Over a decade ago, Mamoru Kanaya – then head chef of Buta God at Ramen Champion, a multi-brand ramen concept at Bugis+ – stepped away from the noodle scene to work across other Japanese concepts, before spending several years running a salad bar of his own.
In June 2025, Mamoru, now 42, returned to the craft with a new eatery at Sim Lim Square named Menya Saku by Oh Some Bowls. “Menya means noodle shop,” he explains. “Saku means ‘to bloom’, which symbolises a new beginning. So this is my new journey at a new location.”
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