Watanabe (渡なべ) Tokyo

Awards

Ramen Beast

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Ratings from the web

Tabelog

3.76

Cuisine

Ramen, Tsukemen

• 2020
• 2018

7 / 10

Ramen at Watanabe (渡なべ)

on 26 Jun 2020

by Abram Plaut

Recommended bowl: Gyokai legend

Watanabe has been open since 2002, an established member of the new-school ramen movement. Run by master Watanabe-san, who owns a handful of ramen shops, however this was his first. A small shop down a quiet alley in Takadanobaba, with a small ticket machine and simple counter seating. The shop is known for serving a creamy, fish-heavy soup, which nowadays is not so uncommon; but this was one of the first to do it well. Both ramen and tsukemen are served, but ramen... More

Recommended bowl: Gyokai legend

Watanabe has been open since 2002, an established member of the new-school ramen movement. Run by master Watanabe-san, who owns a handful of ramen shops, however this was his first. A small shop down a quiet alley in Takadanobaba, with a small ticket machine and simple counter seating. The shop is known for serving a creamy, fish-heavy soup, which nowadays is not so uncommon; but this was one of the first to do it well. Both ramen and tsukemen are served, but ramen is what they are known for. The pieces of menma here are huge and very meaty. The noodles are made at the company's central kitchen, which supplies the shops in the group. Less

Dinner at わたなべ

on 18 Apr 2018

by Justin Hurst

No Ramen, No Life. Watanabe is amazing.