Takuhei Yamada's 13-seat Tokyo yakitori counter cooks at Tanuki Raw from Tuesday 28 October 2026. Three months. Fifteen guests at a time on the fourth-floor balcony at Orchard Central. Every person orders the same set: eight skewers, chicken ramen, dessert, $59.80. Tanuki Raw has not said whether that is nett or plus plus. Book before you go. Walk-ins are a wish, not a plan.
The room is 181 Orchard Road, #04-01, Orchard Central, Singapore 238896. Somerset MRT. Eatbook put #01-01. Tanuki Raw's own page and the Nice Work booking form both say #04-01. Trust the restaurant. Phone +65 6636 5949. Daily 18:00 to 22:00 for this pop-up. Not halal-certified.
What $59.80 actually covers
The eight skewers change every night. Chef's choice. There is no printed list to shop from. Yamada trained in washoku in Akasaka from 2007, farmed and ran an inn on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima, then opened Torimitsu in Kagurazaka in 2022. Tanuki Raw says this is the first time he has cooked outside Japan. Eatbook's 6 October piece still had the dinner course as price TBD. The restaurant later put $59.80 on the pop-up page. Use that number.
You may add extra skewers and you may order from the regular Tanuki Raw menu. Neither replaces the set. Little Big Red Dot, 7 October, flagged the same rule. Corkage is $50 a bottle. Cancel less than four hours ahead and they charge $20 a person. Tables are held 15 minutes past the booking time. Fifteen seats is the whole floor for this grill.
Eatbook wrote that he trained in the Torishiki style and that he sometimes adds pesticide-free grapevine to the fire. Tanuki Raw's page does not repeat those lines. It does say he grills on a 150 kg charcoal grill in full view, each skewer off the fire and onto the table. The official photographs on the pop-up page are of the Tokyo counter. The Orchard balcony has not served a skewer yet. That is why the pictures look like Kagurazaka, not Somerset.
A balcony, not a hidden counter
Seating is al fresco, rain-sheltered, with fans. Tanuki Raw tells you to dress for a warm Singapore night. This is not the nine-counter, four-table room in Ushigome-Kagurazaka. You will hear Orchard. You will feel the heat of the grill and the heat of the weather. Somerset Exit A or D, then up to level 4. Regular Tanuki Raw lunch is a different booking, 11:30 to 22:00 on the restaurant's own reservations page. This pop-up is 18:00 onwards only. Book from 18:00 on tanukiraw.com/torimitsu and book.nicework.sg/torimitsu-tanuki.
Eatbook dated the run to 28 January 2027. Tanuki Raw only says three months from 28 October. I am not inventing a last day the restaurant has not printed. If you want a seat in January, check the booking form. If the calendar is empty, the run is full or the date is past their window.
Practical details
- Dates: From Tuesday 28 October 2026, three months. Eatbook listed 28 January 2027 as an end date. Confirm on the booking form.
- Time: 18:00 to 22:00 daily.
- Venue: Tanuki Raw, #04-01, Orchard Central, 181 Orchard Road, Singapore 238896.
- Nearest MRT: Somerset (NS23).
- Price: $59.80 per person for eight skewers, chicken ramen, and dessert, compulsory. Extra skewers and Tanuki Raw dishes optional. Corkage $50. Late cancel $20 per person.
- Website: Tanuki Raw, Torimitsu pop-up
