Teuchi Asama is a shoyu (soy sauce) ramen specialist that opened on a Nakameguro back street in October 2024. The owner trained at Menya Shichisai, and the shop's signature is hand-cut noodles: the dough sheet is cut with a knife only after your order is placed. It was newly listed as a Bib Gourmand in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Tokyo. There are nine counter seats, lunch service only, and the shop closes once the noodles sell out.
What kind of shop it is
Seating is a single U-shaped counter of nine seats wrapping around the kitchen. The distinctive part is how the noodles reach the bowl: dough rested from the previous day is cut from a sheet one order at a time, then hand-massaged to vary the texture of the strands. The wheat is reportedly Hokkaido-grown — brands such as Haru no Ibuki and Yumechikara 100.
The shop's own X account asks for patience: it explains that the noodles are cut and massaged only after an order is placed, and that service will therefore be slower. Expect a longer wait between sitting down and being served than at a typical ramen shop. The broth is a chicken-based soup rounded out with dried seafood, paired with a soy-based kaeshi (a blend of soy sauce, sugar and mirin).
What to order
The menu is built around a single bowl of shoyu ramen. Coverage from the shop's opening period lists shoyu ramen at 1,200 yen and the tokusei ("special") version, with a seasoned egg and extra chashu, at 1,900 yen; regular and medium noodle portions are the same price. Sides include rice and chashu rice, and the shop has posted days when chashu rice was capped at 12 servings, so come early if you want one.
These figures come from opening-period articles rather than an official price list, which we could not confirm as of 17 July 2026. Check the shop's X account (@Asama_Nakame) for current pricing.
Tips for visiting
According to the profile on the shop's X account, hours are 11:30-15:00, lunch only, ending when the noodles run out, and the shop is closed on Thursdays with occasional irregular closures. In the shop's own words, payment is by "fully cashless ticket machine": cash is not accepted, so have an IC card or QR payment ready before you queue.
The shop is about a two-minute walk from Nakameguro Station, but it sits down a side street rather than on a main road. With only nine seats and noodles cut for each bowl, seats turn over slowly, so allow extra time. When it opened, the shop asked customers not to arrive by bicycle out of consideration for its neighbours, so walking or public transport is the safer choice.