Recommended bowl: Historic Kichijoji spot

First opened in 1951, Chinraitei sits hidden in the maze of Hamonika Yokocho in Kichijoji. A simple, small shop with a nostalgic Japanese feeling. Family run, with the third generation now in charge. The shop serves ramen at lunch and becomes an izakaya by night. The ramen is an old school Tokyo shoyu, with clear soup and slightly wavy chijiremen noodles. Yaki gyoza available on the side.