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Ramen

Shoyu, miso, tonkotsu, iekei and more — specialist ramen shops

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Houka Higashi-Koganei Sohonten

Founded 1971. Takara-soba (¥900), a brothless bowl the owner spent some 15 years perfecting, is Higashi-Koganei's local specialty.

Koganei City · 1-minute walk from the south exit of Higashi-Koganei Station (JR Chuo Line). Look for the red sign (as stated on the shop's official access page).

Chinchintei

An abura-soba specialist in Musashino City, open since 1954. Credited with putting soupless ramen on a menu in 1958; lunch service only, finished with vinegar and chili oil at your table.

Musashino City · 12–15 minute walk from the North Exit of Musashisakai Station (JR Chuo Line; also served by the Seibu Tamagawa Line)

Kagaribi (燎〜kagaribi〜)

A six-seat shoyu ramen counter opened in 2024 by a chef trained at Tsuta and Nanairo, serving hand-made noodles in a clear jidori chicken broth.

Chuo City · About a 4-minute walk from Exit 3 of Shintomicho Station (Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line)

Ichijoryu Ganko Sohonke Bunke Yotsuya Arakicho

The founder's own shop, carried on by Mr. Goto — a kaeshi-free "100 Ramen" and "devil meat", served from the morning.

Shinjuku City · About 3 min on foot from Exit 4, Yotsuya-sanchome Station (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line)

Oshima

A Sapporo miso ramen specialist opened in 2013 by an owner who trained for 12 years in Sapporo, where the soup is stir-fried in a wok.

Edogawa City · An 8-minute walk southeast of Funabori Station on the Toei Shinjuku Line (696 m). Take the road between the station and Funabori Tower heading southeast; the shop is on your right just past Funabori Sports Park.

Karashibi Miso Ramen Kikanbo Kanda Main Store

The original karashibi miso ramen shop, opened in Kanda in 2009. Chili heat and sansho numbness are dialled to taste, and tsukemen is main-store only.

Chiyoda City · About a 3-minute walk from Kanda Station (JR / Tokyo Metro)

Shiosoba Jiku

A Takaido salt-ramen specialist that builds its clear broth from seafood dashi alone. Bib Gourmand in the MICHELIN Guide Tokyo 2025 and 2026.

Suginami City · About a 12-minute walk from Takaido Station (Keio Inokashira Line)

there is ramen

A Michelin Bib Gourmand pick for three straight editions since 2024, serving clear niboshi shoyu ramen in Ogikubo on a menu of just two bowls.

Suginami City · About 3 minutes on foot from the North Exit of Ogikubo Station (JR Chuo/Sobu Lines, Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line)

Teuchi Asama

A shoyu ramen specialist in Nakameguro where the noodles are cut to order from the dough sheet. A new 2026 MICHELIN Bib Gourmand, with nine counter seats.

Meguro City, Tokyo · About a 2-minute walk from Nakameguro Station (Tokyu Toyoko Line / Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line), per the shop's official X profile.

Yakumo

A wonton noodle specialist in Ikejiri-Ohashi run by a chef who trained at Tantantei in Hamadayama. Choose white or dark soy broth, or a mix of the two. Listed in the Michelin Bib Gourmand for nine consecutive years.

Meguro City · 4-minute walk from the East Exit of Ikejiri-Ohashi Station (Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line); 19-minute walk from Komaba-Todaimae Station (Keio Inokashira Line)

RAMEN MATSUI

A small basement counter near Shinjuku Gyoen, run by a husband-and-wife team trained at Shibasaki-tei. A Michelin Bib Gourmand listing; reservation-only since July 2025.

Shinjuku City · About a 6-minute walk from Shinjuku-gyoemmae Station (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line), and roughly the same from Yotsuya-sanchome Station on the same line. The shop is in a basement — look for the stairs leading down beside the apartment building.

Hopeken Sendagaya Main Store

Started from a ramen cart in 1960 and in Sendagaya since 1975, open 24/7. Pork-and-soy broth with back fat, billed by the shop as the original back-fat ramen.

Shibuya City, Tokyo · 7 min walk from Sendagaya Station (JR Chuo-Sobu local line); 6 min walk from exit A3 of Kokuritsu-Kyogijo Station (Toei Oedo line)

Shio Ramen Shinka 2nd

A shio ramen specialist in Machida from the team behind Machida Shiruba Shio Ramen Shinka, ranked No.1 for shio in the 2023 TRY new-shop division.

