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When going to Japan, trying out the various foods that Japan has to offer is a must. But what’s the first food that comes to the minds of us foreigners? Well, it would definitely be ramen right! With it being so well-known in Japan and also worldwide, it would be no wonder that we’d want to try some delicious bowls of ramen right at its source. Today, we’ll take a look at TOP 10 Ramen Restaurants in Tokyo and some common vocabulary related to ordering and eating piping hot bowls of Ramen right here in Japan!
Want to learn more about the Japanese hiragana behind ramen? Check out our article made by one of our wonderful Coto Japanese teachers, Ayana Nezu!
1. Ramenya Shima らぁ麺や 嶋
Address: 3 Chome-41-11 Honmachi, Shibuya City, Tokyo 151-0071
Phone Number: Not Available
English Menu Availability: X
Business Hours:
11:00AM-4:00PM except Thursday
Average Price: 1000-1500 yen
2. Homemade Ramen 麦苗
Address: 6 Chome-11-10 Minamioi, Shinagawa City, Tokyo 140-0013
Phone Number: Not Available
English Menu Availability: X
Business Hours: 11: 00-15: 30 (except Wednesday, Thursday)
Average Price: 950-1,500 yen
3. Teuchishiki Chuutakansuimen Nonokura 手打式超多加水麺 ののくら
Address: 〒125-0061 Tokyo, Katsushika City, Kameari, 3 Chome−11−11 マーベラス亀有ビル 1F
Phone Number: 03-6240-7993
English Menu Availability: X
Business Hours: 11:00AM- 3:00 PM (except Sunday, Monday)
Average Price: ~999 yen
4. 迂直 Uchoku
Address: 〒167-0032 Tokyo, Suginami City, Amanuma, 3 Chome−10−16-102
Phone Number: Not Available
English Menu Availability: X
Business Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 11:30AM-3:00PM
Saturday, Sunday: 11:30AM- 4:00PM
Regular Holidays: Monday, Thursday
Average Price: 1,000-1,500 yen
5. Menson Rage 麺尊 RAGE
Address: 3 Chome-37-22 Shoan, Suginami City, Tokyo 167-0054
Phone Number: Not Available
English Menu Availability: X
Business Hours:
Monday-Friday: 11:00～15:00 / 18:00～20:00
Saturday, Sunday, Holidays: 11:00〜20:00
Average Price: ￥1,000～￥1,999
6. Shinjiko Shijimi Chuka Soba Kohaku 宍道湖しじみ中華蕎麦 琥珀
Address: 2 Chome-1-3 Nishirokugo, Ota City, Tokyo 144-0056
Phone Number: 03-6690-0893
English Menu Availability: x
Business Hours:
Weekdays: 11:30-14:30 / 18:00-21:00
Regular Holidays: Sat/Sun/Holidays
Average Price: ￥1,000～￥1,999
7. Ramen Shibata (中華そば しば田)
Address: 〒182-0003 Tokyo, Chofu, Wakabacho, 2 Chome−２５−20
Phone Number: 080-4001-0233
English Menu Availability: X
Business Hours:
Monday-Saturday: 11:00-15:00
Closed on Sunday
Average Price: ￥1,000～￥1,999
8. Ramen Yamaguchi らぁ麺やまぐち
Address: 3 Chome-13-4 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 169-0051
Phone Number: 03-3204-5120
English Menu Availability: x
Business Hours:
Monday – Sunday 11:00 – 21:00 (LO 20:50)
The restaurant closes at 20:00 during the emergency declaration.
Average Price: ￥1,000～￥1,999
9. TAKANO 中華そば 多賀野
Address: 2 Chome-15-10 Nakanobu, Shinagawa City, Tokyo 142-0053
Phone Number: 03-3787-2100
English Menu Availability: X
Business Hours:
Monday – Saturday: 11:30am – 2:30pm
Closed on Sundays
Average Price: ￥1,000～￥1,999
10. らーめんMAIKAGURA
Address: 1 Chome-38-4 Funabashi, Setagaya City, Tokyo 156-0055
Phone Number: 03-6875-7110
English Menu Availability: X
Business Hours:
11:30 – 15:00 / 18:00 – 20:00 (However, they may close the restaurant when we run out of ingredients.)
