We visited Menya Takei’s main branch, a very famous ramen restaurant in Joyo City, Kyoto Prefecture.The store is easy to get to by car, with several parking spaces at the store and a large parking lot just a short walk away. By public transportation, it is about a 12-minute walk from Nagaike Station on the JR Nara Line. We arrived at 11:30 on a...
“Chuka soba Ibuki”, located in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, is known as a very famous restaurant for its niboshi ramen (dried sardine ramen). I visited the restaurant this time to taste its highly acclaimed “Chuka soba” (Ramen). Although a long wait is expected, the restaurant’s niboshi ramen (dried sardine ramen) is superb. Perfect noodle and topping balance The first thing that catches the eye is...
Hachioji in Tokyo is home to many famous ramen restaurants. Today I went to “Niboshi-iwashi-ramen En Hachioji-honten”. I arrived early, so there was no one waiting for me. However, as soon as I noticed, there were almost 10 people in line behind me. The restaurant has only 7 seats at the counter. Japanese dried sardines, wheat and grilled char siu pork As soon as...
Kagawa Prefecture is the home of udon, Japan’s most famous noodle.Despite being the smallest prefecture in Japan, Kagawa Prefecture has by far the largest number of “soba/udon restaurants” per 10,000 people in Japan.Among the countless number of udon restaurants in Kagawa Prefecture, we would like to introduce “Sanuki Ramen Hamando,” whose owner is the winner of the “First Sanuki Udon King Championship” held in...
“Seabura niboshi chuka soba GAMUSHARA” (pork back fat dried sardine ramen Gamushara) features “pork back fat” in a Niboshi (dried sardine) broth.I have not had many chances to eat ramen with pork back fat on it, but this ramen is very appetizing just by the combination of Niboshi (dried sardine) and pork back fat. The exterior of the restaurant had a very nice and...
This time, after a long absence, I visited “Resshi-shoyu Menkobo Sanku” located in Fukushima-ku, Osaka. The nearest station is JR Shin-Fukushima Station.There was no waiting time and we were able to enter the restaurant smoothly. Order the “Kurotsubo Ramen”. Elegant flavored simmered dried seafood broth soy sauce soup The soup of “Kurotsubo Ramen” is a delicious soy sauce broth made from dried fish and...
We visited “Sarusuberi” located on the second basement floor of a building directly connected to Shinjuku Sanchome Station in Tokyo.“Sarusuberi” serves ramen and tsukemen (Dipping noodles) with “dried sardine” as the main ingredient. When you enter the restaurant, you first select the menu item you want to eat from the ticket machine, purchase a ticket, and place your order. Since this was my first...
