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Recommended bowl: Shio chashu destination

A very highly ranked shop for shio ramen, open since 2001 and run by a husband and wife team. People come from far and wide to eat here, thus there is often a line. Shio chashumen and shio wontonmen are the two most-ordered items, but there are some other bowls on the menu too, like white and red miso ramen. The soup is made from Fukushima ‘Date-dori’ chickens, a special breed. The shop kind of looks and feels like a house, with a homey and rustic vibe. Less

Recommended bowl: OG Taiwan ramen

Open since 1960, this huge Chinese restaurant is somewhat of an institution in Nagoya, and has a handful of smaller branches, including one in Tokyo. The shop's claim to fame is that it is known as the originator of ‘Taiwan Ramen’ — a fiery hot chicken-based soup served with thin curly noodles, topped with chives, minced pork and lots of chili pepper. Crazy spicy-hot but super flavorful, Taiwan-style ramen is now popular across Japan and served by countless shops. This here is the OG, unchanged for decades. Open until 2am and popular for late-night visits. Less

Recommended bowl: Neighborhood shop

This shop was previously located in Umegaoka, but moved to Machida in 2008. Homemade aodake teuchi noodles, prepared with a bamboo shaft in the old style. Ramen, tsukemen, mazesoba, and housemade wontons. Chicken and pork-based chintan soup. Pork and chicken chashu. A shop with a strong following, especially amongst ramen heads. Less