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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 中華そば ますや at Masuya
半チャーハンラーメン + 餃子 / Han-Chahan Ramen + Gyoza / Chūka Soba Masuya - Kaminakazato, Tokyo
Light old school style shoyu soup is made from a base of chicken carcasses. Medium width high water content curly noodles by Koike Seimen, the same purveyor which supplies a few historical shops in Jimbochō (including Ikyō). Fried rice set,... More
半チャーハンラーメン + 餃子 / Han-Chahan Ramen + Gyoza / Chūka Soba Masuya - Kaminakazato, Tokyo
Light old school style shoyu soup is made from a base of chicken carcasses. Medium width high water content curly noodles by Koike Seimen, the same purveyor which supplies a few historical shops in Jimbochō (including Ikyō). Fried rice set, gyoza on the side.
Chūka Soba Masuya originally opened as an ice shop in 1955, adding ramen to the menu in 1965. The current master is 2nd generation, his father being the original founder. According to regular customers, the taste hasn't changed in over 50 years. Ten seats. Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at G麺7 at G Men 7 (G麺7)
らーめん正油ワンタン入り / Ramen Shoyu Wonton-iri / Gmen7 - Kamiōoka, Kanagawa
Clear chicken and pork shoyu soup contains no fish, instead utilizing tori-bushi. The tare blends seven different types of shoyu. Noodles are homemade. Toppings include two types of chashu, kaiware, negi, naruto and wontons.
Master Goto-san trained for seven... More
らーめん正油ワンタン入り / Ramen Shoyu Wonton-iri / Gmen7 - Kamiōoka, Kanagawa
Clear chicken and pork shoyu soup contains no fish, instead utilizing tori-bushi. The tare blends seven different types of shoyu. Noodles are homemade. Toppings include two types of chashu, kaiware, negi, naruto and wontons.
Master Goto-san trained for seven years at the Yokohama ramen shop Menba Hamatora before going independent. Gmen7 was his first store, he now runs several ramen brands and multiple shops in Kanagawa Prefecture. 12 seats. Open since 2009. Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at Menクライ at Men Cry (MENクライ)
油そば / Aburasoba / Men Kurai (Cry) - Hamamatsuchō, Tokyo
Noodles with tare sauce, chashu and toppings. Soup served on the side. Noodles are homemade, hand-pounded, extra thick and chewy. The pork chashu is done tsurushiyaki style, hung up inside a smoker and smoked in-house. Oil and vinegar free condiments to add.
Men Cry is the 2nd brand of... More
油そば / Aburasoba / Men Kurai (Cry) - Hamamatsuchō, Tokyo
Noodles with tare sauce, chashu and toppings. Soup served on the side. Noodles are homemade, hand-pounded, extra thick and chewy. The pork chashu is done tsurushiyaki style, hung up inside a smoker and smoked in-house. Oil and vinegar free condiments to add.
Men Cry is the 2nd brand of Chūka Soba Waka Tokyo, run by master Takahashi-san. 11 seats, open since February 2021. Less
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醤油らあめん / Shoyu Ramen / Ramen Torigachi Ippai - Ikoma, Nara
Clear soup contains chicken, bushi and raw shoyu. Noodles are homemade using a Yamato noodle machine. No MSG. Topped with chicken chashu, green negi and nori. Shoyu, shio, miso and limited bowls all available. Open as Tori Kaji Ippai for lunch (ramen) and Yoru Kaji for dinner... More
醤油らあめん / Shoyu Ramen / Ramen Torigachi Ippai - Ikoma, Nara
Clear soup contains chicken, bushi and raw shoyu. Noodles are homemade using a Yamato noodle machine. No MSG. Topped with chicken chashu, green negi and nori. Shoyu, shio, miso and limited bowls all available. Open as Tori Kaji Ippai for lunch (ramen) and Yoru Kaji for dinner (tsukemen).
