ワンタンメン / Wontonmen / Chuka Keishoku Takei — Okachimachi, Tokyo

Nostalgic Tokyo-style shoyu ramen contains a soup base of chicken bones and pork bones simmered for long hours. The shoyu tare has a light sweetness combined with saltiness, most likely using dashi elements. Medium-thin wavy noodles are sourced from a traditional local purveyor, boiled in a Chinese wok. Topped with thinly sliced pork chashu, bamboo shoots, naruto, nori, negi and wontons. Fried rice and gyoza on the side.

Run by an elderly husband and wife team, who are most likely either the shop founders or 2nd generation owners. No public details are available about their names and media interviews are never given. Longtime patrons claim the menu and ambiance have gone unchanged for decades. Only open an hour and 15 minutes for lunch (11:45am-1pm). 30 seats. Open 50+ years (exact date unknown). Less