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Ramen Yokocho Sapporo Ramen

ラーメン横丁Sapporo is known for its ramen (Chinese egg noodles). The whole city is scattered with ramen joints, but the most famous place to try ramen is in Ramen Yokocho - an alleyway packed with steaming, crowded, noodle restaurants.Ramen st... ...full story at Japan Visitor

from Japan Visitor on Fri, Oct 09 2009

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30 Mar 08 visit Gaba Ramen  »  YouTube videoFor those who are interested in videos that show a small slice of life in another country, here's a short clip of my friend Oga cooking up some ramen at Gaba Ramen, a somewhat famous tonkotsu ramen shop in downtown Hiroshima.
15 Sep 07 visit Ramen Ren/NakaMeguroらーめん 蓮/中目黒  »  Ramen Tokyo  Ramen Ren is on Yamate Dori near the large garbage burning tower in NakaMeguro. It's just north of and on the other side of the street from AIUEO and the Meguro Ramen Jiro. This place was quite busy for a regular ramen shop on a fairly warm...
17 Aug 08 visit Tokyo Ramen - Ippudo and Jangara Kakuni Ramen with Extra Garlic, Yum  »  Japan Window I love ramen. My favorite is Tonkotsu ramen loaded with garlic. The best shops put a bowl of raw garlic cloves on the counter, and I add 2 or 3 to the broth which is usually thick with garlic already. If you're looking for great, strong tasting ramen, I...
02 Sep 07 visit Kake Ramen Ichiban/KamiOsakiかけらーめん一番/上大崎  »  Ramen Tokyo  Kake Ramen Ichiban is a small chain of about 6 or 7 ramen shops in Tokyo and a couple outside of it. Actually Kake Ramen is more like a Chinese restaurant that also has ramen on the menu. The Kami Osaki branch, just north of Meguro station on the...
22 Jul 07 visit Bannai Ramen/NishiGotanda喜多方ラーメン 坂内/西五反田  »  Ramen Tokyo   "Kitakata Ramen Bannai" or more simply Bannai Ramen is one of the largest ramen chains in the Kanto area, and they also have stores outside of it. It's a safe reliable choice when you want some basic good-tasting ramen quickly but don't want...
24 Apr 09 visit Bloomberg Ramen Article  »  Ramen Tokyo Rocky Swift at Bloomberg Tokyo wrote a great article on Tokyo ramen, including visits to Ramen Jiro (Mita), Ivan Ramen and Fujimaki Gekijou.Quest for Tokyo’s Best Ramen Leads to ‘Noodle Nazi’

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