皿もりめん / Sara Morimen / Menmen — Ekoda, Tokyo

Old school Tokyo style tsukemen. Chicken based shoyu soup, served with medium-thick wavy dipping noodles. The soup is topped with pork chashu, onions, negi and black pepper, the noodles come with nori and cucumber.

Open for over 50 years, Menmen is run by a female master. Previously she worked alongside her elder brother, before he passed away a few years ago. She does everything solo now, admitting she probably won’t continue for much longer. 17 seats. Open since 1965. Less