Lunch with Peacock today. Since he’s the busy one in our relationship, I fired up the googlemaps and searched for what I’ve been thinking about all through Health Week – ramen. It’s so easy to blow your diet… Ikaruga popped up as one of the places closest to his office. Turns out it’s famous. How […]
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Menemon, Kanda (麺ヱ門 )
Street food in a restaurant? Sure, why not. Lots of places want to bring the street food of other countries to Japan. While plenty of restaurants have fried noodles on the menu, not so many specialize in it. These guys are carving a little niche for themselves, and in a pleasant way. Though I can’t […]
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Daito ramen, Kanda (大斗)
[Nov 29, 2010 It is with no great sniffling that I alert you to the closure of this establishment. It’s now a ‘salt ramen’ specialist.] Restaurant politics are interesting in Japan. There’s a concept of family trees, and places can proudly advertise the fact that they derived their expertise from a famous parent. Do they […]
Ryuryuken ramen, Ochanomizu (龍龍軒)
Today I introduced Preacher to the delights of both Hakata ramen and taking the train somewhere for lunch, still getting back in 50 minutes. A mere two stops away from the office is Ochanomizu, where a pleasant view of the Kanda river awaits as you cross from the subway station toward JR and the main […]
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69 ‘n’ Roll One ramen, Machida
This place was mentioned on Ramen Adventures, and since we were already planning to poke around Machida for a few hours, it seemed like a good idea. It also seemed like it was easy enough to find from the station, so I didn’t memorize the directions or bring a map. Don’t make that mistake, unless […]
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Hope Ramen, Morishita (ホープ麺店)
I think it’s basically this year that I’ve been actively into ramen, though I see in consulting the archives that as recently as April I was still trying to bullshit and say I wasn’t that into ramen…bullshit. Since I’ve gotten into it, and explored a few traditional-style places like Bigakuya and Isono, I’ve had a […]
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Yasube ramen, Akasaka (やすべえ)
Dieting is hard. You tell yourself that you’re going to be all Japanese – just a few drinks, some nibbles to go with, then home to bed – but in reality you end up acting more Japanese – a few drinks, some nibbles to go with, then a bowl of noodles with fatty pork soup […]
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Ganko ramen, Takadanobaba (がんこ)
If you’re willing to make a good effort, and you’re a little relaxed about time, you can go all sorts of places for lunch. Like Baba, home of 100 ramen shops and various college girls in costume. What’s up, sailor? Walk up toward Waseda, going with the flow of kids on their way to school. […]
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Wagura ramen, Kanda (わ蔵)
Frankly, being in a new neighborhood is confusing these days. I’ve spent so much time wandering a few blocks of Kanda that it feels like home, and it’s disconcerting to visit streets that have the same faceless similarity of most of Tokyo…but aren’t the same. And that’s cool! I was standing on a corner, dithering […]
Yamagoya Ramen, Kiyosumi Shirakawa (山小屋、清澄白川)
Years ago I visited Yamagoya and pronounced it ‘undistinguished’. On the other hand, I didn’t have a clue about ramen. Now I can tell you with a little more certainty that it’s a decent Fukuoka-style ramen. The most notable things about it weren’t in the bowl – both were out in the room. First, as […]