Recommended bowl: Born & bred Jiro

Ranked one of the highest Ramen Jiro shops in Japan, for some Jiro fans this is number one. The Jiro style soup is a robust tonkotsu shoyu, with thick house-made noodles and an assortment of topping options. Unlike many Jiro shops, tsukemen is on the menu and is almost equally as popular as the ramen. The bowls are large even by Jiro standards, so customers are asked to take precaution when ordering. Master Noguchi-san trained at the Jiro Mita Honten under original Jiro master Yamada-san. Noguchi-san's father also trained in Mita under Yamada-san before opening Ramen Jiro in Koganei (now closed). Open since 2000, always a line. Follow master Noguchi-san on IG -- @yaen0828