Closed on Monday (If Monday is a national holiday, it will be open on the following weekday.)
Average Price: ￥1,000～￥1,999
Useful Vocabulary List when ordering Ramen
Types of Noodles in Japanese
Some Ramen restaurants typically would offer you the option to choose the thickness of your noodles. Usually, you’d choose between Futomen and Hosomen, of which the latter would be the thinner of the two.
- 太麵 （ふとめん, Futomen）
- ちじれめん （Chijiremen)
- 細麵 （ほそめん, Hosomen）
Types of Soup
Moving on, let’s take look at some common soup bases that we can find here in Japan. Here’s a compiled list of what soups there are, how to read it and what they are made of!
- 醬油 (しょうゆ): Shoyu, a Soy Sauce-based soup that’s light and goes easy on your taste buds.
- 豚骨 (とんこつ): Tonkotsu, a soup that’s relatively light to heavy depending on how it’s made. It’s typically boiled and made from Pork bones for hours. Sometimes, even days.
- 煮干し (にぼし): Niboshi, a soup that can also be light or heavy depending on how long it was boiled for. Typically made from dried sardines.
- 鳥白湯 (とりぱいたん): Basically, a Tonkotsu-esque soup made from Chicken Bones.
- 塩 (しお): Shio, a Salt-based soup that’s relatively light as well.
- 味噌 (みそ): Miso, a soup flavoured using a type of fermented bean paste. This is relatively heavy on the palate.
3 Components to Ordering a Personalised Bowl of Ramen in Japanese
After ordering your ramen through vending machine, you will be asked questions regarding your preference of ramen. For example:
お好みはありますか？
Okonomi wa arimasu ka?
Translation: Do you have any preferences?
More or less, they’d typically be referring to the 3 components we’re going to cover. These include the hardness of the noodles, the thickness as well as the oiliness of the soup.
Noodle Hardness 面の硬さ（めんのかたさ, Men no Katasa）
- Hard – かため
- Normal – 普通 （ふつう）
- Soft – 軟らかめ（やわらかめ）
Soup Thickness 味の濃さ （あじのこさ, Aji no Kosa）
- Thick – こってり／濃いめ (こいめ) (Kotteri/Koime)
- Normal – 普通 （ふつう）(Futsuu)
- Light – あっさり/薄め (うすめ) (Assari/Usume)
Oiliness 脂の量 (あぶらのりょう, Abura no Ryou)
- More – 多め （おおめ）
- Normal – 普通（ふつう）
- Less – 少なめ （すくなめ）
Serving Sizes
- Regular Portion – 並盛り （なみもり, Nami Mori）
- Medium Portion – 中盛り（なかもり, Naka Mori）
- Large Portion – 大盛り （おおもり, Oo Mori）
- Extra Large Portion – 特大（とくだい, Toku Dai）
- Special – 特製（とくせい, Toku Sei）
Typical Side Orders/Condiments
- Seaweed: のり, Nori
- Green Spring Onion: 青ネギ （あおネギ）, Aonegi
- Chashu: チャーシュー, Chaashuu
- Flavoured Soft Boiled Egg: 味玉卵 （あじたまたまご）, Ajitama Tamago
- Bamboo Shoots: メンマ, Menma
- Mustard Greens: 高菜 （たかな）, Takana
- Red Pickled Ginger: 紅しょうが （べにしょうが）, Beni Shouga
- Noodle Refill: 替え玉 (かえだま), Kaedama
- 7 Spice Pepper/Pepper: 七味唐辛子 (しちみとうがらし)/胡椒 (コショウ), Shichimi Tougarashi/Koshou
- Vinegar: 酢 （す）, Su
- Chilli Oil: 辣油 （らーゆ）, Raayu
