Eat Ramen Fest slurps back into town
Think of it as your golden ticket to noodle paradise. For three straight days, the ground floor of Samyan Mitrtown transforms into a ramen arena filled with some of the country's most respected ramen chefs and a few international legends. They will be serving up their signature bowls, exclusive festival-only creations, and steaming, soul-warming goodness from 11am to 9pm daily.
This isn't just any ramen roundup – Chef Jo of Shindo Ramen, Chef Shono from Tokyo's cult-favourite Mensho, Chef Sakamoto of Menya Itto and Chef Kurihara from Toyama's Iroha Ramen will all be dishing out their best bowls.
Eat your way through the stalls and collect stamps from five different ramen vendors to unlock the chance to win a reservation at No Name Noodle – the elusive, reservation-only ramen bar helmed by Chef Shin Inoue. No Name Noodle doesn't advertise, doesn't do walk-ins and doesn't take new bookings lightly.
Got a bottomless pit for a stomach? Take on the Ramen Kaedama Challenge. The ultimate endurance eat-off. Slurp your way through as many noodle refills as possible, and if you come out on top, you'll win round-trip tickets from Bangkok to Fukuoka, Japan's ramen capital. Yes, that's right. Win a noodle contest, fly to where ramen was born.
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