Itacho Best Sellers
Every regular had a different Itacho order, but the same names kept surfacing. Torched salmon in one form or another, a baked scallop rice that people described with real affection, and a salmon don that showed up in report after report. If you are trying to remember what made the place special, or hunting a similar dish elsewhere, these are the names to start with.
What Were Itacho’s Most Talked-About Dishes?
The strongest evidence comes from Eatbook’s closure report, which named three dishes as standouts. Those three lead this list because a news outlet, not just one reviewer, singled them out.
| Reported pick | Why diners kept mentioning it | Reported price |
|---|---|---|
| Roasted Salmon with Tenkasu Roll | Eatbook signature pick: maki with sweet tamago and torched salmon, topped with mentaiko mayo and crispy fried tempura flakes | Price not stated by Eatbook; Burpple report lists Roasted Salmon with Tenkasu Roll at SGD 13 |
| Baked Scallop and Spicy Salmon Mayo and Egg with Rice | Eatbook all-time favourite: rice, a runny egg, six scallops, baked on a hotplate with cheese and spicy mayo | SGD 13.50++ |
| Salmon Oyako Don | Eatbook popular item: salmon slices and roe on Japanese rice, served with salad, miso soup and chawanmushi | SGD 16.30++ |
| Salmon Sashimi | Repeatedly praised as thick-cut and buttery in reviews and guides; Wanderlog and guide lists both name it | Guide figures vary; not a single confirmed price |
| Roasted Salmon Sushi | Named a hot-selling item by a Singapore menu guide, and a favourite in many diner reports | Reported around SGD 1.20 to SGD 2.50 per piece across different eras |
Roasted Salmon with Tenkasu Roll
This is the dish to remember first. It combined everything Itacho did well: torched salmon for smokiness, sweet tamago for balance, mentaiko mayo for richness, and tenkasu flakes for crunch.
Note the price conflict, stated openly: Eatbook gave no price for this roll, while a Burpple report lists a Roasted Salmon with Tenkasu Roll at SGD 13. Those may be different sizes or different years, so I am not merging them into one confident figure.
Baked Scallop and Spicy Salmon Mayo Rice
If the tenkasu roll was the signature, this baked rice was the comfort dish. Six scallops, a runny egg, cheese and spicy mayo, baked on a hotplate, is a very specific memory, and Eatbook describes it in exactly those terms at SGD 13.50++.
Wanderlog reviews also name a Mentaiko Scallop Baked Rice among the dishes customers raved about, which supports the idea that baked scallop rice, in more than one version, was a real Itacho strength. I have not merged the two names into one dish, because the sources describe them slightly differently.
What Else Did Diners Keep Ordering?
Beyond the top three, the same supporting cast appears across reviews, and it is worth listing them with their caveats intact.
Wanderlog’s review summary names Spider Rolls with crispy soft-shell crab and Salmon Skin Sushi alongside the baked rice, and a Singapore menu guide lists Foie Gras Sushi, Truffle Ebi Sushi and Tamago Mentai Sushi as hot-selling items. Older OpenRice reports add lobster salad sushi, grilled pork sushi, roasted duck breast sushi, roasted squid leg and the whole sea eel, with prices that belong to their own era, such as roasted duck breast at SGD 1.50 and roasted squid leg at SGD 1.20 in one report, and whole sea eel at SGD 6.50 in another.
One honest warning: a single dish name can hide very different prices across years. Roasted salmon sushi is reported at about SGD 1.20 per piece in one older review and SGD 2.50 per piece in a guide-style listing. That is not a mistake in this article, it is a sign that the menu changed over 17 years, and that per-piece promo pricing distorted the picture further.
If You Miss Itacho, What Should You Order Instead?
You cannot replace a closed chain exactly, but you can chase the same flavours, and that is a more useful answer than a list of closed addresses.
For the tenkasu roll, look for torched salmon rolls with mentaiko mayo and a crunchy topping at other Japanese restaurants. For the baked scallop rice, search for baked scallop or mentaiko baked rice dishes, which several Singapore Japanese spots now offer. For the Salmon Oyako Don, any salmon and roe don with miso soup and chawanmushi gets you close, though the exact Itacho balance of salmon, roe and rice is gone with the chain. The point is not to pretend a substitute is identical, it is to keep the flavour memory useful.
Itacho Best Sellers FAQs
Quick answers, with the ranking caveat repeated where it matters.
Is this an official Itacho best-seller ranking?
No. No official ranking could be found. This page lists dishes repeatedly described as popular by Eatbook, reviewers and guides, in mention order, not sales order.
Can I still order Itacho best sellers in Singapore?
No. Eatbook reported on 16 March 2026 that all four remaining Singapore outlets had closed, and that the local social pages had been taken down.
What was Itacho’s signature dish?
Eatbook singled out the Roasted Salmon with Tenkasu Roll, with sweet tamago, torched salmon, mentaiko mayo and crispy tempura flakes.
Why do prices for the same dish differ so much?
Because reports span many years, promo pricing changed per-piece costs, and some figures are “++” before tax and service. This page keeps those differences visible instead of picking one number.
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Sources: Eatbook, closure report with signature and popular dishes (16 March 2026); Wanderlog review summary; sgmenuz hot-selling list; OpenRice and Burpple diner reports. Full source list is kept in the run report for the coordinator.