Ramen galore! This post contains miscellaneous ramen shops that I have eaten in Japan but too lazy to write a full blogpost for.
らーめん春樹 赤坂店
*new added 19.4.19
A 24 hours ramen shop in Akasaka for that late night fix. They have tsukemen as well as soup ramen. I could not help but to order the gyoza that were on offer for ¥140 for 6 pieces. And if you have a bid appetite, extra noodles can be added at no extra charge.
The soup was flavourful but not memorable. Gyoza had a really thin skin and were actually quite small. But the idea of having a good bowl of ramen instead of cup noodles was still worth the walk from New Otani Hotel.
Ramen Haruki Akasaka らーめん春樹 赤坂店
赤坂3-12-10, 赤坂サンビル1F
Minato, 東京都 〒107-0052, Japan
麵屋 一學
*new added 19.4.19
Opposite the Fire Department Museum near Yotsuya, this was a surprised find, serving the salt based chicken stock. It was full of vegetables and slices of chicken thigh, which was good as I didn’t like white meat.
The soup was a bit spicy, but it was really tasty and you would ask for a bowl of rice to make a rice soup to swop it all.
Toritonkotsu Ichigaku 麵屋 鶏豚骨 一學
東京都東京都新宿區四穀3-9
東京都 新宿区 四谷 3-9
麺屋 七福神 堀川御池店
Nijo Castle (Nijo-jo) is an unmissable sightseeing spot if you’re visiting Kyoto. Right across the Nijo Castle is a great stop for ramen before walking in the really cool and big castle.
The combo meal came with their signature pork charsiu with fried gyoza and a bowl of steamed rice. The ramen was made in-house and shio pock stock was rich and sticky with collagen. Their other signature hamaguri ramen was not available (we arrived at 9 am).
The soup was full of umami. It was fantastic that they gave the bowl of rice to dump into whatever soup that was left after you ate the noodles. They are so confident that you would finish the soup to the very last drop.
Shichifukujin 麺屋 七福神 堀川御池店
Japan, 〒604-0054 Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto, Nakagyo Ward,
東堀川通御池上る押堀町45-1
めん徳 二代目 つじ田
This Kojimachi shop is very popular for their “dipping style” ramen, but their soup ramen was equally fantastic. Besides the usual charsiu, they provided slices of roasted pork belly that melted in your mouth. The soup is a very thick miso pork soup.
The shop is very small, sits only 8 customers at any one seating. But thanks to the well-mannered Japanese, everything proceeded with super-high efficiency – buy your coupons at the vending machine outside the shops, queue for your turn, give your ticket to the waitress who will shout your order over the counter, and then wait for the deliciousness to arrive.
Mentokunidaime Tsujita Koujimachiten めん徳 二代目 つじ田 麹町店
１丁目-4-11 Hirakawachō, Chiyoda-ku, Tōkyō-to 102-0093, Japan
〒102-0093 東京都千代田区平河町１丁目４−11
IBUKI – つけめん DINING-
IBUKI Tsukemen specialises in flat, hirauchi style noodles, and these were chewier, stickier, and more filling than your standard ramen. They paired well with the thick, curry-infused broth, though I could have used more curry and less of the usual pork bone and bonito gyokai tonkotsu mix.
More than just ramen, though, IBUKI is a chill spot to lounge. It’s close to many performance halls and traditional dance theatres in the area, and their menu is huge and eclectic, with lots of vegetable offerings. It’s a little expensive, but you can enjoy the quaint cafe atmosphere of the place long after you’ve slurped your bowl.
IBUKI Tsukemen Dining IBUKI -つけめんDINING-
1-5-4 Koji-machi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0083
〒102-0083 東京都千代田区麹町1-5-4
https://trulytokyo.com/ibuki-tsukemen-dining/
せたが屋
The bold seafood flavor of Setagaya’s broth keeps people coming back again and again. A rare seafood broth made with plenty of dried boiled round herring is boiled together with a rich broth packed with animal-based collagen. Kelp and bonito flakes are added so that the broth soaks up their savory flavor. The proprietor’s pride and joy is finished off with our special kaeshi made with Shimousa soy sauce aged over three years.
