Ramen Kohaku in Ikebukuro
Kohaku has to be the hottest ramen shop in Tokyo right now. The draw is apparently a broth made with shijimi clams from Lake Shinji. It had been a while since I was last in Tokyo, so I had to fit at least one …
Kohaku has to be the hottest ramen shop in Tokyo right now. The draw is apparently a broth made with shijimi clams from Lake Shinji. It had been a while since I was last in Tokyo, so I had to fit at least one …
There is an Ippudo inside Harakado, so I went in for a bowl. The place Shiromaru Motoaji Akamaru Shinaji Well, Ippudo is always good, isn’t it. The standard for tonkotsu, you could say. Gyoza The noo…
Daiichi Asahi is a famous ramen shop near Kyoto Station. It opens first thing in the morning, and it’s famous for its long queues. A queue like this They open at six, so I turned up around 6:20 to find …
In the Fujieda and Yaizu area of Shizuoka there is a local ramen style called Shida-kei. The defining feature, apparently, is eating a hot ramen and a cold ramen at the same time, first thing in the morning. I…
Tatsunoko Ramen is a place I like so much that I keep going back. Corn ramen They use fresh corn rather than the canned kind. I think that’s why it tasted even better. Moyashi ramen A clean shoyu-based…
These days, whenever I come to Place Mange I naturally end up dropping in at Tatsunoko too. Both are places I’m completely happy with. A place like this Moyashi ramen Delicious as always. Their stir-fr…
JINMEN is a sister shop of Jinrui Mina Menrui. This brand has been expanding at an incredible pace lately. What sets this place apart is that it seems to be a ramen shop that doubles as a cafe. The entrance I…
Ramen Santa is a popular ramen shop near Hamamatsu Station. The sign here is yellow, so without even stepping inside I had assumed it must be a tonkotsu specialist, but it turns out it is a traditional shoyu r…
We only meant to pop into Place Mange and head straight back, but it turned out to be farther than expected (the navigation wasn’t doing a great job of showing us the way..) so we decided to eat somewher…
Kosai City sits right next to Hamamatsu City, and just beyond that is Toyohashi in Aichi Prefecture. So while it is technically a city in Shizuoka, you could say it is closer to Aichi. I spotted a ramen shop b…
Asakusaken is a well-known ramen shop in Hamamatsu. The place It is not the easiest place to get to, yet it is always full of people. Out in rural Japan everyone gets around by car, so I suspect that as long …
I heard there was a special ramen shop in Hamamatsu, so off I went. Daruma Seimenjo This is the place.. When I got there the queue was pretty long, so I waited about an hour before getting in. On the way̷…