Restaurants
- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at がむしゃら at Gamushara Nara (がむしゃら)
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
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at ラーメン無鉄砲グループ at Mutepou Sohon Ten (無鉄砲)
とんこつラーメン / Tonkotsu Ramen / Muteppou - Kizugawa, Kyoto
Rich tonkotsu soup is made from domestic pork bones and water, nothing else added. Over 300 kg of pork bones are boiled each day, cooked until the marrow melts. Shoyu tare, medium-thick round noodles supplied by a purveyor in Kyushu. The chashu is house-made, first stewed in a special... More
とんこつラーメン / Tonkotsu Ramen / Muteppou - Kizugawa, Kyoto
Rich tonkotsu soup is made from domestic pork bones and water, nothing else added. Over 300 kg of pork bones are boiled each day, cooked until the marrow melts. Shoyu tare, medium-thick round noodles supplied by a purveyor in Kyushu. The chashu is house-made, first stewed in a special soup and then marinated in tare for one day. Other toppings include menma, negi, nori.
Run by company president and ramen master Akasako-san, the Muteppou group has ten stores total in Japan and one in Australia. 20 seats at the Kizugawa flagship. Open since 2003. Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 栗木台大勝軒 at 大勝軒
マーボーつけそば / Mābo Tsukesoba / Kurigidai Taishōken - Asao, Kanagawa
Soup uses pork, chicken and gyokai. Noodles are house-made. The menu features a variety of chūka style dishes and over ten kinds of tsukesoba, including this version with spicy mābo tofu added to the soup. Fried rice and gyoza on the side.
Run by master Nakabayashi-san,... More
マーボーつけそば / Mābo Tsukesoba / Kurigidai Taishōken - Asao, Kanagawa
Soup uses pork, chicken and gyokai. Noodles are house-made. The menu features a variety of chūka style dishes and over ten kinds of tsukesoba, including this version with spicy mābo tofu added to the soup. Fried rice and gyoza on the side.
Run by master Nakabayashi-san, who trained at Yoyogi-Uehara Taishoken before opening this restaurant in his hometown. A member of the Maruchō-Norennokai. 44 seats. Open since 2000. Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 中村商店高槻本店 at Nakamura Shoten Takatsuki Honten (中村商店)
全の塩 / Zenno Shio / Nakamura Shouten - Takatsuki, Osaka
Shio based double soup is made using a broth of carefully simmered chicken carcasses, combined with a kombu and niboshi gyokai dashi. Two kinds of salt are in the tare. Noodles are house-made.
Nakamura Shouten is the 2nd brand of the Kinsei group, now with nine shops total in Kansai. Ten... More
全の塩 / Zenno Shio / Nakamura Shouten - Takatsuki, Osaka
Shio based double soup is made using a broth of carefully simmered chicken carcasses, combined with a kombu and niboshi gyokai dashi. Two kinds of salt are in the tare. Noodles are house-made.
Nakamura Shouten is the 2nd brand of the Kinsei group, now with nine shops total in Kansai. Ten seats. Open since 2012. Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 大塚大勝軒 at Otsuka Taishoken
特製もりそば / Tokusei Morisoba / Ōtsuka Taishōken - Ōtsuka, Tokyo
Higashi-Ikebukuro Taishōken style tsukemen. Tangy shoyu soup uses pork bones, pork feet, chicken carcasses and niboshi. Noodles are house-made.
An affiliated store of Taishōken Tokyo, the company that runs a number branches including Ochanomizu Taishōken Branching and Taishōken... More
特製もりそば / Tokusei Morisoba / Ōtsuka Taishōken - Ōtsuka, Tokyo
Higashi-Ikebukuro Taishōken style tsukemen. Tangy shoyu soup uses pork bones, pork feet, chicken carcasses and niboshi. Noodles are house-made.
An affiliated store of Taishōken Tokyo, the company that runs a number branches including Ochanomizu Taishōken Branching and Taishōken NEXT in Katsuura. The representative of the company is Tauchigawa-san, who trained in Higashi-Ikebukuro. 12 total seats at the Ōtsuka store. Renewal open in 2011. Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 一ノ割 大勝軒 at Ichinowari Taishoken
ワンタン麺 / Wontonmen / Taishōken - Ichinowari, Saitama
Eifukucho Taishōken style ramen, with shoyu soup using pork bones, chicken carcasses and niboshi. Noodles are supplied by Kusamura Shouten, 290g for the regular size. Also with wontons, pork chashu, menma, naruto and nori.
