Recommended bowl: Thick noodles

Men to Mirai means 'noodle and future' in Japanese. Not surprisingly, the shop is a noodle specialist. Delicious bowls of shio ramen are served with extra-thick noodles prepared fresh in the 'teuchi tegiri temomi' style (hand-made, hand-cut and hand-pounded daily). The high-quality wheat used in the noodles comes from Japan's Mie Prefecture; it's said to be known for its good chewiness. For noodles lovers this place is lights out.

Matching the tasty noodles is a stellar dashi soup made from chicken wings, asari clams, raosu kombu (high quality kelp), katakuchi iwashi (dried sardines), katsuobushi (bonito flakes) and no msg. The shio tare contains Kuranomoto cooking sake, ayu (sweetfish) fish sauce, and other secret ingredients. The master trained for over a decade at various other ramen shops before opening Men to Mirai in Spring 2018. Less