[CLOSED] Ramen Bari-Uma (Novena)

Ajitama-Uma Ramen
pork flavored shoyu soup with thick-cut grilled chashu and flavored egg

📍: Novena
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Was around the area so decided to try out this place! A classic ramen joint - nothing too fancy but not shabby at all. I got (one) of the cheapest ramens here, their 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐢-𝐮𝐦𝐚 𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧 (~𝐒𝐆𝐃𝟏𝟐.𝟗𝟎++), which is essentially their signature ramen (forgot the name) minus the egg 😂 The ramen was pretty standard for a restaurant ramen - springy noodles and tender cha shu, and I liked that it wasn’t tooo salty. But I think it’s rather expensive: I only got 1 piece of meat and their ramen egg costs $2 more 😢 It’s a rather popular place though especially with families haha I think come here when you’re balling 💸
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OVERALL: 3.5/5

One of the better tonkotsu ramens I’ve had in Singapore – the soup is rich and creamy, redolent with porcine goodness, but I’m missing the overt saltiness and smoky flavour profiles more commonly found in ramen in Japan. One good thing though is that this doesn’t leave you thirsty like a camel.

On to the other components – I prefer chashu that’s more fatty and melt-in-your-mouth, while this was lean and a little chewy, and the noodles were a little too soft for my liking, but all in all, this is still a good eat.

Taste: 3/5

Indulgently cheesy on top with just a hint of char, the gyozas themselves were average and a little dry, but sufficient enough as a side dish to momentarily sate our dumpling cravings.

Taste: 3/5

Tori Ajitama-Uma
Chicken flavored soup with grilled chicken and flavored egg

Bari Uma serves an honest bowl of hakata style pork broth ramen.

Very good bowl of ramen. The soup is thick, with the right collagenous consistency. The soup is cloudy with a good amount of oil emulsified within it. There is a bit of a bloody taste though, but not something that affects the dish too much.

The pork is well marinated and seasoned. Noodles are nice and Al dente, and according to them made handmade.