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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 麺屋 悠 at Menya Yuu (麺屋 悠)
辛味噌ワンタンつけ / Kara Miso Wonton-Tsuke / Menya Yū - Ōkubo, Tokyo
Spicy dipping soup is made using a double soup of chicken and pork with niboshi. The soup is combined with an original miso tare containing three varieties of miso including Gozen miso from Tokushima. Noodles ordered via Daiei Shokuhin. Wontons, negi, smoked pork chashu,... More
辛味噌ワンタンつけ / Kara Miso Wonton-Tsuke / Menya Yū - Ōkubo, Tokyo
Spicy dipping soup is made using a double soup of chicken and pork with niboshi. The soup is combined with an original miso tare containing three varieties of miso including Gozen miso from Tokushima. Noodles ordered via Daiei Shokuhin. Wontons, negi, smoked pork chashu, menma and nori.
Master Yamauchi-san trained for 16 years at the ramen shops Kazuya in Meguro and Hayashimaru in Koenji before opening his own place. Eight seats. Since June 2016. Less
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ポルチーニ醤油らぁ麺 + 特製トッピング / Porcini Shoyu Ramen + Tokusei Toppings / Iruca Tokyo - Roppongi, Tokyo
Quadruple soup combines chicken, pork, lobster and shellfish broths. The chicken soup uses Nagoya Cochin, Kurosatsuma, Hinai Jidori and Sansui Jidori brand chickens. The pork soup contains Kagoshima kurobuta. The lobster soup... More
ポルチーニ醤油らぁ麺 + 特製トッピング / Porcini Shoyu Ramen + Tokusei Toppings / Iruca Tokyo - Roppongi, Tokyo
Quadruple soup combines chicken, pork, lobster and shellfish broths. The chicken soup uses Nagoya Cochin, Kurosatsuma, Hinai Jidori and Sansui Jidori brand chickens. The pork soup contains Kagoshima kurobuta. The lobster soup is made from ise ebi (Japanese spiny lobster) and white wine. Finally, a shellfish broth consists of shijimi clams from Lake Shinji in Shimane and mussels from Miyajima, Hiroshima. Seven different varieties of shoyu go into the tare. Noodles are supplied by Mikawaya Seimen. Topped with chicken, pork and duck chashu, meatballs, green negi, ajitama and porcini mushroom paste.
Iruca Tokyo Roppongi is the 2nd branch of the popular ramen shop Iruca Tokyo in Higashikurume. Run by master Kazuhiro Ogawa-san, who trained at some well known shops including AFURI, Nagi and Menya Ittō. Higashikurume flagship open since 2019, Roppongi branch since October 2021. 12 seats. @malbo4649 Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 麺や麦ゑ紋 at Menya Mugiemon (麺や 麦ゑ紋)
合盛りつけめん + 極平麺 / Gomori Tsukemen + Goku-hiramen / Menya Mugiemon - Shinjuku, Tokyo
Shoyu soup uses pork leg bones, back bones, trotters, sake-bushi (dried and smoked salmon) from Hokkaido and several other types of dried fish. The stock is made by slowly simmering the ingredients at a low temperature. Noodles are by Kanno Seimen,... More
合盛りつけめん + 極平麺 / Gomori Tsukemen + Goku-hiramen / Menya Mugiemon - Shinjuku, Tokyo
Shoyu soup uses pork leg bones, back bones, trotters, sake-bushi (dried and smoked salmon) from Hokkaido and several other types of dried fish. The stock is made by slowly simmering the ingredients at a low temperature. Noodles are by Kanno Seimen, containing domestic wheat and sea salt from Okinawa. Two kinds of noodles come with the tsukemen, including mineral-rich wheat bran noodles. Super thick and flat goku-hiramen added-on for 150 yen extra.
Run by the INGS group, a company which now operates nine different ramen brands and over twenty shops total in Japan. Menya Mugiemon open 11am-11pm, seven days a week. 23 seats. Since August 2021 @mugiemon0831 Less
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醤油ラーメン / Shoyu Ramen / Ramen Jinsei Jet 600 - Tamatsukuri, Osaka
Double soup combines chicken and pork based chintan soup with gyokai dashi and Rausu kombu. Medium-thick straight noodles are house-made using domestic wheat flour. Also available (and recommended) is a tori nikomi soba made with a rich stock of chicken carcasses, chicken... More
醤油ラーメン / Shoyu Ramen / Ramen Jinsei Jet 600 - Tamatsukuri, Osaka
Double soup combines chicken and pork based chintan soup with gyokai dashi and Rausu kombu. Medium-thick straight noodles are house-made using domestic wheat flour. Also available (and recommended) is a tori nikomi soba made with a rich stock of chicken carcasses, chicken feet and water stewed for 10 hours or more.
Ramen Jinsei Jet 600 is the 2nd branch of the well known Osaka ramen shop Ramen Jinsei Jet, run by master Takahiro Yamamoto-san. 17 seats. Open since July 2011. Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 麺匠而今 at Mensho Jikon (麺匠 而今)
特製醤油 / Tokusei Shoyu / Menshou Zikon - Moriguchi, Osaka
Triple soup combines broths of pork bones, chicken carcasses and gyokai (mostly saba and katsuo). Shoyu (or shio) tare. Medium thick straight noodles made with high water content are special ordered. Tokusei comes with three slices each of rare pork shoulder chashu and chicken breast chashu.
