Menya Itadori in Hamamatsucho
It’s been quite a while since Menya Itadori, the curry tantanmen place, opened. Itadori is originally famous for its curry udon, so I figured it had to be good, but I just couldn’t find the time to…
It’s been quite a while since Menya Itadori, the curry tantanmen place, opened. Itadori is originally famous for its curry udon, so I figured it had to be good, but I just couldn’t find the time to…
Bannai is a well-known chain serving Kitakata-style shoyu ramen. Chain or not, it’s mild and easy to eat, so I drop in now and then. Summer-only cold ramen The chilled shoyu-based broth, loaded with ses…
Konjiki Hototogisu, one of the top ramen shops around, has moved to Shinjuku. The line Well… this is pretty reasonable. About an hour’s wait before you can eat… The counter Very modern. The…
Izuru is a bit of an unusual ramen shop. It’s a niboshi (dried sardine) specialist, yet the line is long and they cap the number of bowls sold per day. But that niboshi broth… more on that below. I…
When I think of dandanmen, Ginza’s Hashigo is the first place that comes to mind, and now a shop serving almost the same dandanmen has opened in Hibiya. It’s right near Due Edo. The table There ar…
I went to two festivals but ended up not eating much at either… so I moved on to get some ramen. The level of the ramen at Ramen Kokugikan these days is no joke. Ganja’s ramen The niboshi (dried s…
Ramen Due Edo in Hibiya is a high-end ramen shop I’ve written about once before. It’s a place where I’d love to work my way through the whole menu… but I don’t have that much time…
I had heard there was a place in Hibiya serving stylish ramen, so I paid a visit. If you’re wondering where Hibiya is, it’s about halfway between Ginza and Shimbashi, close to the Imperial Palace, …
There’s a manga/drama called Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles, and it featured lots of quirky ramen shops. I’d been meaning to go to this place ever since I saw it on the show, but between closures …
Stylish ramen shops have been popping up all over Tokyo lately. MENSHO, one of the shops in the Mensho group, is a leading example. Sign Ticket machine You can see the signature menu items: shio ramen, shoyu…
Near Asakusa there’s a shop serving a rather unusual ramen. Kipposhi There was nothing like this back when I lived in Asakusa; the area keeps developing. There’s even an explanation in English.. …
With the year winding down, I had to go to Shin-Okubo for some year-end tax paperwork… so while I was in the area, I dropped by a ramen shop that’s famous around there. Japan is a country where you…