Yakumo is a wonton noodle specialist a four-minute walk from Ikejiri-Ohashi Station, on a shopping street in the Higashiyama area of Meguro. The owner, Kanji Inauda, trained at Tantantei in Hamadayama, opened his own shop in Nakameguro in 1999, and moved to Ikejiri-Ohashi in 2005 (Ramen Walker). It has been listed in the Michelin Guide's Bib Gourmand for nine consecutive years, and according to the shop's official site it appears in the 2026 edition.
What kind of shop it is
The shop is small, with 12 seats, and serves ramen and tsukesoba (noodles eaten by dipping them into a separate bowl of broth). What distinguishes Yakumo is that you pick between two broths: shirodashi and kurodashi. Per the Ikejiri-Ohashi shopping association, kurodashi is based on dark soy sauce, while shirodashi is based on white soy sauce and tastes closer to a salt-seasoned bowl; a mix of the two is also available. The same bowl goes in a different direction depending on which you choose.
The official site describes the shop around a clear white soy sauce broth, its own medium-thin straight noodles, and wontons wrapped by hand every day. A 2012 Ramen Walker feature reported three tare — kurodashi, shirodashi and mix — and a broth using around 16 ingredients, combining animal stocks (whole chicken, chicken bones, pork bones) with seafood (katsuobushi, mackerel flakes, dried shrimp, niboshi, kombu).
What to order
The signature bowl is Tokusei Wantan-men. The official site's menu page lists it as "Shirodashi Tokusei Wantan-men", describing a bowl that blends several broths, finished with chashu and seasonal garnishes. Ramen Walker covered the kurodashi version, and the wontons come in two kinds, pork and shrimp (Michelin Guide).
To try it at home, the official site points to sets of "Yakumo Shina Soba" sold through its official Rakuten shop — the shirodashi flavour the shop has made since it opened.
Tips for visiting
The shop runs separate lunch and dinner services, with lunch only on Mondays and closed on Tuesdays (per the official shop page and the Ikejiri-Ohashi shopping association). That said, the official Instagram profile lists 11:30–15:30 with irregular closing days, so hours and days may vary — check the official Instagram before you go.
Neither the official site nor the official shop page publishes prices, and prices are revised from time to time, so confirm the current price in person.