Ramen in Singapore

The Clairvoyant and I both love Japanese food and had a great time while together in Japan in February 2008. I was able to take her around to see my haunts in Yokohama and Tokyo, and were also able to go explore Kamakura one weekend. Even when we are in the Philippines, we regularly eat Japanese especially when we find a new restaurant. We always prefer "honest"Japanese food and not the fusion stuff you find on the menu of many restaurants these days. The Clairvoyant loves sushi and sashimi, and we always order salmon sashimi if we perceive it to be safe to order. Some restaurants may have sashimi in the menu but you may get something that seems to have been thawed recently and it certainly won't be enjoyable to eat. In my case, I seem to be ordering chicken katsu kare if its available on the menu and if I believe its worth trying, in my search to find the best in the Philippines.

When we moved to Singapore early this year, living in the city-state certainly opened the door for more explorations not just for Japanese food but for other cuisines as well. Already, I have written about eating at an excellent Italian Restaurant with a Filipina chef and having Peranakan food one Sunday. We also regularly eat at Din Tai Fung. What I have not yet written about is eating Japanese food in Singapore.

So far, we have yet not eaten at any fine dining Japanese restaurant. But that doesn't mean we haven't had good Japanese food in the many restaurants in Singapore. For one, we did enjoy lunch with a couple of friends one Saturday at an izakaya at Suntec City. We do enjoy ramen especially since a meal is usually just enough and doesn't leave you feeling too full. Two of our favorites so far are Men-ichi and Ramen Play both found at the NEX mall and having other branches all around Singapore.

A bowl of Men-ichi's Wafu Kyoto Shoyu Ramen is truly delightful with its flavorful broth mixing perfectly with the home-made noodles. This goes very well with their gyoza!

We usually get the set meals and order different ramen so we can share in trying out the different types of ramen. We look forward to the next meals at these restaurants while hoping to find and try out other places in Singapore. Maybe in the near future we should push through with long overdue plans to go to Kyoto, Japan.