Singapore's ramen scene is anchored by tonkotsu, the creamy, long-simmered pork-bone broth from Fukuoka's Hakata district, and several shops here specialise in it: Hakata Ikkousha (a roughly 20-hour pork broth), Ippudo's Shiromaru and Akamaru bowls, Keisuke's Tonkotsu King and Tonkotsu King Four Seasons, Hiroshima-born Bari-Uma, Nantsuttei with its black garlic oil, and Torasho's uni tonkotsu. Beyond pork-bone broth, you will find chicken tori-paitan at Mensho Tokyo and Keisuke Tori King, Kikanbo's numbing karashibi miso, Enishi's dashi bowls, Kajiken's brothless mazesoba and a prawn broth at Ebi Bar. Most bowls cost from around $13 to $20 before service charge and GST, with premium wagyu and uni bowls going higher. Tanjong Pagar has the densest cluster of shops. Halal options are limited because tonkotsu is a pork broth, but The Ramen Stall and Ichikokudo are listed in the MUIS halal directory. One famous name is missing: Ichiran has no permanent outlet in Singapore. Check hours before you go, since many shops close between lunch and dinner.
Last verified: October 2026. Hours and prices can change — we re-check our guides regularly, but do confirm before a special trip.
The list
Mensho Tokyo Japanese ramen (tori-paitan, aburasoba) · $$$
The Singapore outpost of an internationally acclaimed Tokyo ramen brand, known for its rich chicken-based tori-paitan and premium wagyu aburasoba.
- Cuisine: Japanese ramen (tori-paitan, aburasoba)
- Price: $$$ · Signature Toripaitan from around $28++; A5 Wagyu Shoyu Aburasoba from around $41++
- Must-try: Signature Toripaitan, A5 Wagyu Shoyu Aburasoba
- Where: 252 North Bridge Road, #03-43 Raffles City Shopping Centre, Singapore 179103
- Area: City Hall
- Nearest MRT: City Hall
- Hours: Daily 11am-9pm
- Halal: No
Hakata Ikkousha Japanese ramen (Hakata tonkotsu) · $$
A Fukuoka-born tonkotsu specialist with a roughly 20-hour pork-bone broth, offering a classic Hakata-style bowl with thin noodles.
- Cuisine: Japanese ramen (Hakata tonkotsu)
- Price: $$ · Tonkotsu Shio from around $14++; Tonkotsu Special from around $19.50++
- Must-try: Tonkotsu Special
- Where: Block 7 Tanjong Pagar Plaza, #01-104B, Singapore 081007; also 30 Victoria Street, #01-07 CHIJMES, Singapore 187996
- Area: Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
- Hours: Mon-Sat 11:30am-9:30pm, Sun 11:30am-8:30pm
- Halal: No
Ippudo Japanese ramen (Hakata tonkotsu) · $$
One of the most established Japanese ramen chains in Singapore, with more than a dozen outlets and a creamy Hakata-style tonkotsu broth at the heart of a broad menu that also includes plant-based options.
- Cuisine: Japanese ramen (Hakata tonkotsu)
- Price: $$ · Shiromaru Motoaji from around $17++
- Must-try: Shiromaru Motoaji, Akamaru Shinaji
- Area: Multiple outlets islandwide
- Halal: No
Ramen Keisuke Tonkotsu King Japanese ramen (tonkotsu) · $
Keisuke's original dedicated tonkotsu shop, a small room at Orchid Hotel serving a rich pork-bone broth with free-flow hard-boiled eggs for dine-in customers.
- Cuisine: Japanese ramen (tonkotsu)
- Price: $
- Must-try: Tonkotsu King, Red Spicy Tonkotsu King
- Where: 1 Tras Link, #01-19 Orchid Hotel, Singapore 078867
- Area: Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
- Hours: Mon-Fri 11:30am-3pm & 5pm-10pm; Sat, Sun & PH 11:30am-10pm
- Halal: No
Keisuke Tonkotsu King Four Seasons Japanese ramen (tonkotsu, seasonal variations) · $
A value-focused Keisuke outlet offering four seasonal tonkotsu variations and free-flow sides in Bugis Village.
- Cuisine: Japanese ramen (tonkotsu, seasonal variations)
- Price: $ · Seasonal tonkotsu bowls from around $11.90++
- Must-try: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter tonkotsu bowls
- Where: 158 Rochor Road, Bugis Village, Singapore 188433
- Area: Bugis
- Nearest MRT: Bugis
- Hours: Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm & 5pm-10:30pm; Sat, Sun & PH 11:30am-10pm
- Halal: No
Bari-Uma Japanese ramen (Hiroshima tonkotsu-shoyu) · $$
A Hiroshima-founded chain serving a robust tonkotsu-shoyu (pork-bone and soy) bowl, with noodles made fresh in-house daily and a soup built on ingredients from Japan.
