チャーシュー麺 / Chashumen / Ramen Oyaji - Hanozo, Kyoto
Old school Kyoto style black. All information about the soup / tare is kept secret, no one is permitted to touch the stock pot other than family members. Noodles supplied by Kondō Seimen. Master Katagiri-san previously worked as a taxi driver before opening this ramen shop over 40 years ago. He is self taught, it took him eight years to make the tare sauce. He still does prep while his son and daughter-in-law now run the shop. Open since March 1977.