Master Nakamura-san ran his own osteopathic clinic for 17 years before changing professions. At first he didn't like ramen much, but his mind changed after eating at the famous Nara shop Mitsuba. He is self-taught, having only attended the Shokuno Dojo Tokyo Ramen Academy. He named his shop after a line said in the anime One Piece. 10 seats. Since June 28th, 2014 @mla28181 Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 麺屋 悠 at Menya Yuu (麺屋 悠)
辛味噌ワンタンつけ / Kara Miso Wonton-Tsuke / Menya Yū - Ōkubo, Tokyo
Spicy dipping soup is made using a double soup of chicken and pork with niboshi. The soup is combined with an original miso tare containing three varieties of miso including Gozen miso from Tokushima. Noodles ordered via Daiei Shokuhin. Wontons, negi, smoked pork chashu,... More
辛味噌ワンタンつけ / Kara Miso Wonton-Tsuke / Menya Yū - Ōkubo, Tokyo
Spicy dipping soup is made using a double soup of chicken and pork with niboshi. The soup is combined with an original miso tare containing three varieties of miso including Gozen miso from Tokushima. Noodles ordered via Daiei Shokuhin. Wontons, negi, smoked pork chashu, menma and nori.
Master Yamauchi-san trained for 16 years at the ramen shops Kazuya in Meguro and Hayashimaru in Koenji before opening his own place. Eight seats. Since June 2016. Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 入鹿 TOKYO 六本木 at Iruka Tokyo Roppongi (入鹿TOKYO)
ポルチーニ醤油らぁ麺 + 特製トッピング / Porcini Shoyu Ramen + Tokusei Toppings / Iruca Tokyo - Roppongi, Tokyo
Quadruple soup combines chicken, pork, lobster and shellfish broths. The chicken soup uses Nagoya Cochin, Kurosatsuma, Hinai Jidori and Sansui Jidori brand chickens. The pork soup contains Kagoshima kurobuta. The lobster soup... More
ポルチーニ醤油らぁ麺 + 特製トッピング / Porcini Shoyu Ramen + Tokusei Toppings / Iruca Tokyo - Roppongi, Tokyo
Quadruple soup combines chicken, pork, lobster and shellfish broths. The chicken soup uses Nagoya Cochin, Kurosatsuma, Hinai Jidori and Sansui Jidori brand chickens. The pork soup contains Kagoshima kurobuta. The lobster soup is made from ise ebi (Japanese spiny lobster) and white wine. Finally, a shellfish broth consists of shijimi clams from Lake Shinji in Shimane and mussels from Miyajima, Hiroshima. Seven different varieties of shoyu go into the tare. Noodles are supplied by Mikawaya Seimen. Topped with chicken, pork and duck chashu, meatballs, green negi, ajitama and porcini mushroom paste.
Iruca Tokyo Roppongi is the 2nd branch of the popular ramen shop Iruca Tokyo in Higashikurume. Run by master Kazuhiro Ogawa-san, who trained at some well known shops including AFURI, Nagi and Menya Ittō. Higashikurume flagship open since 2019, Roppongi branch since October 2021. 12 seats. @malbo4649 Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 麺処と市 at Men Tokoro To Ichi (麺処 と市)
味玉らーめん / Ajitama Ramen / Mendokoro Toichi - Kashihara, Nara
Triple soup uses pork, chicken and gyokai. Noodles are homemade. No MSG. Topped with ajitama, pork chashu, mizuna, onions and togarashi. Ramen and tsukemen both available.
Master Ikoma-san trained at Menya Takakura Nijō in Kyoto. Located in the parking lot of the Super Autobacs... More
味玉らーめん / Ajitama Ramen / Mendokoro Toichi - Kashihara, Nara
Triple soup uses pork, chicken and gyokai. Noodles are homemade. No MSG. Topped with ajitama, pork chashu, mizuna, onions and togarashi. Ramen and tsukemen both available.
