Kuidaore
by Konbini

Food needs to taste good first.

Singapore · Six Seats · Omakase

About

Japanese
structure.
Southeast Asian
provocation.

Featured — Time Out Singapore

Kuidaore by Konbini is an independently run counter experience exploring the intersection of Japanese structure and Southeast Asian flavours.

The cooking focuses on clarity rather than excess. Many dishes are built around temperature, aroma, texture, and progression over the course of a bite.

Menus evolve constantly and reflect both seasonality and ongoing exploration.

Format
Primary
Tasting
Menu

Multi-course omakase counter. The menu evolves with every run — shaped by seasonality, ongoing exploration, and what feels right.

Seats Six
Price From $238 pp
Location Kolabo, Telok Kurau
Bookings Instagram DM
Occasional
Ramen
Sessions

Same counter, different register. Ramen as a study in broth, noodle, and restraint applied elsewhere. Announced through Instagram when it happens.

Format Counter, seated
Schedule Periodic
Updates @kuidaorebykonbini
Notes on the cooking

On restraint,
temperature, and rice.

On Restraint

It is easy to add more components to a dish. The harder approach is stripping something down to its essence while still making it complete. Many dishes at Kuidaore by Konbini are built around that idea.

On Temperature

Some dishes are designed to evolve over the course of a meal rather than remain static. Warm mushroom juices against frozen ankimo. Rice carrying aroma differently as it cools. A broth opening up over time. Temperature is treated as an ingredient.

On Rice

Rice remains one of the anchors of the menu. Not as a supporting element, but as the centre of structure, aroma, and memory.


Background

Shaped by
practice,
not formula.

Jintong Tho did not come from a traditional culinary background. His approach was shaped through time spent at some of the most exacting kitchens in Japan and the United States.

Kuidaore by Konbini reflects an ongoing pursuit of restraint, structure, and clarity of flavour.

Kitchens
Den Tokyo
Takazawa Tokyo
Kashiwaya Osaka
Saison San Francisco
Benu San Francisco

Six seats.
Released
periodically.

Reservations are announced through Instagram.

@kuidaorebykonbini

Due to the nature of the menu, severe dietary restrictions and allergies may not be accommodated. Please inform us in advance. Cancellation policy provided upon booking.