Machida City · About a 20-minute walk from the North Exit of Tsurukawa Station (Odakyu Odawara Line), or a 2-minute walk from the "Shimo-okura" bus stop on the Kanachu bus (as listed by the TRY Ramen Award official site)

Chuka Soba no Mise Minohi

A ramen and tsukemen shop on a shopping street in Shimura-sakaue, serving a rich pork-and-mackerel broth made without vegetables. Ranked 1st in the TRY new-shop MIX category.

Itabashi City · About a 2-minute walk from Exit A4 of Shimura-sakaue Station (Toei Mita Line), on the Shimura Ginza shopping street (Shimuran-dori)

Ramen 3000

Opened in Komagome in April 2025. A self-taught owner builds shoyu, shio and tsuke-soba on MSG-free broth and house-made noodles. Opens at 9am; placed 3rd in the TRY New Shop Grand Prix.

Toshima City · About a 5-minute walk from Komagome Station on the JR Yamanote Line, or about 7 minutes from Komagome Station on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line. On Azalea-dori.

Men Fujisaki

A shoyu ramen shop on Kuramaebashi-dori in Kameido: a clear jidori-chicken broth with a seven-soy-sauce blend. First place, shoyu, TRY's 24th new-shop division.

Koto City · About a 9-minute walk (roughly 540m) from the North Exit of Kameido Station (JR Sobu Line, Tobu Kameido Line), along Kuramaebashi-dori

Chuka Soba Hirai

A Fuchu specialist whose dipping broth is built from pork, beef and chicken alone — no seafood — and paired with house-made extra-thick noodles. Ranked 1st in tonkotsu in TRY's Meiten division.

Fuchu · An 18-minute walk from Kokubunji Station on the JR Chuo Line (per the official site; TRY's official listing says 15 minutes from the south exit). It is about 1.5 km from Kita-Fuchu Station on the JR Musashino Line (Toyo Keizai Online, 3 April 2024). Whichever station you choose, expect a walk.

Chuka Soba Chigonoki

A niboshi (dried sardine) ramen specialist four minutes from Ochiai Station, known for the jun-niboshi soba that took first place in the niboshi category of the 25th TRY Ramen Awards.

Shinjuku City · About a 4-minute walk from Exit 4 of Ochiai Station (Tokyo Metro Tozai Line); about 10 minutes on foot from Higashi-Nakano Station (JR Chuo-Sobu Line)

Sakurajosui Funakoshi

A shio (salt) ramen specialist opened in 2023 by a chef who trained for some 13 years at Watanabe. Winner of the TRY New Shop Grand Prize.

Suginami City · About 4 minutes on foot from the north exit of Sakurajosui Station (Keio Line), along Koshu-kaido avenue

Natsuya no Chuka Soba

A seven-seat chuka soba specialist three minutes from Shimomaruko Station, pairing a broth of three dried sardines and bonito with house-made mochi-wheat wontons. First overall, TRY New Shop Awards.

Ota City, Tokyo · 3-minute walk from Shimomaruko Station (Tokyu Tamagawa Line)

Menya Seishin

First place in three new-shop categories at the 26th TRY Ramen Awards. Mochi-wheat hand-crimped noodles from an owner who trained in French kitchens, two minutes from Ochiai Station.

Nakano City · 2-minute walk from Ochiai Station (Tokyo Metro Tozai Line); 8-minute walk from Higashi-Nakano Station (JR Chuo Line / Toei Oedo Line)

Ramen MAIKAGURA

A seven-seat counter near Chitose-Funabashi, where chicken paitan with white truffle oil took five straight TRY category wins and Hall of Fame status.

Setagaya Ward · About a 5-minute walk from the north exit of Chitose-Funabashi Station on the Odakyu Odawara Line (per TRY's official listing). Follow Chitose-dori toward Kanpachi-dori; the shop is just before the 7-Eleven (per the owner's own directions on the Chitose-Funabashi shopping street association's official page).

Hakata Nagahama Ramen Tanaka Shoten

A Hakata Nagahama tonkotsu specialist open since December 2000: pork bones simmered three days, ultra-thin noodles from Fukuoka, and a 6pm–4am service. Moved to Hanahata in August 2025.

