Recommended bowl: Chicken hole
The name of this shop means ‘Chicken Hole’, and they are chicken specialists. The soup is a creamy tori paitan, and the bowls are served with chicken toppings done multiple ways. Thick cut menma, green negi, and medium-width noodles. They also have tsukemen and seasonal specials. Been around for some years now, and conveniently located just a few minutes from Ikebukuro station.