accompaniment to grilled meats.

Finish with a Signature Main: If you're sharing between two or more people, then round off the meal with one of these larger plates.

• Miso Cod: Black garlic miso, crispy garlic and lime elevate this buttery fish into one of the menu's standout seafood dishes.

• Tokyo Peking Duck: The half duck comes with mango, black garlic miso and ponzu plum sauce for a sweet-savoury combination that's both rich and refreshing.

Pair Everything with Signature Cocktails: If you're new to the bar programme, then start with:

• Japanese Drifter

• Nick's Basil Smash

• Kyoto Calpis Shake

• Shiruki Old Fashioned

Save Room for Dessert: The two desserts on our menu provide a sweet ending.

• Matcha Creme Brulee: It delivers classic Japanese flavours with a modern twist.

• Chocolate Trifle: The indulgences make this the richer option for chocolate lovers.