Suntec City is big enough to lose an afternoon in. I’ve done it, walked a full loop looking for one shop, only to find it two levels away in a wing I hadn’t tried yet. So when I went looking for the ramen worth returning to inside these towers, I wanted to spare you that wandering.
Three places earned a proper mention. Not because a list needs a round number, but because these three are genuinely different from one another. One does pork. One does chicken, and it’s halal. One barely uses soup at all. Between them, you can eat ramen at Suntec three days running and never feel like you’ve had the same ramen bowl twice.
Must Visit Ramen Spots in Suntec City
Throughout your visit to Suntec City, you’ll enjoy excellent service and delicious ramen crafted with quality ingredients.
The chefs have thoughtfully decided to create each dish to enhance your experience, whether you’re sharing with friends on weekends or enjoying a quiet meal solo. So, a tip from the slurper? Don’t forget to sip the broth slowly to appreciate the tender textures and flavors that make these ramen bowls well known in the world of Japanese cuisines.
1. Kiwami: Ramen & Gyoza Bar, Suntec Ramen for Rich Tonkotsu
Location: North Wing #02-458, Suntec City, 3 Temasek Boulevard, Singapore 038983 (well located near Promenade MRT)
Nearest MRT: Promenade, about 4–6 minutes to the mall, then a little more walking inside
Price: $ to $$
If you want the classic thing, a creamy pork-bone broth that coats the spoon, this is where I’d start. Kiwami isn’t just any Japanese food restaurant that happens to serve ramen. It’s a ramen shop first, with a proper gyoza bar identity built alongside it. The tonkotsu is the whole point here, simmered long from Japanese pork bones, and the noodles are made using Hokkaido wheat, which gives them a firmness that holds up as you eat rather than going soft on you halfway through.
The bowl I’d point a first-timer toward is the Premium Kiwami Tonkotsu Ramen, around S$18, though there’s a weekday lunch version listed nearer S$18 against a usual price of S$20.70, so the day you visit matters. It’s the cleanest way to understand the house style: rich, creamy, unfussy. If you want more drama in the bowl, the Premium Black Tonkotsu Ramen (around S$22.70++) brings roasted black garlic oil, and the aroma alone tells you it’s a different animal. For heat, the Red Tonkotsu (around S$18) leans on Japanese chilli oil and hot miso.
I’ll be honest about one thing the reviews keep circling back to, the soup can run a touch salty depending on your palate. It’s rich food, and it eats heavy by the end. That’s a feature if you came hungry, less so if you wanted something light. The noodles, though, get consistent praise for that al dente noodle firmness, and portions feel fair for the price. Sides like karaage come recommended more often than the gyoza, which draws a bit more mixed feedback.
The Right Bowl For: Tonkotsu fans, a casual lunch with friends, and anyone who wants pork ramen with a few sides rather than a single bowl and out.
Skip the Slurp If: You’re eating halal, Kiwami isn’t halal-certified, and the signature soup is pork-based. Go to Ichikokudo instead.
A Little Ramen Advice: If you’re here Monday to Friday, check the weekday lunch selection before ordering à la carte, the deals start from S$9.90++ and can meaningfully lower the bill. And find your way to the North Wing on Level 2 directly; Suntec is large, and hunting through the wrong tower eats into a lunch hour fast.
2. Ichikokudo Hokkaido Ramen, Halal-Certified Ramen With Rich Chicken Broth
Location: #B1-135, Suntec City, 3 Temasek Boulevard, Singapore 038983 (located conveniently near the basement food court)
Nearest MRT: Promenade, roughly 4–5 minutes to the mall
Price: $ to $$
This is the bowl I’d send a mixed group to, the kind where someone doesn’t eat pork, and you want everyone at one table without a fuss.
Ichikokudo is the only specialist of the three that’s explicitly halal-certified, and that changes what it can be for. No caveats, no checking. Everyone orders freely. But it earns its place on flavour too, not just on convenience. The soup here is chicken-based, chicken bones simmered slowly for hours, with bonito, mackerel, and Hokkaido kelp folding in more depth. The noodles use a flour blend containing Hokkaido wheat. What you get is a rich, dense broth that leans savoury rather than fatty.
The obvious first order is the Ichikokudo Ramen (S$10.90). It’s soy-sauce-forward, properly a shio-style bowl built on that chicken and seafood base, and it’s the clearest introduction to what the kitchen does. If you want more comfort in the bowl, the Ichi-Hokkai Butter Ramen (S$12.90) brings Hokkaido butter, vegetables, and chicken chashu together, and butter-and-ramen is a very Hokkaido kind of pairing. For something indulgent, Ichi-Ramen Gifts From The Sea (S$19.90) loads in crab leg, prawns, and scallops.
Diners tend to praise the thickness of the soup and the springy noodles, along with generous toppings like egg, bamboo shoots, and black fungus, plus patient service. The honest counterpoints: some find the chashu portion a little small, and the broth’s richness can read as heavy or salty depending on how you take it. Fair notes, not dealbreakers.
