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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 荻窪らーめん栄龍軒 at 荻窪らーめん 栄龍軒
醤油らーめんぜいたく + 焼き餃子 / Shoyu Ramen Zeitaku + Yaki-Gyoza / Ogikubo Ramen Eiryūken - Soka-Matsubara, Saitama
Ogikubo style ramen, consisting of shoyu soup using pork bones, pork feet, chicken carcasses, kombu, niboshi, katsuo and saba. Noodles are house-made with both thick and thin noodles available. Zeitaku toppings include... More
醤油らーめんぜいたく + 焼き餃子 / Shoyu Ramen Zeitaku + Yaki-Gyoza / Ogikubo Ramen Eiryūken - Soka-Matsubara, Saitama
Ogikubo style ramen, consisting of shoyu soup using pork bones, pork feet, chicken carcasses, kombu, niboshi, katsuo and saba. Noodles are house-made with both thick and thin noodles available. Zeitaku toppings include ajitama, extra pork chashu, menma, negi, nori and wontons. Fried gyoza on the side.
The original master trained at Maruchō in Mejiro. He is credited for making tantanmen popular in the area, the 3rd master here went on to open a tantanmen specialty shop in Soka called Goma. The current master is 3rd generation. 15 seats. Open date unknown. Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 再来軒 at Sairai Ken
塩ワンタンメン / Shio Wontonmen / Sairaiken - Yōga, Tokyo
Soup contains whole chickens, pork feet, gyokai and vegetables (including onions, ginger and garlic). Shio, shoyu and soy milk ramen all available. Noodles are special ordered. Topped with pork wontons, chashu, egg, green negi and menma.
Run by two female masters and previously... More
塩ワンタンメン / Shio Wontonmen / Sairaiken - Yōga, Tokyo
Soup contains whole chickens, pork feet, gyokai and vegetables (including onions, ginger and garlic). Shio, shoyu and soy milk ramen all available. Noodles are special ordered. Topped with pork wontons, chashu, egg, green negi and menma.
Run by two female masters and previously open six days a week, the hours of operation are now only on Saturday from just 11:30am-2pm. It is also recommended to check the shop's Facebook page before visiting. 14 seats. Since 1959. Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 中華丸長 at Marucho
炒飯コンビ + 餃子 / Cha-han Konbi + Gyoza / Chūka Maruchō - Shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Old school Tokyo ramen. Shoyu soup consists of mostly chicken carcasses, noodles are special ordered (rare for Maruchō). Cha-han set plus gyoza on the side, an extensive teishoku menu including liver and garlic chives stir-fry also popular.
Run by master Fukai-san,... More
炒飯コンビ + 餃子 / Cha-han Konbi + Gyoza / Chūka Maruchō - Shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Old school Tokyo ramen. Shoyu soup consists of mostly chicken carcasses, noodles are special ordered (rare for Maruchō). Cha-han set plus gyoza on the side, an extensive teishoku menu including liver and garlic chives stir-fry also popular.
Run by master Fukai-san, who trained at the original Maruchō in Ogikubo. 24 seats. Open since 1955. Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at Ramen Break Beats at Ramen Break Beats (Ramen Break Beats)
特上塩らぁ麺 / Tokujo Shio Ramen / Ramen Break Beats - Yūtenji, Tokyo
Clear soup uses special Amakusa-Daiou brand chickens from Fukuoka Prefecture. The chickens arrive each day fresh (never frozen) and are immediately put into the soup pot. The next day the carcasses are removed and chicken meat is left in the pot to simmer, resulting in a... More
特上塩らぁ麺 / Tokujo Shio Ramen / Ramen Break Beats - Yūtenji, Tokyo
Clear soup uses special Amakusa-Daiou brand chickens from Fukuoka Prefecture. The chickens arrive each day fresh (never frozen) and are immediately put into the soup pot. The next day the carcasses are removed and chicken meat is left in the pot to simmer, resulting in a consommé that the master calls “Yobimodoshi Chintan.” Shio tare uses salt from Setonaikai, shoyu is sourced from Fukuoka. Noodles supplied by Mikawaya Seimen. Slow-cooked pork chashu is seasoned with only salt and then smoked. Menma comes from the master's hometown of Itoshima, Fukuoka prefecture. Also topped with ajitama, chicken chashu, sea bream, enoki, negi, nori, tomato and wontons.
