Ramen Blog

Tokyo Ramen Street under Tokyo Station houses 8 wildly different ramen shops. Not sure which to visit?

For hearty miso ramen in Ginza, Do Miso (ど・みそ 京橋本店) is the place to be.

Tokyo Tanmen Tonari (東京タンメン トナリ) specializes in delicious and affordable tanmen. Tanmen is essentially a vegetable ramen. Tonari believes their tanmen helps everyone get the recommended daily vegetable intake of 350 grams. Tanmen – Vegetable Ramen? Tonari uses salt seasoning that’s combined with chicken and pork bone stock. For this reason, tanmen is somewhat similar in taste to salt (shio) ramen. While tanmen is not completely vegetarian, it is less meaty with the lighter br

Soranoiro Tonkotsu and Kinoko has some truly unique ramen, including a signature mushroom ramen. Near Tokyo Station, this ramen shop is brought to you by the same creative geniuses behind Soranoiro in Kojimachi (quality vegan ramen). Mushroom Ramen Their mushroom ramen (Kinoko Veggie Soba) will have mushroom lovers rejoice. The broth literally tastes like cream of mushroom soup. But the broth is also powered by veggies, soy milk, and wheat. They also pour a layer of mushroom

Baikouken (ばいこうけん) has all 3 of the main ramen types – shio, shoyu and miso ramen. But their butter miso ramen with corn (¥880) is their forte. It’s a rich miso, made even richer with that butter. Butter Miso Ramen The star pupil At Baikouken, there’s the bonus of an incredible view of Tokyo station. They recently renovated the station too, the 1914 original brick veneer on the Marunouchi side. Back to the ramen…butter and corn are ingredients normally reserved for miso ramen