Story

一鳥 — one bird

Ichitori’s story isn’t long — the house opened in 09/2024. The story is in the name.

一鳥 — “one bird”. Where many Japanese houses spread across hundreds of dishes, Ichitori goes deep on a single ingredient: the chicken, broken down cut by cut — tendon, guts, breast, thigh, wing — each cut its own skewer, its own grill.

The house is a Wonder Kitchen branch — the same group as Wakaba and Futaba — run by Japanese operators. No decades-long heritage story here; instead the precision of the craft: white charcoal, hand-turned skewers, clearly listed prices.

And then the summit: the A5 Wagyu skewer at ₫598,000 — 24 times the cheapest chicken-tendon skewer at 25k. An everyday chicken menu with a single high peak. That is Ichitori: precise, spare, and bold enough to set one summit truly high.

Study: the one-bird cut diagram
design study — not a venue photo
Study: the counter under lamplight at 19:00
design study — not a venue photo
What sets it apart
  • 一鳥 “one bird” — the entire menu is chicken, broken into cuts
  • The 598,000₫ A5 wagyu skewer — the price summit, 24× the cheapest
  • Japanese-operated — a Wonder Kitchen branch, opened 09/2024
  • Open straight 11:30–23:00 — no midday break
  • On Le Thanh Ton, Saigon's Japan street — the right address for Japanese food
Who it’s for
✓Yakitori connoisseurs

Named cuts, Japanese standard — for the curious eater.

✓Summit seekers

One singular A5 skewer — order it once to know.

✗Hunters of old-world charm

Opened 09/2024 — don’t come looking for a decades-old story.

Quick facts
09/2024opened
6price-listed dishes
₫598,000menu summit
11:30opens daily

一鳥 Ichitori — every skewer from one bird.

ICHITORI — Our story