it's all about desserts and ramen!! featuring P.S. Cafe, TCC, Marutama & Ippudo

It's been a while since I last post anything here. Blame it on World Cup, blame it on Paul the Octopus, blame it on Spain, blame it on Inception, blame it on Twilight and everything else that kept me busy and obviously that was also because I was going places, savoring delicious food. :)

I'm just going to keep this short and sweet as there are so many food pics to share . :)

P.S. Cafe, Dempsey Hill

Let's start with P.S Cafe; a charming, contemporary cafe built with mostly glass in the Dempsey Hill cluster of restaurants and bars.

Famous for their desserts, I picked the popular key lime pie and i guess the other slice is a chocolate cheesecake. If my memory doesn't fail me, it should cost from S$8 onwards per slice.

key lime pie

chocolate cheese cake

Key lime pie is very tangy in flavor with a subtle sweet after-taste, which I love because it is a perfect finishing to a satisfying meal.

Chocolate cheese cake on the other hand, is very rich and indulgent. It is rich both in flavor and texture with a creamy finishing. I particularly like the cookie crust at the bottom.

The Coffee Connoisseur (TCC)

Since I am already at it, I'll just continue to talk on desserts, this time at TCC (please excuse the error in name for the picture below, sometimes I get confused between TCC and Coffee Club :p). The colorful beverage below is named Fruitti Delight. True to its name, it is very refreshing and fruity. The perfect blend of soda and citrusy concentrate brings the ohh-ahhs to the person savoring it.

fruitti delight

chocolate affogato (with rum)

devil-misu

I've always like affogato, but Chocolate Affogato with rum is something worth trying! It was a perfect marriage of chocolate ice-cream and intense shot of espresso with additional kick from the rum.

To know if one is good in dessert, you just have to try their tiramisu. Called Devil-misu here (Devil misses you?!?!) at TCC, it's slightly disappointed after having a great cup of chocolate affogato. As with many other tiramisu, it is lack of rum taste and the coffee flavor is a little flat.

Prices of the above range from S$10-S$15.

Marutama Ramen, Liang Court

A dimly-lit, quaint little ramen shop, Marutama only features a menu of an A4 laminate paper, with only 3 types or ramen and perhaps another 3 types of side.

Patronized predominantly by Japanese, this should be a good bet for authentic Tokyo ramen. Although ramen is good, with very flavorful chicken broth and nicely-done egg, hard boiled egg white and 3/4 cooked egg yolk (I wonder how they do this), I highly recommend that you try the Char Siew. It really melts in your mouth (this is second Char Siew I've tried that melts in mouth)!!. The ramen is stringy and chewy and the broth is not as thick and rich as the pork-based broth, yet as delicious. One bowl for S$12. Char siew as side for S$4 for 3 thin slices.

Also a side dish, try the mini beef rice bowl. The beef slices are tender and juicy. If you are a really small eater then this could be a good option for a meal. Steamed gyoza is also good, smooth skin with succulent meat and vegetables as fillings. Perfect when dipped into the combination of shredded ginger and vinegar.

marutama ramen (with spicy chicken broth)

 marutama ramen (after tossing and adding more chili flakes)

mini yakiniku beef rice (a side dish)

steamed gyoza

Ippudo, Mandarin Gallery, Orchard

Now, let's move on to Ippudo. Ippudo is a famous ramen shop with its root in Tokyo, Japan. It's broth is made of pork bone and there are 2 types of ramen; Hokkaido and Kyushu (I think). As with steak, you can choose how the ramen is done; i.e. soft, medium or hard.

I had Shiromaru Classic, as standard as it gets, it features half an egg and sliced pork loin besides the key ingredients, ramen and tonkatsu broth. The broth is very rich, creamy and flavorful. Perhaps this is the reason it cost S$17 a bowl and  worth to queue in a 10-15 deep line.

shiromaru classic

For me, the highlight is the Bakuretsu Tofu, spicy tofu with crispy noodle in japanese curry served in a mini hotpot. I believe there is cheese in it too as it tastes really creamy. At S$7, this is a must-try.

bakuretsu tofu

P.S Cafe

28B Harding Road
249549
9070 8782

Open Mon-Thu 11:30am-12am; Fri 11:30am-2am; Sat 9:30am-2am; Sun 9:30am-12am

The Coffee Connoisseur (TCC)

You're bound to walk into one as they are everywhere in Singapore

Marutama Ramen
177 River Valley Road #02
Liang Court Shopping Centre

Ippudo Ramen
Mandarin Gallery 
333A Orchard Road 
#04-02/03/04 
Singapore 238867


Mondays to Saturdays
11am-11pm
Last order at 10pm

Sundays 
11am-10pm
Last order at 9pm