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At a glance
Harbourfront1 HarbourFront Walk, #B2-36, VivoCity, Singapore 098585
Opened 7 September 2025
Last verified 19 July 2026
How this was assessed
This listing was assessed by the Forkin editorial desk from 2 linked substantive sources, at confidence medium, last assessed 28 August 2026. The full scoring breakdown and every source is below.
Full evidence log and scoring breakdown
Why Kikanbo scores 7.5
WORTH A LOOK · band 7.0–8.4 (base 7.5)
The Forkin Evidence Score is a transparent calibration of the published evidence behind this venue's editorial stamp — not a personal dining rating, and never derived from Google data. It starts from the stamp's base value, applies the five evidence adjustments below, then clamps the result inside the stamp's band.
- Source consensuslimited−0.15one/limited attributable source
- Critic calibreindependent0.00independent/blog-only attributable backing
- Praise specificityhigh+0.10multiple concrete dish/experience signals and supporting guide detail
- Consistencymoderate0.00generally favourable without a strong unanimity signal
- Evidence recencyrecent+0.00newest dated support is 2023–2024
Scores are rounded to one decimal place and are only published for venues carrying an evidence-backed editorial stamp. Full rubric: Forkin Evidence Score methodology.
Editorial stamp
WORTH A LOOK
Confidence: mediumForkin desk assessment of attributable public coverage — not a personal dining review.
Two independent, exact-outlet, dated and attributable assessments of Kikanbo at VivoCity. Daniel Food Diary (2 Nov 2025) and Ah Boy Like Ramen (20 Sep 2025) both praise the broth's density and the noodle texture in specific terms, and both also record specific criticism — DFD finds the richness turns cloying partway through, Ah Boy finds the numbing spice fades. Source consensus is held at the limited tier because only two sources are countable, and consistency at moderate because neither source reads as unqualified. Both are independent enthusiast food sites rather than staffed mastheads with named critics, so critic calibre is held at the independent tier. This record supersedes the venue's previous UNRATED stamp.
Last assessed 28 August 2026 · 2 linked substantive sources
Linked evidence
Daniel Food Diary (danielfooddiary.com) · 2 November 2025Ah Boy Like Ramen (ahboylikeramen.com) · 20 September 2025Eatbook (eatbook.sg) · 25 August 2025 · contextCaveat: Only two countable sources — the floor of the standard, not a comfortable position. Eatbook's Kikanbo article (25 Aug 2025) is self-tagged as an advertisement and is therefore excluded entirely rather than held as context; a hosted or sponsored post cannot support a stamp. danielfooddiary.com served a captcha/bot wall on direct fetch during this pass; the DFD source was confirmed against a Wayback Machine capture of the article, not the live page.
How these stamps work · They are non-numerical and separate from Google Maps information.
This opening record is backed by the following public sources:
Grand Opening Alert! Tokyo's legendary Kikanbo spicy miso ramen is finally in Singapore, opening 7 Sep! · 2025-09-05Kikanbo Ramen Singapore – Spicy, Numbing Miso Ramen at VivoCityFacts, opening hours and social profiles can change. Confirm current details directly with the venue before visiting. Record last verified 19 July 2026.