Ramen Spots in Japan

  • Hakata Issou (Hakata Station East Main Restaurant)
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    4.0
    238 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashihakataku Hakataekihigashi 3-1-6
    A ramen restaurant located in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City. Here customers can enjoy the establishment's famous tonkotsu ramen, characterized by a broth made with choice, domestic piglet bones and specially ordered noodles. Decked out with a modern decor and offering a relaxing atmosphere, the restaurant is replete with counter and table seating. This restaurant is so popular that lines form in front of the door before it even opens, and is frequented by ramen lovers from far and wide.

    The restaurant has rave reviews and this was evident by the queue of more than 50 people at 10.40am (it opens at 11am). Thankfully, the staff and the system they manned were very efficient. It took...

  • Ide Chanpon
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    4.0
    92 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saga Pref. Takeoshi Kitagatachou Shiku 1928
    A Japanese diner situated along National Route 34 in Shiku, Kitagata-cho, Takeo City. The restaurant's champon, consisting of a rich tonkotsu pork bone broth and a heaping pile of crisp vegetables, has been made according to the same recipe since the establishment first opened its doors in 1949. In addition to champon, the restaurant also serves pork cutlet and other rice bowls as well as udon noodles.

    佐賀名物、井出ちゃんぽん。 日曜日の11時10分に行ったら長蛇の行列。25分待って店内へ。 特製井出ちゃんぽん980円を注文。特製は野菜たっぷりのちゃんぽんに、たっぷりのキクラゲと卵が追加されている。 提供されたちゃんぽんはまさに野菜の山。豚肉、キャベツ、タマネギ、青ネギ、カマボコ、ちくわ、もやしがたっぷり。いくら食べても麵まで到達できない。 確かに野菜はシャキシャキ感があって美味しい。 スープは...

  • Koshu Hanten
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    4.0
    46 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Tsubame-shi Niigata prefecture Nishiyan 49-4
    A long-established shop of the famous tsubamesanjo style of ramen in Tsubame city, Niigata prefecture. Tsubamesanjo-style ramen features extremely thick noodles, with creamy soy soup made with small dried sardines or seafood stock, and completed with a large amount of park back fat. It’s so popular that people will say “Koshu Hanten” whenever Tsubamesanjo-style ramen is mentioned. They also offer fried rice, curry rice, large-sized dumplings, stir-fried vegetables, beef stew and many wonderful dishes.

    燕三条系ラーメンを食べるなら、今も大看板を背負う杭州飯店と決めて、日曜日の朝、開店1時間前に駐車場へ到着。私たちが並ぼうとすると、先に到着されていた方々が慌てて並び始めて、あっと言う間に20名程度の行列が出来ました。何とか1巡目の10番目くらいに着席出来ましたが、皆さん恐るべき出足の速さでした。 もちろん、お目当てのラーメン、チャーシューメン、ぎょうざ4個、そして、瓶ビール、なんとこだわりの赤星...

  • Kaotan (Minamiaoyama Shop)
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    4.0
    28 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Tokyo Minato-ku Minamiaoyama 2-34-30
    A ramen restaurant opens late into the night which has been operating for over 26 years. Due to its location, many of the customers who pass through its noren curtains are seeking to cap off their night with a bowl of ramen on the way home from a party. Kaotan is renowned for its delicious ramen as well as its reasonable prices.

    Good, piping-hot ramen. My husband insisted we visit to compare from 30 years ago. Still the same. Go-Moku and gyoza is the schnizzle. Try it.

  • Sumire (Sapporo Susukino Branch)
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    4.0
    244 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hokkaido Sapporoshi Chuou-ku Minamisanjounishi 3-9-2 Pixisville 2F
    This historic ramen shop was founded in 1964. The three basic ramens, miso, shoyu and shio flavors have evolved over time, while preserving the basics of ramen making techniques unaltered since its establishment. The most popular miso ramen is a stock reduced down with pork bones, shellfish, and vegetables. This rich flavored broth is combined with the Hokkaido only thick chewy noodles. Probably born of necessity in this cold climate, this ramen warms the body to the core.

    The broth is impressive. Rich and complex. Worth waiting for. We got there a half hour after it opened and there was a 15 minute wait. You order and pay at a machine before you enter. Very...

