IPPUDO is a highly popular ramen restaurant with over 65 stores located throughout Japan, Singapore, New York, Sydney, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and Shanghai.
This award-winning restaurant is renowned for its classic Hakata-style ramen. In addition to ramen, IPPUDO also offers a simple Japanese menu featuring cold and hot appetizers, as well as meat dishes.
Highlights:
- Classic Hakata-style ramen for a good start: If you’re looking to savor the authentic flavor of Hakata-style ramen, Shiromaru Motoaji is a perfect choice. This dish features a classic tonkotsu broth served with thin noodles, pork loin, cabbage, black fungus, and spring onions. The rich, aromatic broth is both flavorful and non-greasy, making it a highly addictive option for diners who can’t get enough.
- An inexpensive place to have ramen and drinks in the heart of Orchard: Ippudo is an affordable option for a dinner of delicious appetizers, ramen, and Japanese drinks like sake in the heart of Orchard. Despite its prime location, the restaurant offers wallet-friendly prices.
SOUP BASES: Basically, IPPUDO’s ramen soup is tonkotsu broth with variations including
- original tonkotsu broth
- tonkotsu broth with miso paste and fragrant garlic oil,
- spicy tonkotsu (with special spicy miso).
MUST-TRY RAMEN:
- Shiromaru Motoaji: S$15
- Akamaru Shin-Aji: S$16
- Karara: S$17
- Bonito Tonkotsu: S$18
- Chicken Shoyu: S$16
- Veggie Ramen: S$12
ATMOSPHERE: Ippudo at Mandarin Gallery boasts a modern and classy ramen interior that combines the lively vibe of a typical ramen restaurant found throughout Singapore. It’s common to see strangers sharing tables, as most of the tables are designed for larger groups, and the restaurant is often packed with ramen lovers.
NOTES:
- Be prepared to wait from 30 to 60 minutes to be seated.
- Drinks could be ordered during waiting time.
- Foods are served quite fast after being seated.
- You can request the hardness of your noodles, which can be customized to your liking, ranging from very hard, hard, medium, and soft.
- Additional noodles could be ordered to go with the soup if you are a big eater.