With just the right combination of smoothness and chewiness, Setagaya’s flat noodles are made from a unique blend of 100% domestically grown wheat including Kinu-akari, a rare wheat from Aichi Prefecture that can only be harvested in small quantities. We use only the center of the wheat to achieve a perfect golden color with minimal discoloration and husks (outer coating).
Our char siu pork is made from cheek meat, a rare cut of which only 10 pieces can be taken from each pig. This tender meat with just the right amount of fat goes perfectly with our ramen.
Setagaya Ramen Haneda せたが屋 羽田国際空港店
4F Haneda Airport Internatinal Terminal Edo-Komichi
2-6-5 Haneda International Airport, Ota-ku, Tokyo
〒144-0041 東京都大田区羽田空港2-6-5 羽田空港 (HND)
羽田空港国際線旅客ターミナル4階江戸小路
日本の中華そば 富田
What would a champion ramen taste like? This is what you would get at Hihonno Chuka Soba Tomita. Read a full review of the place here.
Nihonno Chūka Soba Tomita 日本の中華そば 富田
Narita International Airport Terminal 1 Atrium 4F
〒286-0121 Chiba Prefecture, Narita, Komaino, 2159
第 一 ターミナル 中央 ビル 4 階 成田空港官庁合同庁舎
一蘭ラーメン
Ichiran has become a must-go tourist destination, and now you can buy home their instant noodles version. Trust me, I have bought some, it was really good, better than your Maggi instant noodles.
Here’s the link to the full blog post for the Shinjuku branch near the Godzilla.
一蘭ラーメン Ichiran Ramen
Branches all over Japan.
祇園 権兵衛
This is not exactly ramen, but Kyoto is famous for soba and udon more than ramen. Gion Gonbe is located right in the busiest part of Gion. Opened in 1927, this very old and established eatery is little known among the tourist as the locals guarded the secret restaurant carefully. Many would have missed this because of the must more famous Michelin restaurant directly opposite this unassuming shopfront.
It only sells udon and donburi. Everything is so simple but packed with umami. Even the decor had not changed in the last 90 years. You open the door, the usual greeting, and then you are ushered to your tatami seat. No tables and chairs, just tatami and low tables.
Once they realised that you are a Gaijin, you will be presented with a menu with translation into English, Korean and Chinese. They can understand your order in English if you speak slowly. We ordered a tempura udon. The tempura was OK, but it was the al dente udon and soup combination that stole the limelight. The really clear and seemingly boring soup was made with their own secret dashi だし（湯汁）was so packed with flavour and umami.
The same dashi was used to make the scrambled egg used to top the other order of donburi udon. Perfect. We left satisfied that we stumbled on this local eatery.
祇園 権兵衛 （ごんべえ） Gion Gonbe
Japan, 〒605-0073 Kyoto Prefecture, 京都市東山区祇園町北側２５４
小松庵 東京スカイツリータウン・ソラマチ店
*new added 21.4.19
This is one of the oldest soba shop in Japan, with its roots dating back to Taisho 11（1922）. The soba is made daily, very aromatic when it came out. You can order a side of yakiniu rice or some other rice items, or simply just eat the soba as is.
The best way to enjoy it is still Zaru Soba. Multiple branches, but this one is in Skytree, so if you are there for a visit, try this soba.
小松庵 東京スカイツリータウン・ソラマチ店 Komatsuan Tokyo Skytree Town Solamachi
東京ソラマチ 押上1-1-2, 東京スカイツリータウン 7F, Sumida, 東京都 〒131-0045, Japan
Oshiage Station, Tokyo Skytree Station
天かめ 平河町店
And again this is not exactly ramen, but soba. This happened to be my favourite breakfast place where you can get a zaru soba (cold soba noodles with dip) for only ¥280. For another ¥300 upgrade, you get a couple of pieces of tempura, and for another ¥100, you get double portion of soba. What a complete and filling breakfast!
天かめ 平河町店 Ten kame Hirakawachō-ten
〒102-0093, 1-chōme-1-9 Hirakawachō, Chiyoda City, Tōkyō-to 102-0093, Japan
〒102-0093, １丁目-１-9 平河町 千代田区 東京都 102-0093
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