  • Kyoto Ramen Koji
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto Ward, Karasuma-ku, Karasuma-kurokuroki Down Close Higashirochirokicho 901 Kyoto Station Building 10F
    This food theme park for ramen located on the 10th floor of the Kyoto Station Building was completely remodeled and reopened in the summer of 2016. It is home to nine of some of the nation’s most popular ramen shops, from Sapporo’s famous Shirakaba Sansou to Tokyo’s Tai-Sho-Ken, Kyoto’s Masutani and Hakata’s Hakata Ikkousha. In addition to local office workers and shoppers, it is also popular among tourists as a gourmet spot. There is also Oven-Baked Sweets Chasen, which serves Japanese sweets with new textures and is easy to use as a place to rest while shopping.
  • Aji no Sapporo Onishi
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Aomori Pref. Aomorishi Furukawa 1-15-6 Onishi Creating Building 1F
    This is a ramen shop on the Showadori Shopping Street. It serves ramen with many different toppings including pickled plums, natto (fermented soy beans) and hot ramen with a spicy topping. One of the flagship items on the menu is the miso curry milk ramen, famed as a B-class gourmet (reasonable and delicious) dish in Aomori.
  • Kodama
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    4.0
    33 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Chiba Pref. Katsurashi Ubara 831
    Kodama Family Restaurant was founded in 1965 and is operated by a butcher shop. In addition to noodles, it serves a wide variety of rice dishes and prix fixe meals. It is famous for its cheap, delicious, and generously portioned Dandan Noodles, and its Katsu Raisu (pork cutlet on rice) and Yakiniku Raisu (grilled meat on rice) are also recommended. The broth for the Dandan Noodles is bright red, but it is not all that spicy. Instead, it is slightly sweet with a rich, savory flavor.

    勝浦担々麺のお店。鵜原駅から鵜原海岸へ行く途中にお店はあります。お昼過ぎ、13時前の入店でしたがほぼ満席で私の後は順番待ちをされていました。 田舎の肉屋さんが食堂もされている感じで、お店の看板はファミリーレストランと明記され、常連さんと、口コミでやってくるお客さんで一杯でした。 初めてなので、ノーマルのタンタン麺を注文しました。ひき肉に玉ねぎのみじん切りが入っていて、辛さの中に玉ねぎの甘さが非常に...

  • Eifuku-cho Taishouken
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    4.0
    96 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Tokyo Suginami-ku Izumi 3-5-3
    Opened in 1955, Eifuku Taishouken has been serving delicious ramen for over 50 years. The restaurant's lovingly prepared niboshi dried sardine-based broth is made with a blend of three varieties of niboshi from Nagasaki, Yamaguchi, and Ibaraki. Eifuku-cho Taishouken's ramen is prepared with great care paid to even the smallest details, from the ingredients to the methods of preparation; the shop's ramen is so delicious, you'll want to drink every last drop while it's still piping hot, and this tasty flavor is something you'll never tire of.

    平日の11:30から30分並んで、入店。煮干しが効いたスープに大盛りの麺の中華麺¥1,130を注文。チャーシューも美味しくいただきました。ごちそうさまでした。

  • Wanwanken
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    4.0
    47 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Tokushima Itano-gun Aizumicho Tokumei
    "This Tokushima ramen shop founded in 1998 is located in Aizumi Town. The name is an homage to legendary baseball player Sadaharu Oh, whose Chinese name is Wang Chen-chih. The popular shop, aiming to become a ramen shop loved by people around the world like Mr. Oh, has a motto of ""make ramen that even children will enjoy,"" is visited by people of all ages from even outside of the prefecture. Their soup, which has been developed through continuous trail and effort, has a mild yet rich flavor. It meshes well with their homemade medium-thin straight noodles. Their standard ""shinasoba"" ramen is topped with pork belly, bean sprouts, seasoned bamboo shoots, and green onions. We recommend getting their ""shinasoba nikutamairi ramen, which is topped with extra pork belly and a raw egg."

    徳島ラーメンの名店。店内は昭和感漂う。店員も気さくな感じ。ラーメンは濃厚な色のスープに細麺。胡麻がすり込んであり、意外とあっさり健康的な味のスープ。ラーメン600円、半替え玉50円、替え玉100円と財布に優しい。

  • Nabeyaki Ramen Specialty shop Mayumi no Mise
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    4.0
    27 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kouchi Pref. Susakishi Sakaemachi 10-14
    This restaurant in Sakae-machi, Susaki City specializes in nabeyaki ramen, a local delicacy. It is popular for its classic nabeyaki ramen inspired by Taniguchi Shokudo, the originator of the dish. The dish features thin-cut ramen noodles stewed in an earthenware pot in a chicken carcass and soy sauce-based soup.

    ・鍋焼きらーめん 並(600円)/塩鍋焼きらーめん 並(600円) を頂きました。 ・2人で〆て、1,200円(1人600円) でした。 ・高知県須崎市、土佐新荘駅から徒歩10分の場所に佇む「鍋焼きラーメン...

  • Ichiran no Mori
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    3.5
    54 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Fukuoka Pref. Itoshimashi Shimamatsuguma 256-10
    A restaurant adjoining the factory which supplies Ichiran, a popular ramen chain restaurant located in Itoshima City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Here customers can eat dishes only offered here like the popular natural tonkotsu ramen, in addition to visiting a tonkotsu ramen museum and touring the factory. The facility sees many ramen loving tourists.

    Being huge Ichiran fans, my hubby and I decided to visit their museum when we went to Fukuoka, there is an area showcasing Ichirans history (but it was mostly in Japanese). Then there are individual...

