Ebi Bar

We chanced upon Ebi Bar one of the days while we were in Cuppage Plaza queuing up for True Breakfast. It was not the facade of the bar that made us attracted but in fact, it was the attention-catching smell that constantly diffused out from the kitchen that leads us to Ebi Bar. There, we make it a point one day to be back for this noodle.

As we enter the shop, the lady was hospitable and start to recommend the dishes they served.

Menu

Their "Chao Da" (Charred) Ebi Noodles was the Best-selling and Signature dish on its menu. The broth is cooked fresh daily with 40KG of prawns for more than 8 hours which explains the smell I'm inhaling while I'm queueing for my breakfast at their neighbouring shop.

Signature "Chao Da" (Charred) Ebi Noodles - $14.90 (Regular)

"EBI BAR" Printed on the Dim Sum Basket

The presentation caught me a surprise with the bowl served in a large Dim Sum basket. With 2 charred Prawns served atop the ramen with 3 slices of Pan Seared Chicken and beansprouts in a sweet, rich umami prawn broth.  

Bowl in Dim Sum Basket

I love soup and yes, I had the whole bowl of it down into my stomach. For all we know, there is no MSG, no pork and no lard included.

Pan-Seared Chicken

While most of us expect Prawn Mee to be paired with the typical thick yellow noodles, Ebi Bar has made this local prawn noodle a twist with Japanese Cuisine by replacing it with springy ramen. The Ramen was chewy and soaked up the essence of the rich prawn broth.

Not only that the Charred Prawn had packed a good smokey flavour and its juiciness makes the dish an addition.

Charred Prawn

The shell was tough and hard, thus it took me some time to deshell it. Nonetheless, the service rendered was good as the attentive staff took notice and start providing tissue and wet wipes.

Charred Prawn

The typical Hokkien Noodles we have is always served on a plate but they have theirs in a bowl. Hokkien Noodles was special with thick awesome broth, coupled with Mentaiko that gave additional texture. However, the use of Mentaiko was generous which resulted in the dish being on the saltier side. Lime was also given to enhance the taste. Seafood such as the big prawns were full of smokey flavours. Small prawns were also included together with Squid too. 

Special Hokkien Noodles - $19.80 (Regular)

How the prawns and broth were done and how the squid was artistically cut, tell us that really mean business in their preparation. If you are looking to have some local Prawn Noodles with Japanese Fusion, you can't go wrong visiting Ebi Bar.

Rating: 3.5 / 5

Ebi Bar
Location: Cuppage Plaza, 5 Koek Rd, #B1-21, Singapore 228796