Run by master Yanase-san, who also goes by DJ Yanase. Previously he worked as a chef in Canada for eight years, teaching himself how to make ramen and serving it during lunch hours. After returning to Japan he went to eat ramen at the famous shop Shibasakitei almost every weekend, getting some advice from the master there before opening his own place. He chose a location in Meguro-ku near Yūtenji, not far from his in-law’s house. Most of the ingredients used are from Kyushu, where he is from. Seven seats. Open since January 8th, 2022. @ramenbreakbeats @djyanase_ramen Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 丸長中華そば at Marushin (中華そば丸信)
つけめん + チャーハン + ギョウザ / Tsukemen + Cha-han + Gyoza / Maruchō - Kamifukuoka, Saitama
Old school Tokyo style tsukemen, fried rice and gyoza. The soup uses chicken carcasses and katsuo, with shoyu tare. Noodles are house-made.
The last shop to open with a direct connection to Maruchō in Ogikubo. Run by a husband and wife, for... More
つけめん + チャーハン + ギョウザ / Tsukemen + Cha-han + Gyoza / Maruchō - Kamifukuoka, Saitama
Old school Tokyo style tsukemen, fried rice and gyoza. The soup uses chicken carcasses and katsuo, with shoyu tare. Noodles are house-made.
The last shop to open with a direct connection to Maruchō in Ogikubo. Run by a husband and wife, for the most part no photos are allowed inside the shop other than the food. Open since 1971. Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 珍々軒 at Chin Chin Ken
ワンタンメン + 冷やし中華 / Wontonmen + Hiyashi Chūka / Chinchinken - Ueno, Tokyo
Shoyu wontonmen uses a soup made from chicken carcasses, pork and vegetables. Discarded eggshells from making cha-han are added into the stock pot, the shells are said to clarify the soup and keep scum levels down. Chilled hiyashi chūka comes topped with... More
ワンタンメン + 冷やし中華 / Wontonmen + Hiyashi Chūka / Chinchinken - Ueno, Tokyo
Shoyu wontonmen uses a soup made from chicken carcasses, pork and vegetables. Discarded eggshells from making cha-han are added into the stock pot, the shells are said to clarify the soup and keep scum levels down. Chilled hiyashi chūka comes topped with pork, cucumber, egg and harusame noodles. Cha-han, gyoza, pork and vegetable stir-fried dishes on the side.
An old school chūka style shop, currently run by 3rd generation female master Kawata-san. Originally opened in 1948 as a candy (ame) store on the Ameyoko shopping street of Ueno, during a post-war era when sugar and sweets were hard to come by. In 1960 the shop converted to a street cart (yatai), finally becoming a ramen shop in 1962. Around 23 seats, with both a counter and tables outside. Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 丸長 at Maruchō Sakuradai (つけめん 丸長桜台店)
半チャンつけ麺 / Han-chan Tsukemen / Maruchō - Miyahara, Saitama
Old school Tokyo style tsukemen. Dipping soup contains mostly chicken carcasses, along with shoyu tare. Noodles are homemade. Half size fried rice on the side. The menu offers ramen, tsukemen, cha-han, rice and beer.
Opened as a norenwake from Maruchō in Sakado, this branch... More
半チャンつけ麺 / Han-chan Tsukemen / Maruchō - Miyahara, Saitama
Old school Tokyo style tsukemen. Dipping soup contains mostly chicken carcasses, along with shoyu tare. Noodles are homemade. Half size fried rice on the side. The menu offers ramen, tsukemen, cha-han, rice and beer.
