Eating the long-sought-after “Mapo noodle” at a ramen restaurant in Boat Quay【#40 Singapore Recommended Restaurant “Ramen Matsuri”】

General Review

Score

⭐️⭐️

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Must repeat! A highly recommended restaurant.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Should repeat! A highly satisfying restaurant.
⭐️⭐️⭐️	Would repeat! A good restaurant.
⭐️⭐️	A great place to go and recommended.
⭐️	An ordinary restaurant.

Recommended Usage

Pros / Cons

Atmosphere

Appearance

The store is located on N Canal Rd. in Boat Quay. Here is an exterior view of the store. The entrance to the restaurant is marked by lanterns, giving it a very lively atmosphere. It has a somewhat Okinawan feel to it. Outside seating is also available outside the entrance.

Interior

The restaurant is laid out with tables for two and tables for groups. The restaurant is also decorated with lanterns, which is a perfect match for the restaurant’s name, “Matsuri” (festival). The interior of the restaurant is somewhat aged, but it is not dirty.

Food

Menu

Here is the menu list. The restaurant’s most popular dish seems to be Dry noodles. There are a wide variety of Dry noodles dishes on the menu. Among them, Taiwanese mazesoba seems to be the signature dish.

The menu on the back is shown here. This time, I ordered the third tier of the menu, which is the “Mapo Noodle”. By the way, a large serving is free.

Eating

Mapo Ramen Special Topping $19.3

This is the special topping version of the mapo noodle. It is topped with three kinds of chashu pork and hot egg, which makes a great impact from the outside. The Mapo has a punch, but is not too spicy, so even those who do not like spicy food can enjoy it.

Aside from the deliciousness of the mapo noodles, what is surprising is the thickness of the chashu pork. The extra-thick chashu pork is so satisfying that you will be quite full even if you do not have a large portion.

I was a little disappointed that the soup was a little lukewarm. I think it would have been better if the soup had been made hotter, since it was made of Mapo. Personally, I would have liked the soup to be thicker and have more of Mapo flavor.

However, it is a nice ramen that is usually tasty and satisfying enough.

Please also see the video version.

Access

The store is located on N Canal Rd. in Boat Quay; if you take the MRT, get off at Raffles Place station and it is about a 5-minute walk.

Summary

I had not been able to find a ramen restaurant in Singapore that serves mazesoba noodles, so this was a very valuable discovery for me. I would definitely like to try mazesoba next time. I think it would be fun to go back many times to try different kinds of ramen since there are so many dishes on the menu.

You will be very satisfied with this Mapo noodle dish. If you are interested, please pay a visit.

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