Ippudo yuzu tonkotsu ramen — Chope deal ($19.85 for 2)!
Ippudo Singapore yuzu tonkotsu ramen — creamy pork bone broth with yuzu zest, chashu, ajitama, spinach, leek. Two bowls for $19.85 via Chope.
Dinner date with BB at Ippudo — went for the yuzu tonkotsu ramen twin order, $19.85 total via the Chope cash-voucher deal. Brand-name tonkotsu at hawker-tier pricing thanks to the discount. 😋
What was on the table ($19.85 for two bowls via Chope):
- Two Ippudo signature red-rim bowls of yuzu tonkotsu ramen — the milky-creamy pale-tan pork bone broth filling the bowls, the natural emulsion thick enough to coat the noodles.
- Two chashu pork slices in each bowl — rolled belly pork braised tender, the fat ribbon visible through the slice, sitting half-submerged in the broth.
- A perfect ajitama (soft-cooked marinated egg) half in each bowl — the yolk that signature deep orange-jammy texture (not runny, not solid, that exact ramen-shop yolk consistency).
- A nest of thin shredded white negi (leek) piled in the centre, topped with yellow yuzu zest curls and a sprinkle of red chilli flakes.
- A few leaves of blanched spinach on the side for the green.
- Ippudo’s signature thin straight ramen noodles (kaedama-style) hidden under the broth, the proper Hakata firm kata texture.
The yuzu tonkotsu is Ippudo’s twist on their classic Shiromaru — same creamy pork bone broth base, but with yuzu citrus zest added at the finish. The yuzu does something interesting to the heavy broth: the citrus oils cut through the pork fat richness, making the broth feel lighter on the palate than a standard tonkotsu while keeping all the depth. Each slurp gets a hit of citrus brightness on top of the pork-bone umami — it’s the kind of detail that pushes the bowl from heavy comfort food into something you can actually finish without feeling weighed down.
The chashu was the Ippudo standard — properly braised pork belly with the right fat-to-meat ratio, the meat sliceable but with enough collagen breakdown that it melts on the tongue. Ajitama yolk was textbook — that exact deep-orange jammy yolk that’s the gold standard of ramen-shop egg cookery.
Thin straight Hakata-style noodles were the right pairing — the firm noodles hold up against the heavy tonkotsu, you finish before they go soft. If we’d wanted more, kaedama (extra noodle refill, dunked into your remaining broth) is available at a small charge.
Chope cash voucher meant $19.85 for two bowls — at face price these would have been $18-19 each, so we paid roughly 45% off by stacking the voucher deal. Ippudo has been on Chope’s promo list since the brand’s SG expansion phase, and they don’t blackout the signature ramens (unlike some chains that exclude the popular items). That’s the loophole.
Total: $19.85 for both bowls.
Overall: 4.5 / 5. Yuzu cut through the heavy tonkotsu beautifully, chashu was the proper braised standard, ajitama was textbook, broth had real bone depth. Chope deal made the bill feel like a hawker date. Will keep stacking the voucher. 😍👍🏼
