六九麺 Tokyo

鶏薫る 醤油六九麺 / Niwatori Kaoru Shoyu Rokumen / Noodle Kitchen Rokumen - Koenji, Tokyo

Soup is made with shamo rock chickens from Aomori, daisen chickens from Tottori and water. Noodles are by Kanno Seimen. Topped with chicken chashu, ajitama, menma, radish sprouts and a chicken meatball. Other than shoyu, the shop also serves shio, tori paitan, miso, spicy miso, niboshi ramen and oyster shoyu tsukemen. Soy sauce, black pepper, sansho oil, yuzu koshō available on the counter.

Run by two masters, Inoue-san and Uchiumi-san. Inoue-san was a comedian before he got into ramen, Uchiumi-san was in a music band. Inoue-san learned at the Yamato noodle school and then the two of them worked at a ramen shop for ten years before opening Rokumen together. The name comes from the shamo 'rock' chickens used in the soup. Inoue-san also currently operates a couple of shops in Thailand. Noodle Kitchen Rokumen open since December 2018. @69men_kouenji_ Less