Ramen Gallery Takumen currently consists of three stores in central Singapore, supported by a central kitchen in Woodlands. It serves as a proof of concept that Takuya’s vision to deliver a mix of the best Japanese ramen in a single store is possible. Ramen Gallery Takumen started with one roadside store in Boat Quay, and subsequently added two food court like stores in Enggor Street and LauPatSat. These stores currently serve seven different kinds of ramen, selected based on a combination of tasting results with locals and the ramen’s story telling potential. The stores are supported by a central kitchen in Woodlands, which prepares all seven ramen, freezes them in portions of three servings and delivers to the stores on a just-in-
time basis. Significant time and effort was invested to reproduce the ramen to the satisfaction of the recipe owners under local conditions.