Recommended bowl: Authentic Kyoto style

This shop is a legend in Kyoto. The shop's original location — a shack, basically — opened it doors over 60 years ago. Decades later the master decided to pack up and establish a new flagship outpost in Tokyo, which opened in 1994. This is one of the premier spots to get authentic Kyoto-style ramen in Japan's capital city. The bowls come with a savory chicken-based shoyu soup with se-abura (pork back fat). Topped with green negi and generous slices of pork chashu. Spicy options and rice on the side available. Today, the Tokyo flagship is even better than the OG shack back in Kyoto, which is still going strong.