Recommended bowl: Good Taiwan maze

Opened in 2013, Yamano is produced by the Toranoko Group and its niboshi ramen specialty shop Ibuki. Yamano offers two primary bowls: A Taiwan mazesoba and a niboshi ramen. The niboshi ramen carries an obvious influence from Ibuki, while the Taiwan mazesoba was apparently inspired by a trip company president Suzuki-san took to Nagoya, where the style originated. Suzuki-san was impressed enough to make the dish a focal point of the menu at Yamano. Taiwan mazesoba is a soupless ramen, just noodles and sauce topped with spiced meat, chives, negi, garlic and a raw egg yolk. After mixing thoroughly and devouring, ask the staff for some free rice to add to your bowl to mop up the remaining sauce. An elevated bowl within the genre.