Tsuta opened a new branch at the newly opened Funan life-style mall. In case you don't know, Tsuta is a Michelin 1-star Japanese ramen restaurant, it is very rare. And this ramen restaurant is also mentioned in the 2019 Japanese drama Ramen Loving Girls special edition, so don't play play, this is a seriously famous ramen restaurant.
The Funan branch is not very big, probably with a seating capacity of 20-30 persons only. It is small open concept kitchen is manned by a grand total of two chefs, both are local Singaporean/Malaysian Chinese. I think they have a central kitchen somewhere where they prepare all the soup base, as I saw the chef scooping out the soup base from a stainless steel container, and I don't see any facilities for cooking the soup base.
Once you are seated, you can place your order with a sheet provided. You can customize your ramen to your own liking. The best part for me is I can choose the level of salt in the soup base. Authentic Japanese ramen tends to have a very salty flavor, too much for me, so I am glad that here I can get a less salty option.
I ordered the teriyaki chicken soba. The soup base is thick in flavor, but not as salty as the authentic Japanese soup base, I like it. The ramen in this case is actually soba. Compared with conventional ramen, it is more smooth, offers a clean sensation, and easy to bite. To me, this soba probably is the crown jewel of this place. The teriyaki chicken is not bad, tender and juicy.
I also tried their steamed gyoza (dumplings). The gyoza skin is paper thin, and you can see the fillings inside. It is not bad, but the fillings are a bit salty. Too bad they don't give you an option to choose a less salty version.
In total, spent $26 for this simple meal. The soba is good, enjoy the pleasant sensation very much.
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