Ramen Nagi (ION Orchard)

🍡 Purple Sweet Potato Snowball Mochi
📍Xiao Gege Snowball Mochi (@xiaogegemochi)
📌 Chinatown
💰 $3.40

Ive seen taro mochi but I've never seen sweet potato being used as a mochi filling before :O this was pretty good, the mochi skin was soft, stretchy and chewy, and the amount of sweet potato cream was hella generous. It had that earthy taste that sweet potato has, which was interesting. Overall I still prefer other flavours for mochi but this was cool to try!

⭐ Rating: 7.2/10
🤑 worth the price: ok
🦖 would I buy again: maybe
💍 would I marry: maybe

🍜 Green King Ramen
📍Ramen Nagi (@ramennagisingapore)
📌 ION Orchard
💰 $17.90++

I really wanted to get the red spicy ramen bowl because I love torturing myself with spice but unfortunately, I was dealing with a lot of pghlem and snot that day (yum yum) so in my best interest, I got the next most interesting item, the Green King Ramen.

This broth is made with basil and even comes with parmesan cheese and bacon, a truly unique fusion of flavours. The soup broth was rich and “fatty” with a liberal amount of oil and a nice umami flavour. The noodles were bouncy and chewy (you can customise the doneness of the noodles, btw). The chashu pieces left something to be desired as they were kinda dry and a little on the bland side.

The broth was definitely the outstanding part of this dish. However it’s really pricey (about $21 after taxes) and there are cheaper ramen spots with better chashu imo.

⭐ Rating: 8/10
🤑 worth the price: eh
🦖 would I buy again: maybe
💍 would I marry: sure

Affordable dining in Ion. Able to do customization of the noodle texture, soup base, spice level & toppings. Comes with a quite a big piece of chashu too.

Great ramen

We decided to try this place for an early lunch after it was featured by Ghib Ojisan in one of his videos! It is one of the better ramens out there (we came back again a few weeks later) - a hearty broth, al dente noodles and good cha shu. You are allowed to “customise” your ramen by choosing the strength of the broth, spice and the texture of the noodles. Definitely love mine a bit spicier!

First, decide on the soup base. If you are feeling adventurous then go for the Black King. The Green King is infused with Basil, so its reminded me of the pesto pasta in soup. The Original King is the safest option that you can't go wrong with.

Love that I can customize the ramen to my liking from the intensity of the flavour to the toppings.
Since it is my first visit, I tried it to select Normal for everything. I think its pretty good and it was really satisfying.

Next time I come back, I would probably go for the thin noodles in hard because normal was a bit too soft for my liking.