Recommended bowl: Off-the-radar

Walking into Mihara, located near Ginza's Mihara bridge, is a blast from the past. Family-run since 1964, the shop looks like it has barely changed since its start. What you'll find on the menu are old school, blue collar offerings: ramen, cha-han (fried rice), gyoza and tanmen. The tanmen is the recommendation, an old school simple bowl with a light, animal-based soup and a variety of simple vegetables, such as cabbage and sprouts. The master whips everything up in old school woks, including boiling the noodles. Most of the customers seem to be regulars that come all the time, and most get at least one order of cha-han. An underground, totally off-the-radar spot.