Yakiniku on a budget is quite possible in Singapore these days, thanks to casual restaurant chains like Tokyo import Yakiniku Like, as well as no-frills hawker joints such as Nen Nen Contemporary BBQ.

Month-old Mr Yakiniku, a Japanese grilled meat hawker stall tucked in a quiet kopitiam within an industrial estate in Ubi, offers something extra: an Instagrammable brown and black torii gateway replica, complete with traditional Japanese chochin­-esque paper lanterns and fairy lights, to go with your grilled meat sets starting from $8.80.