Another weekend right ahead! Are you running out of lunch/dinner ideas?
If authentic Japanese ramen interests you, then be sure to check this place out at
Bugis Iluma.
Ramen Champion is a Marché-style (or food court-style) dining place where you can choose to dine from a selection of food stalls, charge all your orders to a card given, and only pay when you exit. Well, as the name suggests, Ramen Champion is all about ramen! You can find six ramen stalls there, each carrying their own specialized ramen flavor representative of different cities in Japan!
Here's an overview of all six ramen stalls at Ramen Champion:
Gantetsu [Sapporo]
This one was actually recommended by a friend. But both wx and I were turned off by the massive portion of corn on the pics. 3-year award winning ramen from Sapporo -
miso soup base with classic yellow ramen noodles.
Menya Iroha [Toyama]
Toyama's ramen - the black shoyu ramen! Menya Iroha has been a 2-year ramen champion in Tokyo. Specializes in the
black shoyu ramen and
traditional miso with chili mara ramen.
Tai-Sho-Ken [Tokyo]
One of the most famous ramen shop in Tokyo. Known to have invented the
tsukemen ("dipping noodles") soup broth - made from pork, chicken and anchovies, and
served with soba, either on the side or in the soup.
Ikkousha [Hakata]
Rich pork bone soup base with thin flat cut noodles is this Hakata ramen shop's killer combo. Ikkousha pays much attention to its ingredients. It is said that their pork bone soup base does not have the strong smell of pork bone that most ramen shops have. Their
chicken gyoza is pretty good as well.
Bario [Tokyo]
Listed by Guardian UK as one of the "50 best things to eat in the world," no one should ever miss out on Bario's
Jirokei (Jiro style) ramen.
Super milky-white rich kyushu-style tonkotsu (pork bone) soup with thick and heavy bread flour noodles - the Bario Ramen!
Tetsu [Tokyo]
What used to be a small shop in quiet town is now one of the top spots for ramen in Tokyo (like a chain ramen cafe). You'll probably see Tetsu in Tokyo as much as you find a fast food restaurant in US. Tetsu's signature is also the
tsukemen soup broth with soba on the side.
What kind of ramen (soup base + noodles) do you like?
Which ramen at Ramen Champion will you go for?
Find out which ramen we went for on first impression and whether we like it on the "Ramen Championship Adventure" series!