For the Ramen Crowd: Muslim diners, families, mixed groups needing halal options, and anyone who prefers chicken-based ramen over pork.
Not Your Bowl If: You specifically came for a fatty tonkotsu. This is a chicken-and-seafood profile, and Kiwami is the better fit for pork-broth cravings.
Before the First Slurp: Start with the plain Ichikokudo Ramen before reaching for the richer variations, it lets you taste the house broth honestly first. Diners also mention a spread of table condiments, dried garlic, chilli oil, vinegar, for adjusting the bowl to taste, though what’s out can change. And note it’s tucked at B1-135, not up in the Level 3 Japanese food street cluster, so head down rather than up.
3. Menya Kokoro, Award-Winning Mazesoba at Suntec City
Location: #03-313, Suntec City, 3 Temasek Boulevard, Singapore 038983 (Level 3, North Wing, part of the Japan food street)
Nearest MRT: Promenade, around 4–5 minutes to the mall, then upstairs
Price: $$
Now for the outlier, the one that barely uses soup at all.
Menya Kokoro does mazesoba: brothless, mixed ramen where thick noodles get tossed with sauce, minced meat, onsen egg, and toppings instead of sitting in broth. It’s a genuinely different experience from the two above, and it’s the reason the shop makes this list. This is an award-winning ramen chain in the sense that matters here, the Menya Kokoro mazesoba concept earned recognition as a Best Ramen/Mazesoba at Tokyo Ramen of the Year. That’s the brand’s mazesoba being honoured, worth saying plainly rather than implying every outlet won something on its own.
The dish I’d order first is the Original Mazesoba (S$15.95). It shows you exactly what the kitchen is known for, thick, bouncy noodles built to be mixed rather than slurped from a soup. The Garlic Mazesoba (S$21.34) gets repeated love from regulars if you want a bolder contrast, and there’s real range across the menu: Spicy Mala (S$18.34), Chashu (S$19.54), a Vegan Mazesoba (S$20.14), Big Pork (S$21.94), and Beef (S$22.54). Most noodle mains sit in that S$16–S$23 band, so it runs a little pricier than the other two once extras stack up.
Here’s the thing about mazesoba, and I learned this the slow way with dry ramen elsewhere: you have to mix it properly. Dig to the bottom where the sauce and minced meat pool, and toss until every strand is coated. Skip that and the first bites taste flat, the last too strong. Diners consistently praise the chewy noodle texture and the sauce, though the tsukemen here draws more mixed reactions than the mazesoba, one reason I’d steer you to the signature dish first.
Your Kind of Bowl If: Dry-ramen fans, anyone who cares most about noodle chew, and diners curious about mazesoba rather than another bowl of soup.
Not Quite Your Broth If: Your idea of ramen is specifically a steaming bowl of broth. On that day, Kiwami or Ichikokudo will serve you better.
The Slurper’s Tip: Mix thoroughly before your first bite, then add vinegar gradually later in the meal to lighten the sauce as the richness builds, a little at a time, not all at once. And find your way to Level 3 in the North Wing rather than following any basement ramen signage; more than a few people describe this outlet as slightly tucked away.
A Few Practical Notes for All Three
They’re all a short walk from Promenade MRT, with Esplanade another reasonable option at around five minutes. The catch is always the same, Suntec City is enormous, and the real time cost is the walk inside the mall, not the walk from the train.
Opening hours line up fairly closely. Kiwami and Ichikokudo both run daily, roughly 11am to 10pm, with Ichikokudo’s last order at 9.30pm. Menya Kokoro keeps slightly tighter, split hours on weekdays (11am–3pm, then 5pm–9pm Monday to Thursday) and straight-through service Friday and Saturday until 9.30pm, Sunday until 9pm. Worth a quick check before you head down, since these things shift.
The Slurper’s Note: If there’s one habit that serves you well across all three, it’s the weekday lunch angle. Each has run lunch sets or value pricing at some point, and the midday deals can be noticeably kinder than à la carte. Go before noon or after 1.30pm if you’d rather skip the office crowd, the queues build fast in that middle stretch.
And a small honest caveat, since I’d rather you hear it from me: promotions and prices move. The numbers here are the verified ones I’d trust as a guide, but the menu on the wall is always the final word.
Where I'd Send You For The Slurp
Three shops, three different reasons to sit down. None of them is trying to be the others. That’s the quiet gift of eating ramen at Suntec, you don’t have to settle on one style. You just pick the bowl that fits the day, the company, the kind of hungry you are.
If you’re the sort who likes to keep exploring beyond one mall, it’s worth reading further afield too, here’s a wider look at some of the best Japanese ramen across Singapore when you’re ready to wander. But for a Suntec day, these three are enough. Start with whichever speaks to you. The rest will still be here next time.