Adachi City · This is not a station-front location. Adachi Kanko Net (the Adachi City tourism association) lists it as roughly a 25-minute walk from Takenotsuka Station on the Tobu Skytree Line, though that page's details are dated 5 June 2018. Local outlet Yashion reports about 11 minutes by car from Yashio Station on the Tsukuba Express. One caution: the map behind the "route guidance" link on the official shop page still carries the pre-move coordinates, so plan your route by searching for the shop name with "Adachi-ku Hanahata," or by entering the address (1-16-11 Hanahata) directly.

Chuka Soba Shibata

A chuka soba specialist founded in Sengawa in 2013 and moved to the front of Komae Station in 2024. Jidori chicken broth with roughly ten soy sauces; choose thin or thick house-made noodles.

Komae City · Right outside the North Exit of Komae Station (Odakyu Line), about a 1-minute walk

Motenashi Kuroki

Founded in 2011 and moved to a spot by Asakusabashi Station in 2023. Clear-broth shio and shoyu soba, with a long run of TRY Ramen Award placements. Ticket machine, cash only.

Taito City · About a 2-minute walk from the East Exit of Asakusabashi Station (JR Sobu Line)

Eifukucho Taishoken

A 1955 shop serving niboshi (dried sardine) ramen with a double portion of noodles — the origin point of the "Eifukucho-style" branch of ramen.

Suginami, Tokyo · 1 minute on foot from the north exit of Eifukucho Station (Keio Inokashira Line) — straight across Inokashira-dori from the ticket gate.

Menson RAGE Nishi-Ogikubo

A Nishi-Ogikubo specialist in shamo (game fowl) and soy sauce ramen — the main shop for the Shamo Soba its official site notes as an eight-year Michelin Bib Gourmand pick. Cash only, 13 seats.

Suginami City · 4-minute walk from the south exit of Nishi-Ogikubo Station (JR Chuo Line)

Homemade Ramen Muginae

A homemade-noodle shoyu ramen shop near Omori-Kaigan: no chemical seasonings, priority entry via online booking or a 9am sign-up sheet, and cash only.

Shinagawa City · 7-minute walk from Omori-Kaigan Station (Keikyu Main Line); 7-minute walk from Omori Station (JR Keihin-Tohoku Line)

Dad's Ramen (Yume ni Detekita Chuka Soba)

A seven-seat niboshi (dried sardine) shop in Jiyugaoka whose signature bowl grew out of the owner's dream about his late father — a TRY Ramen Award winner.

Meguro Ward · 5-minute walk from the Shomen-guchi (main) exit of Jiyugaoka Station (Tokyu Toyoko / Oimachi lines)

Dashi to Men Yuei

A Higashi-Koenji shop built around "dashi soba" — neither ramen nor udon. Its signature is aburasoba made with ultra-thick handmade noodles.

Suginami City · 2-minute walk from Exit 2 of Higashi-Koenji Station (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line)

Seijo Seika

A six-seat counter ramen shop a minute from Roka-koen Station, known for a clear seafood-based shio soba paired with a pork rice bowl. Listed as a Bib Gourmand in the MICHELIN Guide Tokyo 2024.

Setagaya City, Tokyo · About 1 minute on foot from the north exit of Roka-koen Station (Keio Line)

King Seimen

A chuka soba shop in Oji, opened in 2019 as the Ramen Koike group's third location, built around an in-house noodle room, two broths — shiro-dashi and sansho — and pork and shrimp wontons.

Kita City, Tokyo · A 7–8 minute walk from Oji Station (JR Keihin-Tohoku Line / Tokyo Metro Namboku Line) or Oji-ekimae stop on the Toden Arakawa streetcar line; sources differ between 7 and 8 minutes. The official site points to Google Maps for directions.

Ramen Nijubunnoichi (Ramen 1/20)

A small shop by the Toden tram in Higashi-Ogu, open since 2012, serving clear chicken shio and shoyu soba. Bib Gourmand in the MICHELIN Guide Tokyo 2023 and 2024.

Arakawa City · 2 min walk from Higashi-Ogu-sanchome tram stop on the Toden Arakawa Line (Tokyo Sakura Tram); 7–8 min walk from Machiya Station (Chiyoda and Keisei lines), following the tram tracks toward Oji

Chukasoba Kotetsu

Eight-seat shoyu ramen counter in Shimokitazawa, chosen six times for the Michelin Bib Gourmand. Triple-stock broth, firm thin noodles.

