Recommended bowl: Tsukemen specialists

A small, nondescript shop up the hill just a few minutes from Meidaimae station. There are six shops total in the Kibi group in Tokyo, with a few more in Bangkok, Thailand. All of the shops have different names and concepts, and this brand in Meidaimae is probably the best. Tsukemen noodles are served with a tangy shoyu-based clear pork soup. Medium-width firm straight noodles, slices of pork belly chashu, fried gyoza on the side. It hits the sweet spot every time.

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