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Ramen is a tasty delicacy enjoyed by many, and what better place to have it than in Japan?
If you are visiting Japan then you simply must try out these ramen restaurants – or you’ll be sorely missing out! We have a few to recommend so let’s get into it!
Ramen Kamo To Negi(らーめん鴨to葱)
The first restaurant we want to talk about today is Ramen Kamo to Negi which prides itself on its delicious ramen made only with simple ingredients.
The dishes consist of only duck, green onions, and water that is slowly cooked on low heat for two days.
This brings out the tenderness of the meat and the richness of the taste.
The duck can be enjoyed with simple green onions to bring out the complementary flavors of the duck.
The great thing about these noodles? No chemical seasonings are used and all the ingredients are natural!
The menu looks something like this:
- Duck ramen (780 yen) So-called ramen
- Duck Wonton Noodles (900 yen)-Add Wonton to Duck Ramen
- Duck soup tukesoba (880 yen) -So-called tukejiru
- Duck confit noodles (1,100 yen) -So-called char siu noodles
Now that you know what kind of ramen to expect and the quality the restaurant upholds, let’s take a look at what some of the customers have to say!
‘’I ordered duck confit noodles.
The duck confit is pink, rare, and beautiful. It’s sweet and melts. The duck meat is quite tender.
I think it can be used as a dish at a high-class restaurant. If you soak it in ramen soup, it will be heated a little by the heat.
Char siu often becomes hard over time, but the char siu of “Kamo to Negi” has been soft.
The soup has a great scent of duck. It’s more fragrant than I expected! It has a very good soup stock and is like a lump of umami.
Noodles are whole grains. The noodles are also of a high level. It is a thin noodle with chewy and chewy noodles.
It goes well with a slightly firm and rich duck soup.’’
‘’The soup is refreshing but very rich, exquisite! The noodles that go well with the soup are thin but have a good texture.
In addition, the green onions are insanely delicious! The product development power of this shop is amazing.’’
‘’The soup of duck ramen was amazing. I was surprised to take a sip. The very delicate sweetness was good.
This is a great soup. I think it was expensive for the amount, but I think it was a worthwhile soup.’’
‘’I was impressed with the first bite of soup. I have never tasted it before, and the duck flavor permeates my body.’’
‘’The duck char siu, noodles, and green onions were very delicious. As expected it is a popular shop. I would like to go again and recommend it to my friends.’’
- Customer reviews from Google Maps – Average 4.2 Stars.
Store Information
- Tel: +81 3-6803-2334
- Business hours: [Weekday] 11:00-21:30 (Ends as soon as the soup runs out [Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays] 11:00-21:30
- Regular holiday: no regular holiday
- Access: 2 minutes walk from “Okachimachi” station (north exit) on the JR Yamanote line
- Address: 6 Chome-4-15 Ueno, Taito City, Tokyo 110-0005, Japan
Mentaku Ushio Ueno-seimenjo(麺巧 潮 上野製麺所)
The next restaurant we want to talk about is Mentaku Ushio Ueno-seimenjo, which is rapidly growing in popularity and is on the rise with help from visits from celebrities and public figures.
The business won first place in the Rookie Award Category of ‘’TRY 2013-14 Tokyo Ramen of the Year’’ – so you can trust that the ramen from this place is going to be worth it!
One of the most notable qualities of this restaurant is that the atmosphere is not like your average ramen place. The inside is fresh and fashionable.
So, now let’s take a look at some of the customer reviews:
Nihonichi Shoyu Soba(にほんいち醤油そば)
‘’I orderd Nihonichi Shoyu Soba. “Nihonichi” is not the self-proclaimed soba noodles in Japan, but is taken from the brand soy sauce called “Nihonichi Soy Sauce”.
The topping is 1 pork char siu and 3 duck char siu. Eggs, trefoil, Japanese ginger, perilla, etc. are also added.
