That’s a hell of a fancy name for a ramen shop, isn’t it? Then again, I’ve been writing ‘hell’ a lot recently, as well as eating too much ramen, so who the hell am I to complain about their ramename? This seems to be an older-school sort of fatty ramen (and there really is a […]
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Isono ramen, Kanda (磯野、淡路町)
Weather like this, I want to persist forever. Even better, the feeling of leaving the office, getting on my daft light-blue mama-style bike with basket and bell, and flowing along downtown Tokyo streets…relaxing on the worst of days, magic on a day like this when the air is clear and a little cool and the […]
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Tsujita Ramen, Kanda (二代目つじた、淡路町)
You’ll be thinking from the title that I’m stooping to double-posting about ramen shops. But you’ll be WRONG about that! Hoo-ahh! Gotcha! Woo! That’s because the Tsujita I went to a few weeks ago is across the street, and has a different name involving miso (plus th menu to match). When I went there, I was […]
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Bigakuya, Toyocho (美学屋)
There’s no question that Tabelog is the single greatest resource for Tokyo eaters. It’s a terrific example of crowdsourcing gone right, far from a regular occurence. There are only a few shortcomings that I’ve found over time. One is that popularity is self-perpetuating; the scores of the top places tend to get pushed up over […]
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Junren Ramen, Takadanobaba (純連)
Really great weather today, and with no particular responsibilities I decided to wander through the Okubo guitar stores (as well as the little street of Halal food stores, did you know that was there? Opposite the station exit, jog to the left.). The way to Okubo for me involves changing trains in Takadanobaba (or walking […]
Yoshimaru Ramen, Yaesu (由丸)
It’s not that I wanted to eat Hakata ramen two days in a row. But a note to late diners everywhere – 3 PM is just too late for lunch. Most places will be closed, except those places that stay open all day, which is going to get you into a lot of chains. The […]
Marukin, Monzennakacho (丸金)
Why is it that some places sit right near my apartment and never get ‘the nod’? In the case of Marukin, it’s because it looks so spartan from the outside, or that’s what I thought. Why was I opposed to that? I’m not usually. And it was more clean and spacious than spartan, and I […]
Santoka Ramen, Nihonbashi (山頭火、八重洲)
Everything came up aces today – I was carrying my camera in anticipation of dinner with the Peafowl, and decided that You was the kind of guy who wouldn’t make a big deal out of it if I started taking pictures of noodles. The ramen, in the Asahigawa style from Hokkaido, turned out to be pretty […]
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Miso no Shou Ramen, Kanda (二代目つじた 味噌の章、淡路町)
Not that it comes as a surprise after seeing a bunch of people talking about how good this chain was, but this was very good. Definitely in my top 3 as far as Kanda ramen goes. Worth a return visit, especially because I got the tsukemen, and the ramen of the guy next to me […]
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Menya Sora, Kanda (めん屋 そら)
This place comes recommended from several sources – I’m pretty sure it was the top in the area on Tabelog sometime, and only a week ago my colleagues came back from a return visit, recommending it. I’ve been meaning to go for months and months. All of that adds up to a big disappointment since […]