Setagaya · About a 6-minute walk from Shimokitazawa Station (Odakyu Line / Keio Inokashira Line), inside the Ichibangai shopping street

Sasaki Seimenjo

House-made-noodle ramen shop in a residential Nishi-Ogikubo neighborhood, listed as a Michelin Bib Gourmand four years running (2023–2026).

Suginami · 12 min walk from JR Nishi-Ogikubo Station (North Exit); or Kanto Bus route Nishi-10 to "Nishiogi-Kita Yubinkyoku-mae" stop, 2 min walk

Shinjiko Shijimi Chukasoba Kohaku (Tokyo Honten)

Delicate shio ramen built on shijimi clams from Lake Shinji. Michelin Bib Gourmand six years running; reservation-only.

Ota · About a 5-minute walk from Zoshiki Station (Keikyu Main Line)

Ginza HARU CHAN Ramen

Shimbashi-born shio chuka soba behind the Kabukiza Theatre — a Michelin Bib Gourmand bowl of pork and niboshi broth simmered in-house daily.

Chuo · 1–3 min walk from Higashi-ginza Station (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line / Toei Asakusa Line), behind the Kabukiza Theatre; about 6 min from Ginza Station

Menya Sakurai

Eight-time Top 100 ramen shop from a Mendokoro Honda alum, reopened at a new Musashino location in October 2025.

Musashino · About a 13-minute walk from the north exit of JR Mitaka Station (Chuo/Sobu lines), along Inokashira-dori

Ramenya Shima

A reservation-only ramen shop near Nishi-Shinjuku-Gochome run by a Shinasobaya-trained chef, serving tanrei (clear-style) shoyu and shio bowls. TRY Rookie Grand Prize winner and Tabelog Top 100 pick.

Shibuya · About a 5-minute walk from Exit A2 of Nishi-Shinjuku-Gochome Station (Toei Oedo Line); also within walking distance of Nakano-Shimbashi Station (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line)

Tsukemen Gonokami Seisakusho

'Won't you drink shrimp?' A shrimp tsukemen specialist four minutes from Shinjuku Station, drawing lines since opening in 2010.

Shibuya · About 4 min on foot from JR Shinjuku Station (New South Gate); about 3 min from Shinjuku-sanchome Station Exit E7 (Marunouchi / Fukutoshin lines)

Ginza Kagari (Main Shop)

Founded in 2013 in a Ginza back alley, a tori paitan ramen specialist with a regular queue — its potage-like Tori Paitan SOBA holds Michelin Bib Gourmand listings.

Chuo · About a 4-minute walk from Ginza Station (Tokyo Metro, Exit B9); also walkable from JR Shimbashi and Yurakucho stations

Santora

Sapporo-lineage miso ramen from a chef who spent about 17 years at Sumire — a repeat TRY award winner near Edogawabashi Station.

Shinjuku · About a 3-minute walk from Exit 1b of Edogawabashi Station (Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line)

Chuka Soba Nishino

Sansho-scented shoyu ramen from a multi-year Michelin Bib Gourmand shop, two minutes from Hongo-sanchome Station.

Bunkyo · About 2 min on foot from Hongo-sanchome Station (Toei Oedo Line); about 5 min from Hongo-sanchome Station (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line)

Ramenya Toy Box

TRY grand-prize four-peat, hall of fame, and a Michelin Bib Gourmand for 12 straight editions: chicken-shoyu ramen at an eight-seat counter, 2 minutes from Minowa Station.

Arakawa · 2 min walk from Exit 3 of Minowa Station (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line); 2 min from Minowabashi stop on the Toden Arakawa tram line

Japanese Ramen Gokan

Reservation-only Higashi-Ikebukuro shop pairing a four-shellfish broth with domestic chicken — a Michelin Bib Gourmand pick three years running.

Toshima · About 9 minutes on foot from Ikebukuro Station East side (Exit 30); about 300 m from the Mukohara stop on the Toden Arakawa Line (Tokyo Sakura Tram)

Japanese Soba Noodles Tsuta

The first ramen shop in the world to earn a Michelin star, serving truffle-scented shoyu Soba two minutes from Yoyogi-Uehara Station.

