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Ramen Tokyo Maps - Recommended Shops

29. August 2010

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Here is an up-to-date map of all Ramen Tokyo “Recommended Shops” in Tokyo, now numbering more than 110! Click on any map pin to bring up the name of that shop and a link back to the associated Ramen Tokyo page. Click on the Ramen Tokyo Maps link at the bottom left to go to [...]

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Nagi nicai/Nishi Shinjuku凪 nicai/西新宿

29. August 2010

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  Nagi “nicai” (lowercase intentional) is related to the main Nagi chain according to Supleks, but does not appear on their home page as a branch. Word has it that the bottom floor of the building, which has the Nagi noren on it, has closed as of this writing, or will soon close. This review is [...]

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Rikyo/Shibuya麗郷/渋谷

29. August 2010

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   The kanji for this shop’s name mean roughly “elegant hometown”. This place is actually a Taiwan-style Chinese restaurant back in one of the love hotel areas of Shibuya, past 109 up the hill on the left walking away from JR Shibuya Station. They have a fair number of interesting items on the menu including sausages, [...]

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Usagi/Shinsenchoうさぎ/神泉町

29. August 2010

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   Usagi offers good shoyu tsukemen, including special long menma and linguine-style al dente katai noodles, an extremely generous portion. Their ramen and dan-dan men dishes are also quite good. Currently they have hand-made gyoza also and buta meshi dishes, all very good. One minus is that the the shop is somewhat cramped and they were [...]

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Daisangen/Kinshicho大三元/錦糸町

29. August 2010

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  First place in Sumida-ku. Good mid-price Chinese about 5-10 mins walk north from Kinshicho Station on the JR line. Also accessible via Hanzomon Line. Excellent suratanmen - but very peppery. Thick broth with somen noodles. Very flavorful full-length negi cuts. They have it with and without the noodles so be sure to specify. Many interesting [...]

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Mukyoku/Nogata無極/野方

29. August 2010

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     Good tonkotsu gyoukai at this place - name roughly translates to “no end”, “not fixed” or “infinite”. Noodles even thicker than the average tonkotsu gyoukai place. The pork was also very good, very fatty pieces approaching tontoro quality. Only food complaint was that the amount of broth was a bit small. Interesting karashi takana on [...]

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Mensoken Kanade Kurenai/Fuchu麺創研かなで 紅/府中

29. August 2010

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    This is the first miso ramen place that has our “Recommended” rating in a long time, if ever. Small shop with 8 seats only, less than 2 minutes walk from Keio Fuchu Station on the Keio Line, down at the end of a small alley past the Mos Burger, almost directly across from the station. [...]

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Men Deru Opens Branch in Togoshi Ginza

29. August 2010

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The Men Deru (麺でる) shop, a Jiro-inspired ramen shop which has its honten in Yukigayaotsuka, has now opened it’s first branch shop in Togoshi, near Togoshikoen station on the Tokyu Oimachi Line. http://ikemen.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2010-07-12 Click here for more

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Ivan Orkin on Discovery Channel

29. August 2010

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Ivan Orkin of Ivan Ramen fame was featured on the “Japan” episode of the Discovery Channel’s program Culinary Asia, which has been airing the last few weeks on the Discovery Channel Japan (CS2 340). This program is well-written and well-filmed and it delves into a number of interesting Asian cuisines at a deeper level than [...]

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Ramen Jiro/NishiDaiラーメン二郎/西台

29. August 2010

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     The NishiDai Ramen Jiro opened at the end of June, practically right across the street from NishiDai station on the Toei Mita line. You can see the sign for the Jiro in one of the pictures above. However the shop is not on the street, it is in the back alley on the left. Enter [...]

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