- Cuisine: Japanese ramen (Hiroshima tonkotsu-shoyu)
- Price: $$ · Zeitaku-Uma from around $23.90++
- Must-try: Zeitaku-Uma Ramen
- Where: 273 Thomson Road, #01-03/04 Novena Gardens, Singapore 307644
- Area: Novena
- Nearest MRT: Novena
- Hours: Daily 11am-9:30pm
- Halal: No
Nantsuttei Japanese ramen (Tokyo-style tonkotsu, black garlic oil) · $$
A Tokyo ramen house distinguished by its fragrant black garlic oil (ma-yu) finish over a darker-than-usual broth made from pork bones, chicken bones and garlic.
- Cuisine: Japanese ramen (Tokyo-style tonkotsu, black garlic oil)
- Price: $$ · Chashu-men from around $16.40++
- Must-try: Chashu-men
- Where: 181 Orchard Road, #07-12/13 Orchard Central, Singapore 238896
- Area: Orchard
- Nearest MRT: Somerset
- Hours: Daily 11am-9pm
- Halal: No
Torasho Ramen & Charcoal Bar Japanese ramen (tonkotsu, charcoal-grilled sides) · $$$
A modern ramen-and-charcoal bar pairing indulgent tonkotsu variations, including an Uni Tonkotsu served with uni sashimi in a uni-infused pork-bone broth, with charcoal-grilled small plates and late hours on Fridays and Saturdays.
- Cuisine: Japanese ramen (tonkotsu, charcoal-grilled sides)
- Price: $$$ · Torasho Pork bowl from around $14++; Uni Tonkotsu from around $24 (before service charge and GST)
- Must-try: Torasho Pork 'Bak Chor Mee', Uni Tonkotsu
- Where: 32 Tras Street, Singapore 078972
- Area: Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
- Hours: Sun-Mon 11:30am-3pm & 6pm-10pm; Tue-Thu 11:30am-3pm & 6pm-11pm; Fri-Sat 11:30am-3pm & 6pm-3am
- Halal: No
Ramen-ya Japanese ramen (shio, tonkotsu) · $
A tiny, chef-run eight-seater in the east that draws regular queues for its rich shio bowls and a chilli-oil tonkotsu.
- Cuisine: Japanese ramen (shio, tonkotsu)
- Price: $ · Special Shio Ramen from around $14.80
- Must-try: Special Shio Ramen, Special Tonkotsu Red
- Where: 430 Upper Changi Road, #01-03 East Village, Singapore 487048
- Area: Upper Changi
- Nearest MRT: Upper Changi
- Hours: Tue-Sun 11:30am-2pm & 5pm-8:30pm; closed Mon
- Halal: No
Ramen Keisuke Tori King Japanese ramen (chicken/tori paitan) · $
A perennially popular Keisuke concept built on a rich eight-hour chicken broth, with unlimited beansprouts and hard-boiled eggs on the table.
- Cuisine: Japanese ramen (chicken/tori paitan)
- Price: $ · Tori King Ramen from around $13.90++
- Must-try: Tori King Ramen
- Where: 100 Tras Street, #03-15 100AM, Singapore 079027
- Area: Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
- Hours: Mon-Fri 11:30am-3pm & 5pm-10pm; Sat, Sun & PH 11:30am-10pm
- Halal: No
Enishi Japanese ramen (dashi shoyu, dan dan) · $$
A refined, dashi-forward ramen specialist and sibling of a Michelin Bib Gourmand original in Kobe, importing ingredients from Japan and closing for the day once its soup sells out.
- Cuisine: Japanese ramen (dashi shoyu, dan dan)
- Price: $$ · Japanese Dashi Noodle from around $18.80++; Dan Dan Noodle from around $19.80++
- Must-try: Japanese Dashi Noodle, Dan Dan Noodle
- Where: 10 Anson Road, #02-85A International Plaza, Singapore 079903
- Area: Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
- Hours: Daily 11am-3pm & 6pm-9pm (closes early when soup sells out)
- Halal: No
Kikanbo Japanese ramen (karashibi spicy miso) · $$
A Tokyo import specialising in karashibi spicy miso ramen, letting diners dial up chilli heat and numbing sansho spice, with braised pork belly on the signature bowl.