Shibuya · 2-minute walk from Yoyogi-Uehara Station (Odakyu Line / Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line)

Ramen Yamaguchi

Michelin Bib Gourmand-listed chicken shoyu ramen near Waseda, built on three chicken breeds and Rausu kombu dashi.

Shinjuku · 5 min walk from Nishi-Waseda Station (Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line); 10 min walk from JR Takadanobaba Station

Sosakumenkobo Nakiryu

The world's second ramen shop to earn a Michelin star, after Tsuta. Nakiryu's layered sesame tantanmen draws ticketed lines to a 10-seat counter in Otsuka.

Toshima · 4-minute walk from the south exit of JR Otsuka Station (Yamanote Line)

Menya Kintoki

Four-time TRY salt-category champion and five-year Michelin Bib Gourmand pick in Ekoda, known for crystal-clear chicken shio ramen and soupless dandan noodles.

Nerima · About a 6-minute walk from the north exit of Ekoda Station (Seibu Ikebukuro Line)

Chuka Soba Ginza Hachigou

Tare-free, consommé-like chuka soba by a former hotel executive chef — seven straight years in the Michelin Guide Tokyo.

Chuo-ku · About 3 minutes on foot from Higashi-Ginza Station (Hibiya and Toei Asakusa lines) or Shintomicho Station (Yurakucho line)

Ramen Hayashida Shinjuku Honten (Main Shop)

A standard-bearer of Tokyo's neo-classic shoyu ramen, built on duck and whole Daisen chicken broth. Renovated in 2025, open daily until 11 p.m.

Shinjuku · 3 min on foot from the East Exit of JR Shinjuku Station (per the official site)

Yokohama Iekei Ramen Machida Shoten Honten (Main Branch)

The main branch of Machida Shoten, the chain that took iekei ramen nationwide — two minutes from Machida Station, open until 3 a.m. daily.

Machida, Tokyo · 2-min walk from Machida Station East Exit (Odakyu Line); 7-min walk from Machida Station South Exit (JR Yokohama Line)

Noukou Torisoba Menya Takeichi Shimbashi Honten (Main Shop)

The original shop of a rich chicken-paitan ramen pioneer, born from a yakitori-and-ramen collaboration. Open until midnight on weekdays; note it closes on weekends.

Minato City · About a 3-minute walk from the Karasumori Exit of Shimbashi Station (JR lines, Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Yurikamome)

Tokyo Aburagumi Sohonten Akasaka-Mitsuke

The first shop of Japan's major abura soba (soupless ramen) chain, one minute from Akasaka-mitsuke Station — all noodle sizes cost the same, and it stays open until 5 a.m. Mon–Sat.

Minato · 1-minute walk from the Belle Vie Exit of Akasaka-mitsuke Station (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi and Ginza lines)

Mouko Tanmen Nakamoto Honten (Main Shop)

The flagship of Japan's best-known spicy miso ramen chain, a minute from Kami-Itabashi Station, with heat levels 0–9 for every tolerance.

Itabashi · About 1 minute on foot from the north exit of Kami-Itabashi Station (Tobu Tojo Line); the shop is on the building's 2nd floor

Ramen Butayama Ikebukuro Nishiguchi (West Exit)

A minute from Ikebukuro Station and open until 2 a.m., Butayama makes Jiro-style ramen approachable with mini sizes and clearly published topping rules.

Toshima Ward · 1-minute walk from Exits C1a/C1b of Ikebukuro Station; 5 minutes from the West Exit (per the official site)

Szechuan Tantanmen Aun (Yushima Main Store)

Tantanmen specialist near Yushima Station since 2007 — house-made chili oil, fresh-ground Sichuan pepper, and heat and numbness levels you pick from 0 to 6.

Bunkyo · 2 min on foot from Yushima Station Exit 5 (Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line); 5 min from Naka-okachimachi Station Exit A4 (Hibiya Line); 5 min from Ueno-hirokoji Station Exit A4 (Ginza Line)

IPPUDO Ginza

The Ginza branch of IPPUDO, the Hakata tonkotsu name that went global. Renewed in Nov 2024, serving the plant-based Plant Akamaru offered only at select stores.

Chuo · About a 2-minute walk from Higashi-Ginza Station (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line / Toei Asakusa Line); Ginza Station is also within walking distance.

Ichiran Atre Ueno Yamashita-guchi (Natural Tonkotsu Ramen Specialist)

A 24-hour tonkotsu ramen stop inside Ueno Station's Atre building, with solo flavor-concentration booths and official English order sheets.

