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What should I get at Wagamama?

Wagamama's menu splits cleanly: donburi and grilled dishes lead with protein; ramen and katsu lead with broth or batter. The section decides the plate.

Order from the donburi or grilled section — chicken, salmon or steak served over rice with vegetables — rather than the katsu curry or a large ramen. Wagamama is unusually easy to read because the menu is already sorted by what carries the dish: grilled protein in one place, breaded and curried in another, and big noodle bowls in a third.

Best choices

  1. 1Grilled chicken or salmon donburiProtein over rice with vegetables and a light dressing — the protein is the dish rather than a topping
  2. 2Teriyaki chicken or steak dishesGrilled rather than battered; the sauce is a glaze on the meat instead of a bowl the meat sits in
  3. 3Yaki soba or yaki udon with chicken or prawnsStir-fried with real vegetables through it — more balanced than a bowl where the noodles are the whole base
  4. 4Steamed buns or edamame as the sideThe sides are where a Wagamama order quietly grows; these two are the ones that stay small
  5. 5A side of chilli squid split between twoIt is the best thing on the sides menu and it is fried — sharing is the move, not avoiding it

Watch out for

  • Katsu is breaded and fried, then served with rice and a sweet curry sauce — three substantial things at once
  • Ramen is a large bowl of noodles in broth; the protein on top is smaller than the bowl suggests
  • The sauces on donburi and teriyaki dishes are sweet, and they are poured rather than brushed
  • Ordering two or three sides 'to share' is how a light main becomes the smaller half of the meal
  • The juices and shakes are substantial — the greens-based ones included

Also asked

What is the healthiest thing at Wagamama?

A grilled donburi — chicken, salmon or steak over rice with vegetables — or one of the teriyaki dishes. Both lead with grilled protein rather than batter or broth, and the vegetables are actually in the bowl rather than beside it. The menu makes this easy because it is already organised by cooking method, so the grilled section is doing most of the work of choosing for you.

Is katsu curry a bad choice at Wagamama?

It is the richest common order, and it is worth knowing why rather than avoiding it. The chicken is breaded and fried, it sits on a portion of rice, and the curry sauce is sweet and poured over both. None of those alone is remarkable; together they are the heaviest standard thing on the menu. If it is what you came for, order it and skip the sides — that is a more useful adjustment than swapping to something you did not want.

Ramen or donburi at Wagamama?

Donburi, if you are choosing on what carries the plate. A ramen is a large bowl of noodles in broth with protein arranged on top, so the noodles are the base. A donburi is protein and vegetables over a portion of rice, so the protein is the dish. Both are proper meals; they are simply built the opposite way round.

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