Opened as a norenwake from Maruchō in Sakado, this branch in Miyahara is the longest running store in all of Saitama City (including Ōmiya) to be serving tsukemen. 20 seats. Open for lunch only, 11am-2:30pm. Since 1982. Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 麺場 らせん at Memba Rasen (麺場 らせん)
牛骨しょうゆらーめん / Gyukotsu Shoyu Ramen / Menba Rasen - Higashi-Nagasaki, Tokyo
Paitan soup is made from 100% beef bones. Shoyu tare, noodles by Mikawaya Seimen. Sliced pork chashu is slow-cooked then smoked, served alongside shredded beef, green onion, hosaki menma and nori. Additional smoked egg (kuntama) topping also recommended.
Master... More
牛骨しょうゆらーめん / Gyukotsu Shoyu Ramen / Menba Rasen - Higashi-Nagasaki, Tokyo
Paitan soup is made from 100% beef bones. Shoyu tare, noodles by Mikawaya Seimen. Sliced pork chashu is slow-cooked then smoked, served alongside shredded beef, green onion, hosaki menma and nori. Additional smoked egg (kuntama) topping also recommended.
Master Yoshida-san came to Tokyo from his hometown in Fukushima Prefecture when he was 20 years old to become a musician. He soon got a part time job at a ramen shop. Eventually his band broke up, and he ended up opening his very own ramen store Mendokoro Sen in Kita-Urawa in April of 2010. After some time he closed the shop, then went on to work at Musashiya Honten in Shin-Nakano, followed by a stint at Tsujita. Menba Rasen opened on July 10th, 2019. Yoshida-san runs the shop with his wife. Eight seats. @menba_rasen Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 麺や べらぼう at Menya Berabou (麺や べらぼう)
淡麗煮干 (手もみ麺) / Tanrei Niboshi (Temomimen) / Menya Berabou - Iidabashi, Tokyo
Clear soup uses urume niboshi and kombu. Choice of hand-pounded temomi or straight noodles by Teigaku, based in Kyoto. Topped with slow-cooked pork shoulder chashu, red onions and yaki-bara nori sourced from Tokushima Prefecture.
Run by master Ujika-san, who... More
淡麗煮干 (手もみ麺) / Tanrei Niboshi (Temomimen) / Menya Berabou - Iidabashi, Tokyo
Clear soup uses urume niboshi and kombu. Choice of hand-pounded temomi or straight noodles by Teigaku, based in Kyoto. Topped with slow-cooked pork shoulder chashu, red onions and yaki-bara nori sourced from Tokushima Prefecture.
Run by master Ujika-san, who is from Tokushima and trained at Tokushima Noodle Padoru in Moto-Sumiyoshi. The master of Padoru (who is also from Tokushima) came up with the name Berabou. Originally opened in Ginza in August of 2020, moved to the current location in Iidabashi from October 2021. 26 seats. Less
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ねぎそば / Negi Soba / Tanaka Sobaten - Akihabara, Tokyo
Kitakata style shio ramen contains clear soup made from pork. Noodles are medium thick and wavy, supplied by the Fukuoka-based Torio Seimen. Topped with recommended extra negi.
Run by the OISHES company, which operates the Tsujita ramen brand in addition to 14 branches of Tanaka Sobaten.... More
ねぎそば / Negi Soba / Tanaka Sobaten - Akihabara, Tokyo
Kitakata style shio ramen contains clear soup made from pork. Noodles are medium thick and wavy, supplied by the Fukuoka-based Torio Seimen. Topped with recommended extra negi.
Run by the OISHES company, which operates the Tsujita ramen brand in addition to 14 branches of Tanaka Sobaten. The concept of this shop is countryside ramen, with Kitakata style shio and Yamagata style spicy miso ramen both available. Open 365 days a year. 16 seats. Since 2012. Less