Best Tonkotsu Ramen - Sanpoutei Ramen at Shaw House

Over the weekend, Mama Slog and the Minion Slogs had some errands to run in town and ended up having lunch at Sanpoutei Ramen restaurant at Shaw House.

It was a restaurant that Papa Slog and Mama Slog used to frequent without the Minion Slogs but it had been quite some time since we last ate there, mostly because of the queue.

When we reached at 11.20am on Saturday, the queue looked like this

The two young guys behind me stood in line for all of two mins before saying they would rather leave for Sushiro. Even the Minion Slogs said they would rather eat elsewhere. Ah, the youth really do not have much patience.

If they had waited, they would have seen that the store would open in 10mins and without anyone in there yet, this queue would move along quickly.

And so it did and we found ourselves seated in a matter of minutes in the rather spacious interior.

There was even a window which allowed customers to have a peek at the noodle making process.

And from their very extensive menu, a picture of which can be found on the exterior of the restaurant as well,

We decided to order two bowls of W Soup Tonkotsu Ramen (A18) and one bowl of beef don with a raw egg

The food was served, in about 15-20mins from the time we placed our orders

Mama Slog and the Minion Slogs agreed that the Tonkotsu broth for the two bowls of ramen was fab - rich, thick, flavorful and creamy. The noodles were springy and chewy while the meat was tender and tasty. Definitely one of the best ramen places in Orchard Road - and the queue when we left only proved this point. The beef don with a raw egg was very small (but only $5) and is meant as a side rather than a main dish on its own for lunch unless one is a very small eater. It tasted good enough but you don’t go to Sanpoutei for the don.

Address: 351 Orchard Road #B1-04/05 S238868

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