Recommended bowl: Elite bowls

This countryside shop in Tsukuba serves an assortment of handcrafted high-quality bowls. As you enter the shop, place your order on the ticket machine before taking a seat at the counter facing the open kitchen, or at one of the tables on the opposite side of the room. Niboshi ramen, shio ramen, tsukemen — all delicious and worth trying. But the real gem of the menu may be the Taiwan ramen, an excellent spicy bowl tinted red from the chilis.