Recommended bowl: Sano inspiration

King Seimen is run by Mizuhara-san, the master responsible for a couple of well-known shops, Nishino in Hongo-Sanchome and Koike in Kami-Kitazawa. Mizuhara-san grew up in Yokohama and often went to the famous IEKEI shop, Yoshimuraya, by bicycle when he was in junior high school. For the menu here he drew inspiration from Sano style ramen from Tochigi prefecture. In the soup is niboshi, kombu, and katsuobushi, similar to a light soup meant for soba or udon. Noodles are house-made in the shop. Open since March 2019.