- Cuisine: Japanese ramen (karashibi spicy miso)
- Price: $$ · Karashibi Miso Ramen from around $15.90; Niku-Niku Karashibi Miso Ramen around $22.90
- Must-try: Niku-Niku Karashibi Miso Ramen
- Where: 1 HarbourFront Walk, #B2-36 VivoCity, Singapore 098585
- Area: HarbourFront
- Nearest MRT: HarbourFront
- Hours: Daily 11am-10pm
- Halal: No
Kajiken Japanese mazesoba (dry ramen) · $
A specialist in Nagoya-style mazesoba, a brothless dry ramen tossed with minced meat, egg yolk and aromatics that you mix before eating.
- Cuisine: Japanese mazesoba (dry ramen)
- Price: $ · Taiwan Mazesoba Nagoya Style from around $13.80++
- Must-try: Taiwan Mazesoba Nagoya Style
- Where: 1 Tras Link, #01-03 Orchid Hotel, Singapore 078867
- Area: Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
- Halal: No
Ebi Bar Japanese-style ramen (prawn/ebi broth) · $
A seafood-focused noodle bar in Cuppage Plaza that crosses Japanese ramen with local prawn mee, built around a prawn-shell broth simmered for eight hours or more.
- Cuisine: Japanese-style ramen (prawn/ebi broth)
- Price: $ · Signature Chao Da Ebi Noodles from around $15.90
- Must-try: Signature 'Chao Da' Ebi Noodles
- Where: 5 Koek Road, #B1-21 Cuppage Plaza, Singapore 228796
- Area: Orchard
- Nearest MRT: Somerset
- Hours: Mon-Sat 11am-9pm, Sun 11am-6pm
- Halal: No
Fire Ramen by Menbaka Japanese ramen (shoyu, fire-finished) · $$
A Kyoto import known for its theatrical tableside flame finish, with flaming negi oil poured over a chicken-and-dried-fish shoyu bowl.
- Cuisine: Japanese ramen (shoyu, fire-finished)
- Price: $$ · Shoyu Fire Ramen from around $17.90++
- Must-try: Shoyu Fire Ramen
- Where: 176 Orchard Road, #01-53/54/55/56 The Centrepoint, Singapore 238843
- Area: Orchard
- Nearest MRT: Somerset
- Hours: Daily 11am-3pm & 4pm-9pm
- Halal: No
The Ramen Stall Japanese-style ramen (halal) · $
A MUIS-certified, late-night ramen spot near Kampong Glam with a long-cooked bone broth and a signature spicy Volcano Ramen.
- Cuisine: Japanese-style ramen (halal)
- Price: $ · Volcano Ramen from around $13.90++
- Must-try: Volcano Ramen
- Where: 787 North Bridge Road, Singapore 198755
- Area: Kampong Glam / Jalan Besar
- Nearest MRT: Jalan Besar
- Hours: Sun-Thu 11am-1am, Fri-Sat 11am-2am
- Halal: MUIS-certified
Ichikokudo Hokkaido Ramen Japanese-style ramen (Hokkaido, chicken broth, halal) · $
A MUIS-certified Hokkaido-style ramen chain that uses a chicken-bone broth finished with bonito, mackerel and Hokkaido kelp instead of pork, making it one of the most accessible ramen options for Muslim diners.
- Cuisine: Japanese-style ramen (Hokkaido, chicken broth, halal)
- Price: $ · Hokkai Clams Ramen from around $14.90++
- Must-try: Hokkai Clams Ramen
- Where: 313 Orchard Road, #B3-35/36 313@somerset, Singapore 238895; 3 Temasek Boulevard, #B1-135 Suntec City, Singapore 038983; 65 Airport Boulevard, #B2-58 Changi Airport Terminal 3, Singapore 819663
- Area: Somerset, Suntec City and Changi Airport T3
- Nearest MRT: Somerset; Esplanade/Promenade; Changi Airport
- Hours: 313@somerset and Suntec City daily 11am-10pm; Changi Airport T3 daily 11am-12am
- Halal: MUIS-certified
At a glance: compare every spot
| Spot | Cuisine | Price | Area | Halal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mensho Tokyo | Japanese ramen (tori-paitan, aburasoba) | $$$ | City Hall | No |
| Hakata Ikkousha | Japanese ramen (Hakata tonkotsu) | $$ | Tanjong Pagar | No |
| Ippudo | Japanese ramen (Hakata tonkotsu) | $$ | Multiple outlets islandwide | No |
| Ramen Keisuke Tonkotsu King | Japanese ramen (tonkotsu) | $ | Tanjong Pagar | No |
| Keisuke Tonkotsu King Four Seasons | Japanese ramen (tonkotsu, seasonal variations) | $ | Bugis | No |
| Bari-Uma | Japanese ramen (Hiroshima tonkotsu-shoyu) | $$ | Novena | No |
| Nantsuttei | Japanese ramen (Tokyo-style tonkotsu, black garlic oil) | $$ | Orchard | No |
