中華そば セット / Chūka Soba Set / Suehiro Ramen Honpo - Takadanobaba, Tokyo
Akita style shoyu ramen, sometimes called 'Akita Black.' The soup contains chicken, pork and vegetables. Dark shoyu tare is sourced from the legendary Kyoto shop Shinpuku Saikan (open since 1935). As is the standard order at Shinpuku Saikan, yaki-meshi (fried rice) recommended on the side. The original master of Suehiro first trained at Shinpuku Saikan in Kyoto, then returned to his hometown and adjusted the recipes to suit local Akita tastes. Now with six branches total, most of them located in the Tōhoku region. Akita flagship open since 1999, Takadanobaba branch since 2009.