The original master trained at Eifukucho Taishōken for 15... More
ワンタン麺 / Wontonmen / Taishōken - Ichinowari, Saitama
Eifukucho Taishōken style ramen, with shoyu soup using pork bones, chicken carcasses and niboshi. Noodles are supplied by Kusamura Shouten, 290g for the regular size. Also with wontons, pork chashu, menma, naruto and nori.
The original master trained at Eifukucho Taishōken for 15 years, now the second generation husband and wife run the shop. 27 seats. Open since April 11th, 1981. Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 高円寺ラーメン タロー軒 at TaroKen
ラーメン 半カレーセット / Ramen Han Curry Set / Koenji Ramen Tarō-ken - Shin-koenji, Tokyo
Shoyu ramen and curry rice set. The soup is made using pork meat, bones, chicken carcasses, kombu, niboshi, shiitake and vegetables. Noodles are medium-thin and straight. Topped with pork chashu, menma, negi, wakame.
Master Araki-san worked as a... More
ラーメン 半カレーセット / Ramen Han Curry Set / Koenji Ramen Tarō-ken - Shin-koenji, Tokyo
Shoyu ramen and curry rice set. The soup is made using pork meat, bones, chicken carcasses, kombu, niboshi, shiitake and vegetables. Noodles are medium-thin and straight. Topped with pork chashu, menma, negi, wakame.
Master Araki-san worked as a chef of western style cuisine before he taught himself how to make ramen. The original branch opened near Nogata station in 1976 but is now closed. The Koenji location has some tables but many customers choose to eat at the counter, standing. Open 24/7/365. Since 1978. Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 丸長 at 食事処 丸長
つけそば / Tsukesoba / Maruchō - Sakado, Saitama
Old school Tokyo shoyu tsukemen. The soup uses pork, katsuo and saba. Noodles are house-made. Topping options include hana-katsuo and nori.
Original master Amari-san trained at Maruchō in Mejiro. His sons now run the shop. Open 8am-2pm (or until the soup runs out). 12 seats. Since 1971.
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ネギラーメン / Negi Ramen / Iekei Ramen Kukkura - Sagami-Ono, Kanagawa
Creamy tonkotsu-shoyu Yokohama iekei style ramen. Noodles supplied by Masuda Seimen, served slightly thinner than Sakai Seimen noodles. Spinach or negi topping recommended to balance the salty soup.
Run by master Sudo-san, who trained at Oudouya. Open since September... More
ネギラーメン / Negi Ramen / Iekei Ramen Kukkura - Sagami-Ono, Kanagawa
Creamy tonkotsu-shoyu Yokohama iekei style ramen. Noodles supplied by Masuda Seimen, served slightly thinner than Sakai Seimen noodles. Spinach or negi topping recommended to balance the salty soup.
Run by master Sudo-san, who trained at Oudouya. Open since September 7th, 2017. Less
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- Abram Plaut added a new meal Dinner at 丸信中華そば at Marushin (中華そば丸信)
ラーメン + ぎょうざ + チャーハン / Ramen + Gyoza + Chahan / Marushin Chūka Soba - Kunitachi, Tokyo
Old school shoyu ramen, soup consisting mostly of chicken carcasses and niboshi. The master trained at Marushin in Ogikubo, which was opened in 1950 by one of the five original masters of the legendary Maruchō in Ogikubo. Marushin at one... More
ラーメン + ぎょうざ + チャーハン / Ramen + Gyoza + Chahan / Marushin Chūka Soba - Kunitachi, Tokyo
Old school shoyu ramen, soup consisting mostly of chicken carcasses and niboshi. The master trained at Marushin in Ogikubo, which was opened in 1950 by one of the five original masters of the legendary Maruchō in Ogikubo. Marushin at one point had nine different norenwake shops, most of them have now closed. Family-run, 21 total seats. Open since 1965. Less