| Torasho Ramen & Charcoal Bar | Japanese ramen (tonkotsu, charcoal-grilled sides) | $$$ | Tanjong Pagar | No |
| Ramen-ya | Japanese ramen (shio, tonkotsu) | $ | Upper Changi | No |
| Ramen Keisuke Tori King | Japanese ramen (chicken/tori paitan) | $ | Tanjong Pagar | No |
| Enishi | Japanese ramen (dashi shoyu, dan dan) | $$ | Tanjong Pagar | No |
| Kikanbo | Japanese ramen (karashibi spicy miso) | $$ | HarbourFront | No |
| Kajiken | Japanese mazesoba (dry ramen) | $ | Tanjong Pagar | No |
| Ebi Bar | Japanese-style ramen (prawn/ebi broth) | $ | Orchard | No |
| Fire Ramen by Menbaka | Japanese ramen (shoyu, fire-finished) | $$ | Orchard | No |
| The Ramen Stall | Japanese-style ramen (halal) | $ | Kampong Glam / Jalan Besar | MUIS-certified |
| Ichikokudo Hokkaido Ramen | Japanese-style ramen (Hokkaido, chicken broth, halal) | $ | Somerset, Suntec City and Changi Airport T3 | MUIS-certified |
Your questions answered
Where can I get the best tonkotsu ramen in Singapore?
For classic Hakata-style tonkotsu (pork-bone broth), try Hakata Ikkousha at Tanjong Pagar Plaza and CHIJMES, Ippudo's Shiromaru and Akamaru bowls at its many outlets, and Keisuke's Ramen Keisuke Tonkotsu King at Orchid Hotel or Tonkotsu King Four Seasons in Bugis Village. For other takes, Bari-Uma in Novena serves a Hiroshima tonkotsu-shoyu, Nantsuttei at Orchard Central adds black garlic oil, Torasho on Tras Street does an uni tonkotsu, and Ramen-ya in Upper Changi has a Special Tonkotsu Red with chilli oil.
Is there an Ichiran ramen in Singapore?
No. As of October 2026, Ichiran has no permanent outlet in Singapore. Its official overseas listing covers only New York, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The chain's only appearance here was a pop-up at Takashimaya Square during the Japan Food Matsuri from 3 to 20 October 2019, which served Ichiran's instant ramen rather than its fresh-noodle restaurant bowls. For a similar Hakata-style tonkotsu, Hakata Ikkousha, Ippudo and Ramen Keisuke Tonkotsu King are the closest local options.
How much does a bowl of ramen cost in Singapore?
Most ramen bowls cost from around $13 to $20 before service charge and GST. Value-focused shops like the Keisuke outlets start from around $12 to $14, while premium bowls with toppings such as uni or wagyu cost from around $24, and up to about $41 for Mensho Tokyo's A5 wagyu aburasoba.
Are there halal ramen options in Singapore?
Yes, but they are limited because most authentic ramen, tonkotsu especially, is made with pork. The Ramen Stall on North Bridge Road and the three Ichikokudo Hokkaido Ramen outlets (313@somerset, Suntec City and Changi Airport Terminal 3) are listed in the MUIS halal directory. Certification can change, so check the MUIS directory before visiting.
Which areas have the best concentration of ramen shops?
Tanjong Pagar is the main hub, with Hakata Ikkousha, Ramen Keisuke Tonkotsu King, Ramen Keisuke Tori King, Kajiken, Enishi and Torasho all within a short walk of Tanjong Pagar MRT. Orchard and Somerset (Nantsuttei, Ebi Bar, Fire Ramen by Menbaka) and the City Hall and Bugis areas also offer plenty of choice, and Ramen-ya sits further out in the east.
What should I look for in a good bowl of ramen?
Look for a broth with clear character, whether a rich, long-simmered tonkotsu, a lighter shoyu or shio, a chicken-based tori-paitan or a spicy miso. Noodle texture, quality chashu and a properly seasoned soft egg (ajitama) are good signs. Dry mazesoba is a brothless alternative worth trying.
Do I need to make reservations, and are there queues?
Many ramen shops are walk-in only and small, so queues are common at peak lunch and dinner times, especially at Ramen-ya and the Keisuke outlets. Going slightly off-peak helps. Confirm opening hours in advance, as several places close between lunch and dinner, and Enishi closes early once its soup sells out.
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