Yakitori Yurippi

What began as Tin Jung Shea's market stall grew into Crows Nest's defining yakitori restaurant through the conviction of Japanese co-founder Mitomo Somehara, who insisted on authenticity at every step. At Yurippi, every skewer is hand-skewered by the kitchen team and grilled on hot charcoal — a labour-intensive process that most volume yakitori venues have long abandoned. The menu rotates with the seasons, maintaining a core of chicken, pork, and vegetable classics while introducing produce-driven specials. Japanese whisky highballs and sake anchor the drinks list, while the compact, lively floor channelling the press-and-noise of a Japanese izakaya-ya has earned it a Travellers' Choice award on Tripadvisor. The Hatena Group's Japanese cultural DNA — visible across all five of its venues — is most concentrated here at the original, and most celebrated, outpost.