Laboratory is an unusual place that serves seafood and shirunashi (soupless) tantanmen at the same time.

This is the place..

In the evening it seems to turn into a drinking spot.

The menu

There is maguro, there are oysters, the menu is quite varied.

A plate of uni too

Labotan Shiro

Supposedly the less spicy tantanmen, and it is tasty. The noodles are nice and chewy, the sauce is just right.. it has a character of its own, different from Hiroshima-style shirunashi tantanmen.

Winter-only oyster ramen

With nori and Japanese parsley piled on a salt-based broth, it tastes very Korean. It was good, but maybe a bit too familiar..

Labotan

It was good, though the Shiro might be a touch better?

Seafood Labotan

A tantanmen built on a clam chowder base, and, hmm.. the toppings are lavish, but I think the plain Labotan tastes better.

The noodles

The noodles are good, but the spicy one suits them better, I think.

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