Can you believe January is ending soon? We still have 11 months to get through, so here are some weekend recommendations to help you recharge for the new month ahead. 💃

If you fancy dry ramen, don’t miss Godaime. The restaurant offers maze soba, a Japanese brothless ramen with meat, green onions, and runny yolk. Unlike traditional ramen, maze soba bowls come with thick umami gravy and wheat noodles instead of soba noodles.

Choose from signatures like the Aburi Chicken Maze Soba, Chicken Chashu Mentai Maze Soba, and Beef Suki Maze Soba. If you’re not a fan of wheat noodles, try the Chicken Minced Meat Mazedon (rice bowl) or Maze Soba options with ramen noodles instead.

Swing by at noon and snag their lunch set, which comes with a main, a choice of side dishes like Chicken Gyoza, and a drink like Houji Tea or Ice Lemon Tea — from just $11.90.

📍 Address: The Centrepoint, 176 Orchard Road, #B1-17, Singapore 238843
⏰ Opening hours: 11.30am to 10.30pm daily
🍴 Halal status: Halal
🌐 Website: Instagram

Monzen@Gardens’ donburi bowls are made from carefully sourced ingredients and sashimi that’s delivered fresh daily. Seafood lovers should give the Bara Chirashi Don a shot, as it’s packed with a mix of diced salmon, tuna, swordfish sashimi, tamago (Japanese omelette), and sushi rice topped with tobiko.

Another highlight is Wagyu Beef Don, which features sizzling Wagyu beef slices on a bed of sushi rice bed, smothered with house-made truffle sauce and a gooey egg perched on the top. Yum! 🤤

📍 Address: 82 Serangoon Garden Way, Singapore 555978
⏰ Opening hours: Mon to Thu and Sun (closed on Tue), 11.30am – 2.30pm and 5.30 – 10pm | Fri and Sat, 11.30am – 12am
📞 Contact: 8383 9977
🍴 Halal status: Not halal
🌐 Website: Facebook | Instagram

Umai is arguably Singapore’s first artisanal udon bar specialising in all things udon. The restaurant has a menu with 4 different types of udon, ranging from the usual sanuki udon noodles to the renowned wide and flat himokawa noodles.

Choose from enticing best-sellers like the Miso Carbonara, which is a unique dish consisting of 72-hour slow-cooked black pork, applewood smoked bacon, duck with aged Romano cheese, and a drizzle of crème de parmesan.

For a more spicy kick, opt for the Chilli Pan Mee, which combines the rich flavours of black pork, silver anchovies, caramelised clam sauce, and spicy shrimp aioli.

📍 Address: Guoco Midtown Market, 124 Beach Road, #01-05, Singapore 189771
⏰ Opening hours: 11.30am – 2.30 pm and 5.30pm – 8.30pm daily
📞 Contact: 8748 3750
🍴 Halal status: Not halal
🌐 Website: umai.com.sg

We’re sure you’ve had ramen before, but what about wok hei ramen?

At WOKE Ramen, the noodles are first stir-fried in woks to create that mouth-watering wok-hei taste before they’re dropped into the broth of your choice.

Check out the Chicken Chashu Collagen Ramen, a dish with chicken bones and cartilage simmered for over 8 hours to create a rich collagen layer. Seafood lovers shouldn’t miss their Seafood Mix Prawn Ramen, which is loaded with prawn paste balls, tiger prawns, and scallops in a rich broth with an addictive peppery flavour.

Don’t dive straight into the mains — their crispy Chicken Kaarage or WOKE Gyoza are an experience of their own! 🥟

📍 Address: Terminal 1 Singapore Changi Airport, 80 Airport Boulevard, #03-19, Singapore, 819642
⏰ Opening hours: 24 hours daily
📞 Contact: 6802 3201
🍴 Halal status: Halal
🌐 Website: wokeramen.com.sg

Your favourite annual pop-market is finally back! Get ready to be spoilt for choice because they’re roping in more than 150 F&B and retail vendors this time around. Check out food stalls offering everything from mentai burgers and seafood to cookie butter gelatos and Thai pancakes — your taste buds will certainly be in for a joy ride.

Apart from the delicious eats, you’ll also find a universe of K-style fashion, jewellery, watches, keychains, and much more. Some vendors even allow you to try your hand at creating your own fragrance or caricatures. Snag your admission tickets starting from $6 now. 🎟️✨

📍 Address: Singapore Expo Hall 2, 1 Expo Drive, Singapore 486150
⏰ Opening hours: 26 to 28 Feb 2024 and 2 to 4 Feb 2024, 12pm – 11pm
📞 Contact: [email protected]
🌐 Website: artbox.sg

Experience a different side of Singapore at the Aliwal Urban Art Festival, where the urban art scene is waiting to unleash itself. You can witness top graffiti artists from Batam and Singapore battle it out or grab yourself some unique wares and merch by local artists at the pop-up market. Don’t forget to catch the street culture music and epic dance performances, too!

📍 Address: 28 Aliwal Street, Singapore 199918
⏰ Opening hours: 27 Jan 2024, 12pm – 10pm
📞 Contact: 6435 0131
🌐 Website: artshouselimited.sg/aac

Once a bustling mall, Peace Centre is being demolished at the end of this month. But before that, head down to Bring the Roof Down, a live performance event that brings together 16 DJs and 11 performers across various genres — including reggaeton, Afrobeat, desi, and more.

Other noteworthy acts on the lineup include House of Heals, which represents Bangkok’s drag scene. Put on your rave hats and bring out the glowsticks for this one! 🥳

📍 Address: Peace Centre, 1 Sophia Road, Singapore 228161
⏰ Opening hours: 27 Jan 2024, 9pm – 4am
📞 Contact: Instagram
🌐 Website: lu.ma/bringtheroofdown.sg

Bibliophiles and art enthusiasts, this one’s for you! Discover pop-up bookstores, art installations, theatrical productions, and other interesting exhibits at Textures.

Nestled in the heart of Singapore, this literary arts festival spotlights award-winning local writers and poets. To get the most out of your visit, check out the premium typing experience with Monokei’s productivity-boosting keyboards and get a free mystical tarot card reading. 🔮

📍 Address: The Arts House, 1 Old Parliament Lane, Singapore 179429
⏰ Opening hours: 26 and 27 Jan, 4pm – 1am
📞 Contact: 6332 6892
🌐 Website: artshouselimited.sg/tah

(Featured photo adapted from: EatBook, Artbox, and Arts Republic)