Ramen Miya

After 10 years of training at the famous Honke Daiichi Asahi Takabashi Head Shop in Kyoto, a craftsman became independent and opened a new restaurant, Ramen Miya, in Fukakusa, Fushimi Ward. The location of the restaurant is where the Banraiya, which moved to Ishida, used to operate, and he took over the restaurant after Banraiya left and started his business.

But apparently, it is not only the store that was taken over from Banraiya, but they also open for business from 7:00 a.m. and serve ramen with a huge char siu pork filling (apparently there is no relationship between Ramen Miya and Banraiya)… Then, I guess I should go there early in the morning to enjoy their early morning char siu pork filling! So, one morning around 8:30, I headed to the restaurant…

Ramen Miya is quite crowded in the morning… I guess morning ramen at this place is now a local culture. 

There are quite a few customers at Ramen Miya in the early morning. The layout of the restaurant probably hasn’t changed since the days of Banraiya, and there are 19 seats, including seven L-shaped counters along the kitchen and two tables seating six people. When I arrived, all but one of the tables were occupied by customers who had arrived earlier. I, a lone customer, was guided to a table for six, which created an unbalanced situation, but the tables were also occupied, and eventually the restaurant became full and some customers had to wait outside. Even though the taste of ramen has changed, the number of customers has not waned. It may be no exaggeration to say that morning ramen at this place has become a part of the local culture.

A bowl of ramen reminiscent of Banraiya’s popular menu item… What did I think of Ramen Miya’s limited-quantity menu item, “Ramen with extra meat”?

Let me introduce the limited quantity ramen I ordered at Ramen Miya that day (priced at 1,400 yen including tax). After about 10 minutes of waiting after ordering, the ramen with extra meat arrived in front of me…

The ramen is served in a bowl with a huge bowl of chashu (pork), and the center of the bowl is topped with green onions and bean sprouts, making it impossible to see what is inside. This visual is reminiscent of the Super Black Soy Sauce Ramen with extra meat, a popular menu item at Banraiya, which used to operate at the same location. Isn’t it a great thing to be able to eat chashu ramen in the exact same place even though the previous restaurant has closed?

While suppressing such excitement for a moment, I first took a sip of the soup… While the soy sauce is subdued, the pork bone broth has a strong, rich flavor. The pork bone flavor is superior to that of the Honke Daiichi Asahi, where I trained. Personally, I like this flavor very much. I feel like I can spend the rest of the day with full of energy by being covered with pork bone from the morning.

On the other hand, when I pulled up the noodles from between the layers of chashu pork, I found that they were not the heavy wheat-like noodles made by Kondo noodle factory, but medium-thick noodles with a slightly higher water content. It seems that this noodle is made by “Menya Teigaku”. They have replaced the noodle used at the place of training with another one. The surface of the noodle is smooth, easy to slurp, and crispy.

There are 25 pieces of chashu pork arranged in a petal shape along the edge of the bowl. The balance of lean and fatty parts is good, and allows you to enjoy the sensation of the fat melting into the meat while feeling the firmness of the meat. In fact, I did not feel sick to my stomach at all even after eating so many pieces of chashu, and I was able to finish them off with ease.

I easily finished the ramen with extra meat from Ramen Miya in about 5 minutes. If you like chashu pork, you should definitely try this ramen… but this ramen with extra meat was sold out at the end of my order. The staff told me that they prepare 20 portions every day… but isn’t it too bad that they sold out after 8:30 in the morning? If you go there for this meat-enhanced ramen, I think you need to be able to enter the restaurant by 8:00 a.m. at the latest to feel safe.

Other examples of Ramen Miya’s menu (prices include tax) 

• Ramen (regular) 850 yen 
• Special ramen 1000 yen 
• Chashu ramen 1000 yen 
• Menma ramen 900 yen 
• Student discount ramen 700 yen 
• Meatless ramen 700 yen 
• Mini ramen 700 yen

Now serving take-out… Ramen Miya is a 7-minute walk from Takeda Station on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line, the nearest station.

Ramen Miya also serves ramen and chashu take-out…

One serving of ramen is 850 yen including tax, which is the The price is the same as the price of ramen at the restaurant. Does this mean that the soup and toppings are also included in the set? I also like the fact that they sell the sliced off pieces of chashu (pork) separately. The quality of chashu pork is completely different from that of supermarket pork, and it will improve the level of ramen you make at home by a wide margin. So, if you like the ramen at the restaurant, you can buy these products as souvenirs to take home.

Now, here are the details of the restaurant…

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