Nakamozu Mashimashi
On my way home after eating ramen at the main store of Menya Tori no Keiji, I spotted a shop called Nakamozu M …
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Men-to-an
About 300 meters south of Kintetsu Nara Station, tucked away in a corner of Nara Mochiidono Center Street, the …
Udon Shop Kisuke
I visited Udon Shop Kisuke, a popular udon shop in Osaka that’s probably a household name among Sanuki udon fa …
Toyoharu
There’s a slightly unusual standing-style soba shop in Kanda Ogawamachi, Tokyo. The shop, Toyoharu, opened in …
Kyo Tsukemen Tsurukame Main Store
“Cranes live a thousand years, turtles ten thousand”—though this is far from their actual lifespans, in Japan …
Yoshioka Magurobushi Center
Yoshioka Magurobushi Center. It’s a ramen shop in Hotarugaike, Osaka, but you don’t hear the term “magurobushi …
Chinese Noodles Fumoto
The other day, after visiting “Yakimeshi to Men Kyoto” in Kawaramachi Sanjo, Kyoto, I learned that there’s a r …
Menya Shinano
In Matsugasaki, a residential area rarely visited by tourists, there’s a popular ramen shop called Menya Shina …
Yakimeshi to Men Kyoto
Yakimeshi to Men Kyoto. Lately, there seem to be more and more restaurants with straightforward names like thi …
Menya Gokkei Enmachi Branch
Menya Gokkei, a shop in Ichijoji—Kyoto’s nationally renowned ramen hotspot—known for its ultra-rich ramen so i …
Kobe Ramen Daiichi Asahi Sannomiya Main Store
About three years ago, when I visited the Kobe Ramen Daiichi Asahi Kobe Main Store, I noticed something on the …
Nakamura Shoten Kyoto Ramen Alley Branch
Nakamura Shoten, the second brand of the Kinsei Group based in Takatsuki, Osaka, has opened a branch in Kyoto …
Menroku
When I visited Gion Duck Noodles in Kyoto’s Gion district a while back, I learned that there’s a ramen shop ca …
京都アピール強いけど…【祇園らぁ〜めん京 祇園本店】へ行ってきた
The name “Gion Ramen Miyako” really screams “Kyoto,” and to be honest, it felt a little off to me personally. …
Ramen-so Chikyu Kibo de Kangaero Mirai-e
One day, just before noon, after I’d finished some errands in Ibaraki, I suddenly got an overwhelming craving …
Kyoto Shio Gensui
“Come to think of it, there aren’t many ramen shops in Kyoto that specialize in shio ramen, are there…?” …
Ramen Todai Kyoto Branch
Ramen Todai. When you hear “Todai,” you might think of the University of Tokyo, the pinnacle of academic achie …
Mensho Ichiryūmanbai Teramachi Branch
“Ichiryūmanbai” is an auspicious day in the Japanese calendar meaning “a single grain of rice yields ten thous …
Homemade Noodles Tsukiyomi
There’s a shop called Homemade Noodles Tsukiyomi, which opened in May 2020 as the second location o …
Menya Tori no keiji Main Store
In the residential area of Nakamozu, Sakai, Osaka, there’s a popular ramen shop called Menya Tori no kei …
Wontonmen no Mangetsu Kyoto Ramen Alley Branch
In Kyoto Ramen Alley, where renowned ramen shops from all over the country gather, there is one shop with a sl …
Seventh-generation Menya Akutagawa
I visited the seventh-generation Menya Akutagawa, located along Kawaramachi-dori between Shijo-dori and S …
Tanimachi Furusato
Tanimachi Furusato is located a short walk east along Sennichimae-dori from Nipponbashi in Osaka. This udon sh …
Menya Iroha Kyoto Station Building Branch
Lately, some people eat udon noodles as “New Year’s Udon” instead of traditional New Year’s Eve so …