Sun with Moon Japanese Dining & Café – Art on a Plate

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On the third level of Wheelock Place lies a restaurant, named rather curiously, the sun with moon Japanese dining & café. We were there on a Friday evening and it wasn’t easy to get seats since we did not have any prior reservation. We were put on a waiting list and thankfully, the waitress managed to get us a seat within half an hour.

Ambience-wise, this place is definitely top notch. It spans a spacious three units with seats that range from regular dining chairs and lounges, to counter seats and small café tables. We were seated at this table with an L-shaped bench and comfy cushions, separated from the next table by a translucent grainy curtain. Due to the odd bench, I wasn’t facing my dinner partner throughout.

tiny hourglass set atop dish

The signature dishes offered here include the kamameshi, which is traditional steamed seasoned rice pot. In the local context, this is rather similar to our claypot rice. It is served steamily hot. The little hourglass on top supposedly indicates when we may lift off the wooden lid to start our meal. Rather gimmicky in my opinion, but I did like the cute little widget.

Grilled Eel & Clam

Unagi & Asagi Kamameshi (Grilled Eel & Clam)
SGD16.50++

The unagi was tender and soft, lightly drizzled in teriyaki sauce. While I did like the unagi, I wish they had been more generous with their serving. As I dug to the bottom of the aluminium pot using my chopsticks, I realised to my chagrin that most of the pot was filled up with rice! The clams also seemed slightly chewy and overcooked.

place setting

The star of the night has to be the dessert. Japanese put a lot of thought into aesthetic value. Hence it is no surprise the desserts look great! A must-have to give the meal a sweet finishing would be one of their colorful parfaits.

Marron Chocolate Parfait

Marron Chocolate Parfait
SGD9.80++

The marron chocolate parfait makes one delightful dessert. It consists of many different layers that come in a tall glass tinged in blue. Topped with chocolate whipped cream and a yummy white chocolate candy stick, the parfait is made of sinful chocolate ice cream sprinkled with yellow Japanese chestnuts. What makes this dessert most unusual is its bottom layers of chocolate sponge cake and crunchy cornflakes. One of the best around!

Compared to its counterparts, the sun with moon Japanese dining & café charges slightly astronomical prices considering its food portions. Probably part of the costs goes into the presentation of the food. Despite our peculiar seating arrangement, the ambience and designer layout gave me a good feeling, with the delicious parfait ultimately sealing my overall great impression of this place.

Sun with Moon Japanese Dining & Café
501 Orchard Road
#03-15/16/17 Wheelock Place Singapore 238880
(65) 6733 6636
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News updates

September 3, 2006: following this review, I was asked to give my opinion on Japanese desserts and, as a result, was quoted in the Sunday Times.
February 3, 2007: My list of Best (& Worst) Restaurants in Singapore for 2006
- Nominated for “Best Ambience”

About the Author

Veron Ang is the founder and chief editor of Sparklette. She lives in Singapore and has dined and traveled across the world. She also runs Sparklette Studio, a web design and development firm. If you'd like to connect with her, head on over to the contact page or follow her on Twitter: @sparklette.

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chup
May 22

The Marron Chocolate Parfait look yummy and sinful at the same time >
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Veron
May 22

Yeah it’s probably at least 500 calories.
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Karen
October 15

I love your website!
It’s really beautifully designed!
Like you, I had the Kamameshi when I was dining at Sun with Moon. I couldn’t resist the beef with foie gras Kamameshi.
I agree the portions could be bigger but I guess they want us to try other items on the menu. Hee hee! of course it would be better if prices were lower. :)
Cheers!
Karen
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Veron
October 15

Thanks Karen! Wow it’s been almost five months since I went there. Perhaps it’s time for another visit! This time I would try something different!
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Cheng
October 31

I’ve been to the restaurant twice and simply love the black sesame pudding.
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Veron
October 31

Would try that the next time. Thanks for the recommendation!
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Mariz
April 19

you’re website is awesome. I love Sun with moon too. We usually dine in at Chijmes and there’s a new branch in Central (clark quay).
Food is great and price is relatively acceptable :)
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Ser
April 23

I had some bad experience with ‘Sun with Moon’ (Singapore, Wheelock Place Branch )Reservation…
I made a reservation in advance for my boss along with his clients.
I tried to call back to change the reservation from 3 pax to 4 pax. They retreived the record and have no problem changing it for me. I thank them for that.
And when My boss and his clients turned up on time for the lunch, the restaurant do not have any record of the reservation which is made under the name of my boss…
I don’t think this should be happening at all when I have successfully contacted them to retreive the record prior the lunch and after the reservation… This is a great disappointment for me… To think that I am the one who recommended this place to my boss…
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~ THOMAS ~
April 24

Simply love the feedbacks u left for the food.
Nice pictures taken with details of name, description, price & ratings.
Makes mi wanna go & have a try.
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Veron
April 25

Thanks for the encouragement! Love the wavy lines you left around your name!
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Jolin
June 24

Hi!
I happened to chance upon ur webby n i was curious.
Have u try out the Sun with Moon Japanese Dining & Cafe in The Central? How is it? As in, is the standard of the food the same as this Wheelock place de?
Sry for asking so much. thank you!
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kellie
August 24

I agree that the rice pots should come with more toppings. There is just too much rice and too little of other incredients, which makes the dish somewhat boring. The desserts are good, however. Good variety, nice presented and decent servings.
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