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Restaurant Review: Slurp Up Fukuoka’s Famous Ramen Nagi

The noodle outlet allows you to customise your ramen bowls!

The timeless appeal of ramen is reflected in the lengths a respectable chef would go to in order to perfect it. At Ramen Nagi – which has roots in a rustic joint in Shinjuku, Tokyo - one can truly taste the difference. Its origins may be humble, but the depth of flavours created by Nagi’s Japanese chef-founder Ikuta Satoshi to be anything but.

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What’s available? – The Four “Kings” Of Ramen Nagi

Taste might be subjective, but who can resist their delightful four “king” signature tonkotsu-based flavours which boast the irresistible noodle offerings of the traditional Butao King (tonkotsu pork broth, $13.90), spicy Red King (blend of garlic, chilli oil and cayenne, $15.90), Black King (blackened garlic and squid ink, $15.90), and Green King (basil and olive oil in tonkotsu broth topped with grated parmesan, $15.90).

Plus, Ramen Nagi is the closest you can get to a Build-Your-Own-Ramen model. Almost every element can be customised, such as the richness of soup, spiciness level, firmness of noodles, heaviness of sauce, amount of garlic, and choice of pork shoulder char shu or belly.

If you’re after something richly unique, make a beeline for the Green King. Their marriage of fresh basil and olive oil, garnished with grated parmesan cheese, is a surprising combination that guarantees feistiness in the broth. Combined with your choice of pork shoulder char shu or belly, it is everything you’d expect in a quality bowl of ramen, but deliciously reinvented.

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