Overview
Butter Ramen Club is back with an incredibly stacked lineup. Officially relaunching for a 2024 season when May arrived, the beloved event slings inventive versions of the eatery's famed ramen, as created by top culinary talent. The annual tradition returns for its eighth consecutive run, which began to receive significant popularity back in 2021 and now is one of Butter's biggest drawcards.
The menu returns just in time for winter, starring hearty bowls of ramen goodness by guest chefs across a six-month-long program. Plus, Butter's Executive Chef Julian Cincotta is officially resurrecting the Butter fried chicken ramen.
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Kicking off the epic program is an aromatic tonkotsu ramen with thick noodles, courtesy of Applejack Group's Patrick Friesen (ex-Bopp & Tone, June's Shoppe, Hester's, The Butler, SoCal, Forrester's; currently RAFI and Taphouse Sydney). The dish will be topped by RAFI's popular yellowfin tuna paired with chilli oil, toasted nori, tomato and sesame, and is available for $28 from Wednesday, May 1–Tuesday, May 28.
To pair, the special will also star a boozy iced maple green tea spiked Chivas Regal and containing aloe jelly for $14, which is available in a combo deal with the ramen for $40.
Next up is a truly special one, and a dish that's close to Cincotta's heart. Honouring the loss of his dear friend Kerby Craig (Ume Burger), the Ume-inspired ramen is making a return to pay homage to the hospo great. The bowl will star a tori miso ramen with Butter's chicken broth base, corn, black onion and nori, and is available from Wednesday, May 29–Monday, June 24.
The third dish on the program is Cincotta's own brainchild, the world-famous fried chicken ramen, which will be available from Tuesday, June 25–Monday, July 29.
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As for the rest of the lineup, details have yet to be released about the dishes that'll be on offer, but Luke Powell (ex-Bella Brutta, LP's Quality Meats) will be hitting up Butter with his creation from Tuesday, July 30–Monday, August 26, Nick Smith (Rising Sun Workshop) will sling bowls from Tuesday, August 27–Monday, September 23 and Matt Lindsey (Ester/Poly) will take over the menu for the final run from Tuesday, September 24–Monday, October 21.
You'll want to get in quick — the event runs on a first-in, first-serve basis with a limited amount of bowls dished up daily. All of these limited-edition creations are only available in-store, so you'll need to head into the Surry Hills venue to get your hands on one — or more.
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Butter Ramen Club 2024 runs at Butter, 6 Hunt Street, Surry Hills, until Monday, October 21. Head to the Butter Ramen Club's page for further details.
Top image: W Sean Alcantra.