Tengaiten (天外天 本店) Kumamoto

Recommended bowl: Classic late night spot

This classic Kumamoto shop is a standard late night pit stop among many. The rich tonkotsu soup is made from pork bones and chicken carcasses, simmered for five hours. The medium thin, straight noodles are special ordered. Topped with roasted and fried garlic, with topping options like iwanori seaweed and boiled eggs. Run by master Shimizu-san, only open at night, 6pm-2am. Since 1989.