  • Nakamoto (Kamiitabashi Main Shop)
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    4.0
    50 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Tokyo Itabashi-ku Tokiwadai 4-33-3 Asaka Building 201
    A ramen restaurant located close to the Kami-itabashi in Tokiwadai, Itabashi City. The most popular item on the menu is the Moko tanmen noodles; the restaurant also serves a variety of other miso tanmen and ramen noodle dishes with spiciness levels ranging from 0 to 10. Other menu selections include donburi rice bowls topped with tanmen noodles, set meals, and takeout bento boxes.

    With my family we went there and we were absolutely surprise by the quality of the food and the service.

  • Sapporo Junren Sapporo Restaurant
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    4.0
    114 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hokkaido Sapporo-shi Toyohira-ku Hiragishi 2-jo 17-1-41
    "A ramen restaurant located a five-minute walk from Sumikawa Station on the Sapporo Municipal Subway Namboku Line. Established in 1964, the restaurant is known for its rich ramen whose flavor has remained unchanged since it first opened its doors. The restaurant's Junren miso ramen, topped with chewy menma fermented bamboo shoots and shoulder roast chashu pork fillets, is richer than any other Sapporo-style ramen yet, at the same time, has a clean aftertaste thanks to the addition of ginger root. The restaurant has been featured on the HBC food program ""Gurume TV: Tabereba Hokkaido."""

    札幌における味噌ラーメンの基本中の基本かと思います。 表面を覆うラードで湯気が立ってませんが、麺を上げると熱々なんです。 味は濃いめでガツンとしています。しかし後口はいいんですね。

  • Fuku-chan Ramen Taguma Main Store
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    4.0
    22 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Fukuoka Fukuoka-shi Sawara-ku Taguma 2-24-2

    福岡歯科大学の北側の通りを東に少し進んだ場所にある。有名なラーメン屋さんで、行列がよくできている。20名は入れないような広くない店ですが、店の外には、順番待ちの椅子が20名分ほど用意されています。

  • Ramen Shibahama
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    4.5
    14 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Gunma Pref. Kiryushi Aioichou 1-303-1
    This ramen shop is particular about the flour it uses. It uses different types of flour for each of its homemade ramen, Mazesoba and Tsukemen dishes. It has a popular set menu called Komugi Zanmai, which is unusual in that it is a course meal with three different types of noodle, so customers can taste the differences between them. It is opens at 7 a.m. and offers a Morning Ramen dish for customers to eat in the morning. The menu is plentiful, with an Oyakodon rice bowl, a set meal with A4-grade Wagyu beef burger, and a variety of Morning Ramen set meals.

    朝7時から13時までの営業のラーメン屋。7時から10時までの朝ラータイムと10時から13時までの時間はメニューが変わる。この店独自の「小麦三昧」は10時からになる。10時直前に外で待ってる人たちはそれ目当ての人がほとんど。この店独自の「小麦三昧」は会え麺から始まり つけ麺 そして選べるラーメンの構成。最後のラーメンも普通のサイズのようなので結構な食べ応えになる。会え麺は醤油系のたれに博多ラーメンの...

  • Shinpuku Saikan (Main Shop)
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    4.0
    303 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Shimogyou-ku Higashishiokoujimukaihatachou 569
    Shinpuku Saikan (Main Shop) is a popular ramen noodle shop that started as a food stall in 1938. It's known for its rich yet simple soy-sauce based soup with a tantalizing accent of Kujo onion added to deepen the flavor. They also have popular dark fried rice (called yaki-meshi) that's just as good as their dark hued soup.

    This ramen restaurant was recommended to me by a friend. I came here about 20 minutes after opening and there was already a line. The line did not take very long. We ordered the traditional ramen and...

  • Kinryu Ramen
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    4.0
    65 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Namba 1-7-13
    Located in Minami district in Osaka along Midosuji Street, this ramen restaurant's theme is dragons. There are five branches in Minami alone, which shows how popular this chain is. The restaurant features a standing counter style. The simple pork bone soup is made from slowly boiling pork bones and chicken feet and adding a secret sauce. Free toppings include kimchi, leek, and garlic. This place is popular as an end to a night of drinking and as lunch for tourists. The nearest station is Namba Station. Open 24 hours.

    Visited Japan and wanted to go back because of this ramen shop. That’s how good it is! The ramen itself is O so good with cheap price, fast serving, free mince garlic, cabbage & scallion kimchi.

  • Minamoto
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    4.0
    14 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kanagawa Yokohama-shi Tsurumi-ku Komaoka 2-7-1

    「川崎のソウルフード」だそうだ。 ニュータンタンメン自体は昔から知っていたし食べてもいた。が(私住んでいる近くにも)そこらに普通に店があるので、「川崎」を意識したことが今まで全く無かった。 ここ最近カップ麺のニュータンタンメンがコンビニ等で結構見かけるようになり、そこに「川崎のソウルフード」と書かれてあり改めて知った次第。 そのカップ麺を食べてみると、これがなかなかに旨い。 その昔「横浜家系」のカ...

  • Furaibo Sakae
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    4.0
    86 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Aichi Nagoya-shi Naka-ku

    We were staying one night at the Best Western so looked for somewhere to eat nearby. I had read about Furaibo on Trip Advisor and saw it was only 50 metres from our hotel. It was hard to find...

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