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CNA
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CNA
Popular Tokyo pizzeria PST opening in Singapore in June
If you're jaded by the proliferation of artisanal pizzerias and are tempted to roll your eyes at the promise of yet another faux "famous" brand opening in Singapore – you might wanna hold those eyeballs. PST, aka Pizza Studio Tamaki in Tokyo, is coming to town on Jun 10. And it's not only famous for real, it's probably food editor's favourite Neapolitan-style pizzeria in Tokyo. Squeal. COOL CHEF-OWNER PST's puffy-edged, brazenly blistered, tender-chewy-crackly pies are as delicious as its chef-owner Tsubasa Tamaki is cool. The tanned Okinawa-born, Tokyo-based dude with rugged good looks and trademark fitting white T-shirt and jeans sure doesn't look like your typical greasy pizzaiolo. When we were lucky enough to have him behind the counter, he always handled the dough like a boss out of an edgy anime flick. SERIOUS TOKYO NEAPOLITAN-STYLE PIZZA CRED, FAMOUS CUSTOMERS He first trained in Tokyo pizza temple Savoy (where in our opinion, his skills surpassed that of his shifu) and Pizza Strada before opening his own joint PST in 2017. It might not have made it super far up on the usual pizza awards lists (we've been to some of the higher ranking ones in Tokyo and found them middling anyway), but his restaurants (there's another outlet in Higashi Azabu) are always fully-booked, always buzzy, always fun. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 玉城 翼 (@ Famous diners include singer Justin Bieber, actor Willem Dafoe, Amazon's Jeff Bezos and tennis star Naomi Osaka, among others, Tamaki told us. TAKES OVER SPACE FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY TIPPLING CLUB But Tamaki isn't content with just having pizzerias in Japan. Over a year after he initially told he had plans to open a franchise in Singapore, he'd set up one in Bangkok first. Initial plans for his Singapore branch fell through, he'd shared, adding details off the record. But it's finally happening. The 60-seater will be located at Tanjong Pagar Road, in the space where Tippling Club once stood. FRANCHISE WITH SINGAPORE-BASED COMPANY Yes, PST Singapore is a franchise. Tamaki has partnered Singapore-based JAP Dining Concepts Pte Ltd, a newish entity that also brought in the casual Yappari Steak from Okinawa to Singapore. While he will be in town to oversee the opening – expect to see the fit bro stretching dough in Singapore only about once a year. PST TOKYO CHEF STATIONED AT SINGAPORE OUTLET In his stead at this local outpost: His baby-faced protege Ryosuke Tanahara, 30, who trained alongside him for three years at PST Tokyo. Fingers crossed that the quality of the grub in PST Singapore hits the mark. Speaking of Tamaki's proteges, Beyond The Dough, which opened at Arab Street last year to great buzz, is helmed by Eddie Murakami, who once worked with Tamaki at PST. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN IT OPENS PST will serve 12-inch pizzas in Singapore, somewhere between PST Tokyo's one-person eight-inch and sharing 14-inch ones. The menu will be similar to Tokyo's, with nine pizzas available, starting from S$22. The signature is the Tamaki (S$30), a tomato-based number topped with cherry tomatoes, fresh smoked mozzarella, pecorino romano and basil. PRICES FROM S$22 TO S$34 PER PIZZA What we loved in PST's Tokyo branch: The Bismarck (S$32) with yummy house-made sausage and an oozy egg, and the super savoury 5 Formaggi (S$34), laden with smoked mozzarella, gorgonzola, taleggio, grana padano and mascarpone. The appetisers are also great, like the Spinach, Chicory and Pine Nut salad with umami anchovies. Aside from tasty toppings brightened with the acidity of Italian tomato purée and Datterino tomatoes, Tamaki's unique blend of Japanese and American flour made into a dough aged for over 30 hours, then cooked briefly in a blisteringly hot wood-fired oven yields a pie that's incredibly light, yet brimming with character and flavours. The Singapore outlet will bring in these same base ingredients. Its oak wood-fired oven is crafted by Stefano Ferrara Forni in Italy, apparently one of the best in the industry. Mercifully, reservations are allowed. Fastest fingers first, obviously. Watch this space. PST Singapore opens Jun 10 at 38 Tanjong Pagar Rd, Singapore 088461. Open Mon-Fri 11am-3pm & 5pm-11pm; Sat-Sun 11am-3pm & 5pm-12am. Follow @ for updates.
Straits Times
23-04-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
Japan's Pizza Studio Tamaki opens in Singapore in June
SINGAPORE – Tokyo Neapolitan pizza brand Pizza Studio Tamaki will be opening a restaurant in Tanjong Pagar on June 10. It is a partnership between the brand and JAP Dining Concepts, which runs Yappari Steak in VivoCity, an Okinawan-style steakhouse. PST Singapore will have 60 seats. The pizza will be cooked in a wood-fired oven from oven-maker Stefano Ferrara Forni in Bologna. The pies are priced from $22 to $34 each. Started by pizzaiolo Tsubasa Tamaki, PST, as fans call it, serves Tokyo Neapolitan-style pizza. The pies have a light and chewy crust with a puffy rim and thin centre, made with dough using Japanese and American flour that is fermented for 30 hours. Pizza Studio Tamaki founder Tsubasa Tamaki launched the brand in 2017. PHOTO: PIZZA STUDIO TAMAKI The brand has two restaurants in Tokyo – in Roppongi and Higashiazabu – and one in Okinawa. Its first overseas outpost opened in Bangkok in January. Famous fans include Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who visited the Roppongi restaurant in 2022. Chef Tamaki had worked at two famous pizza restaurants in Tokyo – Savoy and Strada – before launching Pizza Studio Tamaki in 2017. He also studied under famous pizzaiolo Susumu Kakinuma of Seirinkan, one of the first Neapolitan-style pizza restaurants in Tokyo. Pizza Studio Tamaki serves Tokyo Neapolitan-style pizzas, which come with a light and chewy crust with a puffy rim and thin centre. PHOTO: PIZZA STUDIO TAMAKI His pizzas come with either a tomato or cheese base. Red sauce pie options include Tamaki, topped with cherry tomatoes and smoked mozzarella; Margherita, topped with buffalo mozzarella; Romana, with olives, anchovies and Aomori garlic, among other toppings; and Diavola, topped with housemade pork sausage, olives and basil. Cheese-base pizzas include Nduja, topped with spicy Calabrian sausage; 5 Formaggi, with five cheeses including gorgonzola; and Oltrana, topped with mozzarella, mascarpone, Pecorino Romano and cherry tomatoes. The Singapore restaurant will be headed by chef Ryosuke Tanahara, who worked with chef Tamaki for three years. PST Singapore opens on June 10 at 38 Tanjong Pagar Road, from 11am to 3pm, 5 to 11pm (weekdays), and 11am to 3pm, 5pm to midnight (weekends). Go to @ (Instagram) for more information. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
