Tanuki Raw — Japanese restaurant and bar
New to Orchard Point?

Welcome to Orchard Point.
Lunch is across the street.

$12.90 donburi, Monday to Friday, at Orchard Central — cross at Koek Road and you’re here. Welcome to the neighbourhood.

Weekdays 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM · #04-01 Orchard Central, 181 Orchard Road

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Tanuki Raw chef mascot, hand-drawn pen and ink
$12.90 lunch bowlsMon – Fri · 11:30 – 3:00Across the street from Orchard PointPlenty of seatingVegetarian options
Garlic butter chicken donburi with onsen egg — $12.90 weekday lunch at Tanuki Raw Orchard Central
Garlic butter chicken don. Soy-glazed, onsen egg, gone by 1 PM energy.
Mentaiko roasted seaweed and seared salmon rice bowl — weekday lunch special
Mentaiko, roasted seaweed, seared salmon. Yes, at lunch prices.
Umami Gyudon Deluxe — sliced grilled beef, onsen egg, pickled radish on rice
Umami Gyudon Deluxe. The protein bowl that powers the 3 PM meeting.
Getting here

You can see us from your lobby.

#04-01 Orchard Central, 181 Orchard Road — the floor just above Uniqlo.

From Orchard Point

  1. Cross Orchard Road at the Koek Road intersection.
  2. Orchard Central is right there as you cross.
  3. Lift to Level 4 — one floor above Uniqlo.
  4. #04-01. You made it. That was the hard part of your day.

From Somerset MRT

  1. Short walk along Orchard Road to Orchard Central.
  2. Lift to Level 4.
  3. #04-01, above Uniqlo. Sheltered nearly the whole way.
The $12.90 lineup

Seven bowls. One price.

Modern Japanese rice bowls, weekdays 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM at Orchard Central.

Garlic Butter Chicken Don$12.90

Soy-glazed chicken, onsen egg, our signature seasoned rice.

Roasted Seaweed and Salmon Donburi$12.90

Mentaiko, roasted seaweed, seared salmon.

Salmon Katsu Curry Don$12.90

Crispy salmon katsu over Japanese curry.

Karaage Egg Tartar Don$12.90

Golden karaage, creamy egg salad tartar, pickled onions.

Golden Tamago Salmon Don$12.90

Torched salmon on fluffy shredded tamago, yuzu sauce.

Collagen Don$12.90

Simmered beef and beef tendon. Comfort in a bowl.

Vegetable Kakiage Curry DonVegetarian$12.90

Hearty, comforting, entirely meat-free.

Umami Gyudon Deluxe+$1$13.90

Sliced beef, onsen egg, house-pickled radish. The one-dollar upgrade.

Make it a set

+$6

Miso soup, green salad, gyoza, mochi, and green tea. Any bowl. That’s the whole pitch.

Across the street. Literally.

Out your lobby at Orchard Point, cross at Koek Road, into Orchard Central. Back at your desk before anyone notices you left early.

Seats for the whole team

Plenty of seating — no hovering with a tray. Works for a solo reset or a business lunch that needs to impress without a claim form drama.

Everyone's covered

Vegetarian options at the same $12.90. Rice bowls since 2012 — we've had time to get them right.

Tanuki Raw regular-at-the-bar mascot
After hours

Lunch is how we meet.

Happy hour is how we get to know each other. Ask us about it on your way out.

Happy hour
The longer read

Lunch near Orchard Point, honestly assessed

The Orchard lunch scene is big. Food courts if you like queuing, cafes if you like waiting, and a long tail of places that are fine. Fine is fine. But if you’re searching for the best lunch in Orchard on a weekday budget, the math points to a $12.90 donburi at Orchard Central — a proper Japanese restaurant lunch without the proper-restaurant bill.

Rice bowls since 2012

Tanuki Raw has been making donburi since 2012 — long enough to be called famous for them, long enough to have gotten the rice right. The weekday lunch promotion puts that same kitchen behind a $12.90 bowl, Monday to Friday, 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Add $6 and it’s a full lunch set: miso soup, green salad, gyoza, mochi, green tea.

Built for the office lunch

Team lunch, lunch meeting, or a quiet solo bowl — there’s plenty of seating, so a group lunch doesn’t mean hovering over strangers. Vegetarian options sit on the same $12.90 menu. And when the meeting runs long: we serve lunch specials on all our donburi daily until 3 PM.

Before you ask

FAQ

How far is Tanuki Raw from Orchard Point?

Just across the street. Cross Orchard Road at the Koek Road intersection, lift to Level 4, and we're at #04-01 — one floor above Uniqlo. You'll spend longer waiting for the lift.

How do I get here from Somerset MRT?

A short walk along Orchard Road to Orchard Central, 181 Orchard Road. Lift to Level 4, unit #04-01 — sheltered nearly the whole way.

What are the weekday lunch hours?

Monday to Friday, 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Late lunch crowd, we see you.

How much is lunch?

$12.90 for any weekday lunch donburi. Add $6 for the full set — miso soup, salad, gyoza, mochi, green tea.

Vegetarian options?

Yes — the Vegetable Kakiage Curry Don, same $12.90.

Can I book for a group?

Yes, and you should — reserve here. Plenty of seating, but new-building lunch rushes are a known phenomenon.

See you at 11:30.

Or 12. Or 2:45. We’re flexible — the price isn’t.

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