Master Ikoma-san trained at Menya Takakura Nijō in Kyoto. Located in the parking lot of the Super Autobacs custom car parts store. Only open for lunch, 11am-2:30pm or until the soup runs out. 9 seats. Since March 2nd, 2012. Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 麺や麦ゑ紋 at Menya Mugiemon (麺や 麦ゑ紋)
合盛りつけめん + 極平麺 / Gomori Tsukemen + Goku-hiramen / Menya Mugiemon - Shinjuku, Tokyo
Shoyu soup uses pork leg bones, back bones, trotters, sake-bushi (dried and smoked salmon) from Hokkaido and several other types of dried fish. The stock is made by slowly simmering the ingredients at a low temperature. Noodles are by Kanno Seimen,... More
合盛りつけめん + 極平麺 / Gomori Tsukemen + Goku-hiramen / Menya Mugiemon - Shinjuku, Tokyo
Shoyu soup uses pork leg bones, back bones, trotters, sake-bushi (dried and smoked salmon) from Hokkaido and several other types of dried fish. The stock is made by slowly simmering the ingredients at a low temperature. Noodles are by Kanno Seimen, containing domestic wheat and sea salt from Okinawa. Two kinds of noodles come with the tsukemen, including mineral-rich wheat bran noodles. Super thick and flat goku-hiramen added-on for 150 yen extra.
Run by the INGS group, a company which now operates nine different ramen brands and over twenty shops total in Japan. Menya Mugiemon open 11am-11pm, seven days a week. 23 seats. Since August 2021 @mugiemon0831 Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at ラーメン人生 JET600 at Ramen Jinsei JET 600 (ラーメン人生JET600)
醤油ラーメン / Shoyu Ramen / Ramen Jinsei Jet 600 - Tamatsukuri, Osaka
Double soup combines chicken and pork based chintan soup with gyokai dashi and Rausu kombu. Medium-thick straight noodles are house-made using domestic wheat flour. Also available (and recommended) is a tori nikomi soba made with a rich stock of chicken carcasses, chicken... More
醤油ラーメン / Shoyu Ramen / Ramen Jinsei Jet 600 - Tamatsukuri, Osaka
Double soup combines chicken and pork based chintan soup with gyokai dashi and Rausu kombu. Medium-thick straight noodles are house-made using domestic wheat flour. Also available (and recommended) is a tori nikomi soba made with a rich stock of chicken carcasses, chicken feet and water stewed for 10 hours or more.
Ramen Jinsei Jet 600 is the 2nd branch of the well known Osaka ramen shop Ramen Jinsei Jet, run by master Takahiro Yamamoto-san. 17 seats. Open since July 2011. Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 飯田橋大勝軒 at Iidabashi Taishoken
小豚(肉1)/ Shō Buta (Niku 1) / Iidabashi Taishōken - Iidabashi, Tokyo
Soup uses pork bones, pork feet, chicken and gyokai. Noodles are house-made using wheat from Kachidoki-Seifun (same as Higashi-Ikebukuro Taishōken). Regular size noodles are 320g (before being boiled), large size is 700g. Both Higashi-Ikebukuro Taishōken style ramen... More
小豚(肉1)/ Shō Buta (Niku 1) / Iidabashi Taishōken - Iidabashi, Tokyo
Soup uses pork bones, pork feet, chicken and gyokai. Noodles are house-made using wheat from Kachidoki-Seifun (same as Higashi-Ikebukuro Taishōken). Regular size noodles are 320g (before being boiled), large size is 700g. Both Higashi-Ikebukuro Taishōken style ramen and tsukemen are available, as well as this Jiro style bowl. Topped with pork fat, vegetables and extra garlic. Some people call this "Taishōken Jiro."
Master Keita Shimazaki-san trained at Higashi-Ikebukuro Taishōken under the ramen god Yamagishi-san. This shop belongs to the Taishōken Norennokai. 15 seats. Open since December 2004. Less