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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 中国料理 梅林 at Meirin
麻婆めん + 牛肉ソース焼きそば / Mābomen + Gyuniku Sauce Yakisoba / Meirin — Gotanda, Tokyo
Mābomen consists of shoyu ramen topped with mābo tofu. Sauce Yakisoba is the most popular item, ordered by most customers. The sauce is a double shoyu blend, the noodles are steamed before being fried. There are 17 types of yakisoba and 20+... More
麻婆めん + 牛肉ソース焼きそば / Mābomen + Gyuniku Sauce Yakisoba / Meirin — Gotanda, Tokyo
Mābomen consists of shoyu ramen topped with mābo tofu. Sauce Yakisoba is the most popular item, ordered by most customers. The sauce is a double shoyu blend, the noodles are steamed before being fried. There are 17 types of yakisoba and 20+ other noodle and rice dishes, including celery soba and ebi cha-han.
Meirin is a famous machi chūka style Chinese restaurant in Gotanda, now open for over 55 years. The founder and original master Yukimasa Kojima is still in charge, he is a veteran chef with over 50 years of experience cooking Chinese cuisine. His son, Kazuki Kojima, has now taken over as the second generation owner. 50 seats. Since 1968. Less
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豚骨ラーメン + ブラックデビル + つけ麺 / Tonkotsu Ramen + Black Devil + Tsukemen / Hakata Ikkousha Little Tokyo LA - Los Angeles, California
Hakata style tonkotsu pork bone soup. Noodles made in a company factory. Topped with pork chashu, green negi and wood ear mushrooms. Black Devil comes with garlic oil and housemade chili paste.... More
豚骨ラーメン + ブラックデビル + つけ麺 / Tonkotsu Ramen + Black Devil + Tsukemen / Hakata Ikkousha Little Tokyo LA - Los Angeles, California
Hakata style tonkotsu pork bone soup. Noodles made in a company factory. Topped with pork chashu, green negi and wood ear mushrooms. Black Devil comes with garlic oil and housemade chili paste. Tsukemen served with tonkotsu-gyokai soup, menma, onion, nori and lemon.
Hakata Ikkousha first opened in 2004 in Fukuoka, Japan. Founder Kousuke Yoshimura was born in Fukuoka and worked at a gyoza restaurant for two years before teaching himself how to make ramen. The company now operates roughly 40-50 stores worldwide, with three locations in Los Angeles. Hakata Ikkousha Little Tokyo LA open since 2017. @ikkoushaca Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 一番飯店 at Ichiban Hanten
特製上海焼きそば / Tokusei Shanghai Yakisoba / Ichiban Hanten — Takadanobaba, Tokyo
Chūka style ramen noodles are covered in shoyu based ankake sauce. Wok-fried toppings include two types of shrimp, squid, asari clams, chicken, shiitake mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms and green vegetables. Cha-han, shoyu soup on the side.
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特製上海焼きそば / Tokusei Shanghai Yakisoba / Ichiban Hanten — Takadanobaba, Tokyo
Chūka style ramen noodles are covered in shoyu based ankake sauce. Wok-fried toppings include two types of shrimp, squid, asari clams, chicken, shiitake mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms and green vegetables. Cha-han, shoyu soup on the side.
Tokusei Shanghai Yakisoba was originally made at the special request of regular customer (and Astro Boy creator) Osamu Tezuka, whose office was located nearby the restaurant. The dish is now a famous permanent fixture on the menu. Run by master Yamamoto-san. 33 seats. Since 1952. @ichibanhanten.official Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 神楽坂 at 中華麺 多文
中華麺 / Chūkamen / Chūkamen Tamon — Kagurazaka, Tokyo
Shoyu soup contains pork leg bones, niboshi and vegetables. Multiple types of dried fish are used including katakuchi iwashi, hirako iwashi and urume. Melted pork lard forms a protective heat insulator at the surface of the soup. Medium width wavy noodles supplied by Sankō Shokuhin. Topped... More
中華麺 / Chūkamen / Chūkamen Tamon — Kagurazaka, Tokyo
Shoyu soup contains pork leg bones, niboshi and vegetables. Multiple types of dried fish are used including katakuchi iwashi, hirako iwashi and urume. Melted pork lard forms a protective heat insulator at the surface of the soup. Medium width wavy noodles supplied by Sankō Shokuhin. Topped with pork chashu, menma, naruto, negi and nori.
Master Ikoma-san worked in the fields for nearly 30 years before becoming a chef. The bowls he creates are an homage to the legendary shop Eifukucho Taishōken. He also runs the popular Kagurazaka yakiniku restaurant with the same name (Tamon). 10 seats. Since September, 2021. @chukamentamon Less
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Hakata Ramen + Spicy Dandan Men + Yaki Ramen / Shin-Sen-Gumi Hakata Ramen Little Tokyo - Los Angeles, California
Hakata Ramen soup contains 100% pig heads, cooked over three days. Noodles are special ordered using an original recipe, made with purified soft water. Toppings include pork shoulder chashu, green negi, red ginger and sesame.
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Hakata Ramen + Spicy Dandan Men + Yaki Ramen / Shin-Sen-Gumi Hakata Ramen Little Tokyo - Los Angeles, California
Hakata Ramen soup contains 100% pig heads, cooked over three days. Noodles are special ordered using an original recipe, made with purified soft water. Toppings include pork shoulder chashu, green negi, red ginger and sesame.
