Recommended bowl: #1 for chashu

This shop has been family-run for generations, having been passed down from current master Hasegawa-san’s grandfather, to his father, to him. The standard ramen (kake soba) here is quite cheap and comes with no toppings other than negi. All additional toppings must be ordered individually, and this is the only shop in Kitakata that operates this way. When Hasegawa-san first took over the shop from his father, he decided to increase the size of the chashu to huge long pieces — and this decadent approach has now made his shop famous. People come from all over Japan to eat this shop and there are long lines nearly every day. Hasegawa-san’s father now directs cars where to park in the lot out front.