The duck char siu is excellent. This duck is not moist but has a unique ham-like texture. Plenty of fat.
On the other hand, pork char siu is moist with pork shoulder loin. You can feel the delicious taste of pork. Herbs also work well and are delicious.’’
Tori Paitan Soba(鶏白湯そば)
‘’Daisen chicken from Tottori prefecture is used luxuriously, and the soup is made by condensing the taste of chicken, paying attention to the time and heat of the meal, and using a unique method and ingredients to create a deep-tasting Western-style Chinese noodles.
The soup is creamy and more like a stew than a ramen soup. It has a lot of chicken flavor and is very delicious.
The noodles are a medium-thin straight type, and the soup is entwined with them.
The toppings are meat-wrapped asparagus and poached eggs, which are also unique.
The meat-wrapped asparagus is fragrant, and the poached egg is so soft that the yolk breaks, and I’m surprised!’’
Store Information
- Tel: +813-6803-0897
- Business hours: Mon-Fri 11:00-21:00, Saturday 11:00-17:00
- Regular holiday: Sunday
- Access: 5 minutes walk from Asakusa Exit / Hirokoji Exit of Ueno Station on each JR line
- Address: Creazione Ueno 1F, 3-22-2 Higashiueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Mendokoro Hanada Ueno(麺処 花田 上野店)
Next up on our list is Mendokoro Hanada! This is a very popular shop in Tokyo that specializes in rich miso ramen.
麺処 花田 上野店@御徒町
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They are served with sides of vegetables and garlic! The menu consists of: The main menu is “miso ramen”(880 yen and “spicy miso ramen”(900 yen).
Let’s take a look at some customer reviews:
- ‘’I ordered miso ramen. The vegetable tower is quite powerful. Miso is based on white miso and has a rich feeling. A soup that has the richness of animals such as pork bones, but at the same time you can feel the sweetness of miso vegetables.
- Stir-fried vegetables are delicious. Bean sprouts may be crispy. The amount is also quite large.Pork roast pork roast pork. It has a fluffy texture and is very soft and melts in your mouth.’’
- ‘’The taste is very good. The soup has a strong miso taste, and the taste is strong and rich. The volume and taste of vegetables are good. I ordered spicy miso, but it’s not too spicy. It’s a ramen shop that I recommend because it has a lot of miso flavor.’’
- ‘’The soup is hot and delicious.The vegetables and soup match perfectly and I can’t stop eating vegetables. I will come here again and again.’’
Store Information
- Tel: +81338360440
- Business hours: [Monday-Friday] 11:00-23:00 [Sat] 10:00-23:00 [Sun] 10:00-22:00 [Holiday] 11:00-22:00
- Regular holiday: New year holiday season
- Access: JR Yamanote Line and other lines [Ueno Station] 3 minutes on foot
- Address: Ueno Glasses Center Building, 6-8-6 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Menya Musashi Bukotsusoden(麺屋武蔵 武骨相傳)
The very last store we bring to you today; this ramen shop has a signature menu of black, white, and red tsukemen.
The most popular, black, is made of carbonizing onions, garlic, and coffee beans and has a slightly bitter taste that perfectly balances the rich soup.
In this shop, you need to purchase a ticket at the vending machine next to the entrance.
‘’I orderd “black” tsukemen. A black soup with a nice scent of charred oil. The noodles are chewy and heavy.
Excellent compatibility between noodles and soup! Noodles with a firm texture and taste that are not defeated by the rich soup.
By mixing both, the deliciousness spreads many times.
The roast pork topping is of a quality that you can’t think of as a topping for tsukemen.
Unlike char siu, which melts in a fluffy manner, it has firm flesh and a slightly sweet sauce.’’
Store Information
- Tel: +813-6803-0634
- Business hours: 11:15-22:00
- Regular holiday: no regular holiday
- Access: 1-minute walk from Shinobazu Exit of JR Ueno Station
- Address: 6-11-15 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo
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