Get Affordable Handrolls Under $4 At This Japanese Eatery In The CBD

SORU Handroll has cheap Japanese handrolls in Telok Ayer

Whenever I think of good Japanese food, I usually picture premium ingredients at sky-high prices. But that’s not the case at SORU Handroll. Located at ICON Link@ClubStreet, in the heart of Telok Ayer, this new eatery offers artisanal Japanese handrolls for as low as $3.60+!

While you can get their handrolls by the piece, we recommend ordering them in sets of three for $10.90, which comes to just $3.63 per roll.

FYI, if you choose to include a Premium or Deluxe Roll in your set, you’ll have to spend an additional $1 and $2 per roll, respectively.

We loved the Aburi Engawa Shoyu ($5.90), starring silky, melt-in-your-mouth tender engawa, torched with a savoury shoyu glaze. The roll is finished with a dash of spicy togarashi powder, AKA Japanese chilli pepper, fresh chives, and crunchy takuan slices: sweet-tangy yellow pickled radish.

The Spicy Salmon Crunch ($4) was another hit, featuring large chunks of fresh salmon, smothered in a subtly spicy mayo, and topped with fragrant chives and a house-made crunchy furikake blend.

If your inner carnivore is craving something hearty, go for the Wagyu Yakiniku ($6.90). Each roll comes loaded with juicy Wagyu slices brushed with a sweet-savoury yakiniku glaze, and garnished with crispy fried garlic chips, chives, and a dollop of black tobiko.

Besides the handrolls, they also have several donburi bowls on their menu. Choose between six flavours, including their signature Gyu-Don ($9.90), starring a load of tender beef slices and caramelised onions, simmered in a sweet gyudon soy sauce, and finished with chives, furikake, and delicate onsen eggs.

Pro tip: Order a set of two donburi bowls for $15. This works out to be $7.50 per bowl, which we consider a great deal in our books.

While the eatery offers dine-in seating, they can only accommodate up to 28 diners at a time. The place can get quite busy during peak hours, so we recommend heading down early to snag a seat.

SORU Handroll is located at ICON Link@ClubStreet, a quick six-minute walk from Maxwell MRT Station and Telok Ayer MRT Station. It’s also within walking distance of Chinatown MRT Station and Raffles Place MRT Station.

In related content, check out our guide to the best cheap Japanese food places in Singapore, with mains under $15. Alternatively, read our guide to the best affordable food places in the CBD, with mains under $20.

Address: 8 Club Street, #B2-12, ICON Link@ClubStreet, Singapore 069472
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 11am to 7pm
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SORU Handroll is not a halal-certified eatery.

 

Photos taken by Jordan Ong.
This was an independent visit by Eatbook.sg.