Owner Mitsuyasu Shigeta is from the island of Tokunoshima, he opened Shin-Sen-Gumi Gardena as a yakitori restaurant in 1992. Shin-Sen-Gumi Hakata Ramen Gardena and Shin-Sen-Gumi Chanko Gardena both opened four years later in 1996. The company currently operates 15 restaurants total, almost all of them in the Los Angeles area. Shin-Sen-Gumi Hakata Ramen Little Tokyo since September, 2011. @ssg.restaurant.gr Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at Ramen Nagi USA at Ramen Nagi
Halloween King / Ramen Nagi - Palo Alto, California
Soup consists of tonkotsu pork bone broth and kabocha squash puree, finished with black garlic oil. Noodles are made at a company facility using purified water and squid ink. Toppings include pork chashu, roasted kabocha, pickled carrots, pumpkin seeds and radish sprouts. Limited menu only available... More
Halloween King / Ramen Nagi - Palo Alto, California
Soup consists of tonkotsu pork bone broth and kabocha squash puree, finished with black garlic oil. Noodles are made at a company facility using purified water and squid ink. Toppings include pork chashu, roasted kabocha, pickled carrots, pumpkin seeds and radish sprouts. Limited menu only available from October 27th-31st.
Satoshi Ikuta founded Ramen Nagi in Shibuya, Tokyo in 2004, after first training at multiple Hakata style ramen shops for 10 years. The company now operates several ramen brands and around 40-50 restaurants worldwide, most of them in Asia. Ramen Nagi Palo Alto is the first of four U.S. locations, open since 2018. @ramennagiusa Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 菜苑 at Saien
正油ラーメン + ぎょうざ / Shoyu Ramen + Gyoza / Saien — Kameido, Tokyo
Old school Tokyo chūka style pork and chicken shoyu soup, served with diced negi. Medium-thin straight noodles, topped with pork chashu and menma. House-made gyoza on the side. The liver rice bowl is also quite famous and ordered by many customers.
Saien originally... More
正油ラーメン + ぎょうざ / Shoyu Ramen + Gyoza / Saien — Kameido, Tokyo
Old school Tokyo chūka style pork and chicken shoyu soup, served with diced negi. Medium-thin straight noodles, topped with pork chashu and menma. House-made gyoza on the side. The liver rice bowl is also quite famous and ordered by many customers.
Saien originally opened 50-60 years ago in Asakusa during the Shōwa era, closing in 2018 before reopening as 'New Saien' in 2019. This Kameido branch opened shortly after the original Asakusa shop. Family run, 18 seats. 50+ years. Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 銀座朧月 at Ginza Oboroduki (銀座 朧月)
淡麗醤油つけ麺 / Tanrei Shoyu Tsukemen / Ginza Oborodzuki — Ginza, Tokyo
Clear soup uses pork, chicken and gyokai (including clams), with a blended shoyu tare. The tare features Saishikomi kioke soy sauce from Chiba, in operation since 1854. Noodles are by Mikawaya Seimen. Topped with low-temperature cooked pork chashu, menma, red onion,... More
淡麗醤油つけ麺 / Tanrei Shoyu Tsukemen / Ginza Oborodzuki — Ginza, Tokyo
Clear soup uses pork, chicken and gyokai (including clams), with a blended shoyu tare. The tare features Saishikomi kioke soy sauce from Chiba, in operation since 1854. Noodles are by Mikawaya Seimen. Topped with low-temperature cooked pork chashu, menma, red onion, naruto and nori. This limited menu item is available from January to June of this year. The standard menu offers rich double soup with a bone broth of pork knuckles and chicken feet simmered for long hours, combined with a dashi of saba, katsuo and other gyokai. Finished with flavor oil and a drizzle of black gyokai sauce.
The master trained at a Chinese restaurant for 14 years before opening his own shop. No photos allowed inside other than of the food. Seven seats. Since October 2010. @ginza_oborozuki Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at Dalston at Supa Ya Ramen
Roast Chicken and Corn Ramen / Supa Ya Ramen - Dalston, London
Chicken soup, sesame miso tare and roasted garlic oil. Noodles are made at an off-site location using a house recipe. Toppings include roasted chicken, buttered chili corn, green onions, fudgy egg, black sesame seeds and chili flakes.
Supa Ya Ramen is run by head chef Luke Findlay, who... More
Roast Chicken and Corn Ramen / Supa Ya Ramen - Dalston, London
Chicken soup, sesame miso tare and roasted garlic oil. Noodles are made at an off-site location using a house recipe. Toppings include roasted chicken, buttered chili corn, green onions, fudgy egg, black sesame seeds and chili flakes.
Supa Ya Ramen is run by head chef Luke Findlay, who worked at some of London's top restaurants before realizing there was enough demand to start his own ramen venture. He researched ramen in Japan, then started a pop-up out of his home in Hackney in 2019. After selling out numerous private events, supper clubs and take-home ramen kits for a couple of years, the brick-and-mortar Supa Ya Ramen opened on Kingsland Road in Dalston. 20 seats. Open since September 3rd, 2021. 2nd location in Peckham coming soon. @supa_ya_ramen @thegravysocial Less
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坦々つけ麺 / Tantan Tsukemen / Chūgoku Teuchi Ramen Bazoku — Asakusa, Tokyo
Tantan dipping soup is sesame based, containing ground meat and various spices. Teuchi noodles are hand-pulled and beaten without the use of a machine. Noodles are cut extra long and served in water. Mapo-Tofu, handmade gyoza, menma and pickled za-sai on the side.
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坦々つけ麺 / Tantan Tsukemen / Chūgoku Teuchi Ramen Bazoku — Asakusa, Tokyo
Tantan dipping soup is sesame based, containing ground meat and various spices. Teuchi noodles are hand-pulled and beaten without the use of a machine. Noodles are cut extra long and served in water. Mapo-Tofu, handmade gyoza, menma and pickled za-sai on the side.
An old school Chinese style ramen shop, with a 2nd branch in Nippori open since 1977. Asakusa flagship since 1974. 20 seats. Less