Wh…wh…what what? Is this the second day in row for tonkotsu-gyokai ramen in Takadanobaba? Why yes. Yes it is. Today I had a run and a small breakfast to prepare. I also accidentally waited until about 2:30 to eat. I just figured, as long as I’m here, I might take advantage of the proximity of […]
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Watanabe ramen, Takadanobaba (渡辺)
It was a day of disgruntlement. The morning started off weak at work, and by lunch I was ready to pack it in – which in EOITwJ-land means “Have an extravagant lunch”. That can come in many forms, like a long course, or a big burger, or a distant location…in this case a small street […]
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Kibi ramen, Kanda (支那そば きび)
On the radar for quite some time is this Shina Soba place in the northern reach of Kanda – the same area I always go on about, yes. It gets pretty good scores for the area. It’s dark and moody inside – not dirty, just dim and artfully-lit. Which is funny because the customers are […]
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Gomentei ramen, Toyocho (御めん亭)
Several times in the past I’ve mocked the idea of ‘tough housing projects’ in eastern Tokyo. I haven’t gotten any comments telling me I was wrong (and once in a while I see the monthly crime reports on the local public access channel, and there’s nothing there), so I’ll continue with that. Unfortunately I’ve just […]
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Umauma ramen, Tokyo (うま馬)
Sorry, I was with a colleague (You) and forgot to get a picture of the exterior. This is tucked into a corner of Tokyo Station’s Kitchen Street, so you should be able to find it without much trouble. Not that I’m advocating finding it, I’m just saying. Didn’t even realize it’s Hakata ramen until we […]
Edomae Miso Ramen, Monzennakacho (江戸前味噌ラーメン)
I say unto you, all of you, it’s nice to have friends, and even better when they call you on a lazy Sunday to say “We’re at your station. Howzaboutit?” “It” in this case was lunch, with noodles being the request. Perfect opportunity to hit the, er, new ramen place on MZNC’s main street (probably […]
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Kujiraken ramen, Yaesu (くじら軒)
You’ve heard of this place Rokurinsha? Yeah, me too. I broke my promise to myself, shame shame, and tried to go again today. Sort of on a dare from You (who has actually been there once). At 3 PM, there were 27 people outside in line, and of course the inside was full. I went […]
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Kaeru ramen, Nakano
Setting out for a day of adventuring in the hinterlands, I decided to stop off in Nakano for a rousing spot of…well, lunch. Nakano seems like a place that would be famous for ramen, but I don’t think it is. Certainly there were not that many places looking likely – a couple in the covered […]
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Kotatsu ramen, Kanda (虎龍)
You could be forgiven for thinking that the name here had something to do with the blanket-covered tables that people are so delighted to slip their legs under in the winter. If you thought of the noodles as a table, and covered it with a warm, meaty blanket of mixed pork cuts, then imagined the […]
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Shoryu gyoza / ramen, Ueno (昇龍)
This place is stuck in my mind as being famous. Is it? Anyone else ever heard of it? I would guess I visited right after I came to live in Japan, or maybe even during one of the trips that preceded that. It was probably in a magazine that month, and that’s how we got […]