Gyu-Kaku grills its last plate at CHIJMES on 15 November, and it is the chain's only Singapore restaurant

If CHIJMES was where you learnt to grill your own beef over charcoal, you have eight days left.

Book a weekday lunch this week rather than a weekend dinner next. Gyu-Kaku is closing its CHIJMES restaurant permanently, with its last day of service on Sunday 15 November 2026, and the closure notice on its own site, posted on 3 November, thanks regulars for the gatherings and celebrations without saying why. CHIJMES is the only restaurant on Gyu-Kaku Singapore's locations page, so unless the company says otherwise this is the brand leaving Singapore, not a branch being trimmed.

Gyu-Kaku is the Japanese yakiniku chain, run here by Reins International, where you cook your own cuts on a charcoal grill set into the table: slices of beef, pork and chicken ordered plate by plate from the grand menu, or as one of four all-you-can-eat buffet courses if you came hungry. The CHIJMES room sits at #01-01/02 of the old convent on Victoria Street, a two-minute walk from City Hall MRT, which made it the easy yakiniku for a Civic District evening. Lunch runs from noon to 3pm on weekdays, with last orders at 2.30pm, and dinner from 5.30pm to 10pm; on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays it is open straight through from noon to 10pm. Last orders at dinner are 9.30pm every day.

Why it matters: a closing notice is also a deadline for anyone with a Gyu-Kaku rewards balance, which the restaurant says can be redeemed until 15 November and not after. Grill-your-own yakiniku has plenty of competition in Singapore now, so nobody will go hungry, but the brand that taught a lot of people the difference between karubi and harami is going, and the smell of the charcoal in that courtyard with it.

Our advice: a weekday lunch is the quietest way to say goodbye and the easiest table to get; a farewell announcement fills Friday and Saturday nights fast, so call ahead on 6333 4001 for the weekend rather than walking in. Bring the rewards card and spend what is on it. If you are coming for the buffet, come at noon on a weekday, when the kitchen is calm and the grill is yours. Afterwards the CHIJMES courtyard is a good place to sit while the smoke leaves your clothes, and the National Gallery is a few minutes' walk if you want an afternoon out of it.

Good to know Gyu-Kaku CHIJMES, 30 Victoria Street, #01-01/02, Singapore 187996. Last day Sunday 15 November 2026. Mon–Fri lunch 12pm–3pm (last order 2.30pm), dinner 5.30pm–10pm (last order 9.30pm); Sat, Sun and public holidays 12pm–10pm (last order 9.30pm). Rewards redeemable until 15 November 2026. Tel 6333 4001. Nearest MRT: City Hall.

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