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特製醤油 / Tokusei Shoyu / Menshou Zikon - Moriguchi, Osaka
Triple soup combines broths of pork bones, chicken carcasses and gyokai (mostly saba and katsuo). Shoyu (or shio) tare. Medium thick straight noodles made with high water content are special ordered. Tokusei comes with three slices each of rare pork shoulder chashu and chicken breast chashu.
Master Manokubo-san trained at the Menya Jikon Daito Honten (flagship) in east Osaka, before opening this branch norenwake style using his own unique recipes. Six seats. Since May 2014. Less
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背脂煮干し醤油まぜそば / Seabura Niboshi Shoyu Mazesoba / Saishoku Ramen Kinsei - Takatsuki, Osaka
Niboshi soup uses seguro iwashi and ibuki iriko. Shoyu tare, house-made noodles. Topped with pork belly, kurobara nori, pork back fat, menma, fish powder, negi, radish sprouts and chili. White rice on the side. Limited gentei menu, only available... More
背脂煮干し醤油まぜそば / Seabura Niboshi Shoyu Mazesoba / Saishoku Ramen Kinsei - Takatsuki, Osaka
Niboshi soup uses seguro iwashi and ibuki iriko. Shoyu tare, house-made noodles. Topped with pork belly, kurobara nori, pork back fat, menma, fish powder, negi, radish sprouts and chili. White rice on the side. Limited gentei menu, only available for two weeks this month.
The Kinsei group operates nine shops in the Kansai region. This Takatsuki store has 11 seats, open since 2009. Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at らぁめん真 at Ramen Shin (らぁめん真)
白醤油らーめん / Shiro Shoyu Ramen / Ramen Shin - Ibaraki, Osaka
Soup contains chicken and gyokai. Shiro shoyu in the tare. Noodles house-made with wheat from Hokkaido.
Master Okamoto-san first worked part time at a Chūka style ramen shop and sushi restaurant before applying for a job at the famous Osaka ramen shop Kinsei. He was hired and... More
白醤油らーめん / Shiro Shoyu Ramen / Ramen Shin - Ibaraki, Osaka
Soup contains chicken and gyokai. Shiro shoyu in the tare. Noodles house-made with wheat from Hokkaido.
Master Okamoto-san first worked part time at a Chūka style ramen shop and sushi restaurant before applying for a job at the famous Osaka ramen shop Kinsei. He was hired and went on to manage the store for 7 years before he opened his own shop at the age of 32. Nine seats. Open since January 2015. Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at Den Bar 以蔵 at Den Bar 以蔵
極赤 / Goku Aka / Den Bar Izou - Takashima, Shiga
Tonkotsu pork bone soup, gyokai dashi and miso tare. Medium width wavy noodles, low-temperature-cooked chashu, negi and sesame.
Den Bar Izou is a ramen shop that also offers oden and sake. Bowls can even be ordered from the izakaya next door (Azo). Open since January 2019.
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 無鉄砲 つけ麺 無心 at Tsukemen Mushin (つけ麺無心)
豚骨つけ麺 / Tonkotsu Tsukemen / Tsukemen Mushin - Nakamachi, Nara
Rich tonkotsu soup is made from pork bones and water, nothing else. Shoyu tare, yuzu, pepper, ichimi chili. Chewy house-made noodles. Two kinds of wari soup available.
Operated by the Muteppou group, Tsukemen Mushin offers the tsukemen version of Muteppou’s famous pork bone... More
豚骨つけ麺 / Tonkotsu Tsukemen / Tsukemen Mushin - Nakamachi, Nara
Rich tonkotsu soup is made from pork bones and water, nothing else. Shoyu tare, yuzu, pepper, ichimi chili. Chewy house-made noodles. Two kinds of wari soup available.
Operated by the Muteppou group, Tsukemen Mushin offers the tsukemen version of Muteppou’s famous pork bone soup. Company president and ramen master Akasako-san first opened Muteppou in 2003, now the group operates ten stores in Japan. 13 seats at Tsukemen Mushin, open since 2008. Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at がむしゃら at Gamushara Nara (がむしゃら 奈良)
純とんこつラーメン / Jun Tonkotsu Ramen / Gamushara - Kōriyama, Nara
100% pork bone soup is described as rich and sweet, yet mellow. Medium-thick wavy noodles are homemade. Topped with pork chashu, negi and nori.
Operated by the Muteppou group, Gamushara is run by staff of other company shops such as the Muteppou flagship and Butanohone.... More
純とんこつラーメン / Jun Tonkotsu Ramen / Gamushara - Kōriyama, Nara
100% pork bone soup is described as rich and sweet, yet mellow. Medium-thick wavy noodles are homemade. Topped with pork chashu, negi and nori.
Operated by the Muteppou group, Gamushara is run by staff of other company shops such as the Muteppou flagship and Butanohone. Company president and ramen master Akasako-san first opened Muteppou in 2003, now the group operates ten stores in Japan. 13 seats, open since 2008. Less
