Selected by Timeout's critic as 2012 Singapore Best Ramen Bowl is Ramen Keisuke Tonkotsu King by chef-owner Keisuke Takeda, Tokyo's Ramen King 2011 out of about 30,000 ramen chefs. The cosy little place at a corner of Orchid Hotel is his 2nd restaurant in Singapore after Ramen Dining Keisuke Tokyo at Parco Marina Bay and within walking distance from the 3rd, Ramen Keisuke Tori King. With the same simple menu, a queue of people sitting on stools outside and familiar-looking seat cushions in different colours against lots of wood. Similarly, on the table were complimentary hard-boiled eggs and sweet crunchy beansprouts with a tinge of spice as well as condiments and tissue paper. Chose Original over the Black Spicy and Red (instead of Green) Spicy soup with all toppings, less oil and no spring onions. I checked the boxes for normal soup and noodle texture on the order chit, and was surprised to see the option to exclude pork chasyu.
