Rāmen Restaurants

1. Onomichi Rāmen Ichibankan

   • Onomichi, Japan
   • Restaurants › Rāmen

   Opposite the Sumiyoshi shrine on the waterfront, a 15-minute walk from the station, this popular noodle shop is a good place to try Onomichi rāmen, characterised by thick slabs of juicy pork. Its best seller is the kaku-ni rāmen (角煮ラーメン; noodles with eggs and tender cuts of fatty pork) for ¥890.

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   Ramen Komurasaki

   • Kumamoto, Japan
   • Restaurants › Rāmen

   This popular and fast rāmen joint is opposite Higo Bank in the arcade. The signature dish is 'king rāmen' (¥560) in garlicky, cloudy Kumamoto-style tonkotsu (pork) broth with bamboo shoots, julienned mushrooms and chashū (roast pork) so lean you'd think it'd been working out.

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   Rāmen-no-Hōryū

   • Himeji, Japan
   • Restaurants › Rāmen

   For good gyōza and hearty bowls of rāmen we recommend this friendly rāmen joint near the station. Buy your tickets from the machine (staff usually rush around to help you do this, since the buttons are labelled in Japanese). It's roughly opposite Starbucks – look for the faux wooden facade painted with large white swirls.

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   Ippūdō

   • Kyoto, Japan
   • Restaurants › Rāmen

   There's a reason that there's usually a line outside this rāmen joint at lunchtime: the rāmen is awesome and the bite-sized gyōza (Chinese dumplings) are to die for. We recommend the gyōza set meal, which costs ¥750 or ¥850, depending on your choice of rāmen. It's on Nishiki-dōri, next to a post office and diagonally across from a Starbucks. There's a big English sign.

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5. Rāmen Kairikiya

   • Kyoto, Japan
   • Restaurants › Rāmen

   Not far from the Sanjō-Kawaramachi intersection, this popular rāmen specialist welcomes foreigners with friendly staff. It's got several types of rāmen to choose from and tasty sets that include things like fried rice, fried chicken or gyōza, all for about ¥800. It's pretty easy to spot: look for the red and white sign and the words 'There is an English menu.'

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   Hakodate Rāmen Kamome

   • Hakodate, Japan
   • Restaurants › Rāmen

   A famous noodle shop (just look for the blue awning) where you can put your culinary skills to the test – you can start with a basic bowl of miso rāmen (¥580), and add kani (crab), ebi (shrimp), ika (squid), hotate (scallops) and/or uni for a few hundred extra yen. The shop is located across the street from the fish market, so you can be reassured that everything here is fresh.

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   Tontoro

   • Kagoshima, Japan
   • Restaurants › Rāmen

   Chūō-machi Yamanokuchi The homey, bustling shop on Yamanokuchi is a local institution for rāmen in thick tonkotsu pork broth. Look for the old house with the red awning. There's another, more polished branch near JR Kagoshima-Chūō Station.

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   Karako

   • Kyoto, Japan
   • Restaurants › Rāmen

   This is our favourite rāmen restaurant in Kyoto. While it's not much on atmosphere, Karako has excellent rāmen – the soup is thick and rich and the chāshū (pork slices) melt in your mouth. We recommend the kotteri (thick soup) rāmen. Look for the red lantern outside.

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    Rāmen Yokochō

    • Sapporo, Japan
    • Restaurants › Rāmen

    This famous alleyway in the Susukino entertainment district is crammed with dozens of rāmen shops, and you'll most likely wind up here in a noble attempt to vanquish your hangover. Anyone with a yen for rāmen shouldn't miss it, but it can be difficult to find. Take the Nanboku line to Susukino and walk south to the first crossroad. Turn left (east); Rāmen Yokochō is halfway down on the right. If you can't find it just ask – it's one place people will know. Hours vary for different shops, though prices are consistently cheap, with a bowl of noodles setting you back no more than ¥1000.

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