Recommended bowl: Osaka top tier

Jouroku-san is a friendly guy and the master of one of the highest ranked shops that serves Higashi Osaka Takaida ramen — a style of ramen featuring a dark tamari shoyu-based soup with green onions and thin-sliced chashu. This shop has a strong following and there is usually a line out front. Aside from the main bowl there is typically a limited side menu that changes. Jouroku is legit and in the starting lineup of top-class Osaka ramen shops.