Taito Ward · Inside Atre Ueno (WEST 1F), the station building directly connected to JR Ueno Station, on the Yamashita Exit side; also a short walk from Tokyo Metro Ueno and Keisei Ueno stations

Fu-unji (Shinjuku Main Shop)

A defining shop for chicken-paitan tsukemen: creamy chicken broth layered with dried-fish umami, five minutes from Shinjuku Station's South Exit.

Shibuya · About 5 min on foot from the South Exit of JR Shinjuku Station along Koshu-kaido; about 1 min from Exit 6 of Shinjuku Station on the Toei Shinjuku and Oedo lines

Madai Ramen Mengyo (Kinshicho Main Shop)

The shop that put rich sea bream ramen on the map, simmering Uwajima madai daily since 2016. A short walk from Kinshicho Station.

Sumida · 6-7 min walk from the South Exit of Kinshicho Station (JR Sobu Line / Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line)

Ramen Kamo to Negi Okachimachi

Duck ramen made from just duck, leek and water, plus the famous 'drinkable' oyakodon — steps from Okachimachi Station and open 24 hours (as of July 2026).

Taito, Tokyo · 1 min walk (approx. 84 m) from JR Okachimachi Station North Exit; 2 min from Exit A7 of Ueno-Hirokoji Station (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line); 6 min from JR Ueno Station Shinobazu Exit

Tokyo Style Miso Ramen Do-Miso — Kyobashi Main Shop

Steps from Tokyo Station, this 2006-founded specialist defines "Tokyo-style" miso ramen with a five-miso red blend.

Chuo · About 3 minutes on foot from Kyobashi Station (Ginza Line) or Ginza-itchome Station (Yurakucho Line); walkable from the Yaesu side of JR Tokyo Station (per the official site)

SOBAHOUSE Konjiki Hototogisu Shinjuku Gyoen (Main Shop)

Shio ramen built on clam and sea bream broth from a former Michelin one-star shop (2019–2023 Tokyo guides), steps from Shinjuku Gyoen. Includes how the ticket system works.

Shinjuku · 2 min walk from Shinjuku-gyoemmae Station (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line); 7 min from Shinjuku-sanchome Station (Toei Shinjuku Line); 15 min from JR Shinjuku Station

Sugoi Niboshi Ramen Nagi — Shinjuku Golden Gai Honkan (Original Shop)

The founding shop of Ramen Nagi in Shinjuku's Golden Gai — an intense soup blended from 20-plus kinds of niboshi, open 24 hours (as of July 2026).

Shinjuku · 3 min walk from Shinjuku-sanchome Station (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi & Fukutoshin lines, Toei Shinjuku Line); 8 min walk from JR Shinjuku Station East Exit

Chuka Soba Aoba Nakano Main Branch

The 1996-founded shop widely credited as the birthplace of pork-and-seafood double-soup ramen, three minutes from Nakano Station.

Nakano · About a 3-minute walk from the North Exit of Nakano Station (JR Chuo/Sobu Lines, Tokyo Metro Tozai Line)

Ogikubo Chukasoba Harukiya (Ogikubo Main Shop)

Founded in 1949, this Ogikubo institution helped define classic Tokyo shoyu ramen. Two minutes from the station, and fully cashless.

Suginami · 2-minute walk from the north exit of Ogikubo Station (JR lines / Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line)

Soranoiro NIPPON

The Tokyo Station outpost of Soranoiro, creator of the vegetable-based "Veggie Soba" — vegan tantanmen and gluten-free ramen served from 9 a.m., every day.

Chiyoda · Inside Tokyo Ramen Street on the B1 floor of Tokyo Station Ichibangai (First Avenue Tokyo Station), outside the JR Tokyo Station ticket gates and directly connected to the Yaesu underground mall

Rokurinsha (Tokyo Ramen Street, Tokyo Station)

The Tokyo Station branch of the shop that defined Japan's rich tsukemen boom — thick pork-and-seafood broth, extra-thick noodles, and a morning-only tsukemen from 7:30 a.m.

Chiyoda, Tokyo · Directly connected to JR Tokyo Station: B1 of First Avenue Tokyo Station (Yaesu side), inside Tokyo Ramen Street. It is outside the ticket gates, so no rail ticket is needed.

AFURI Ebisu

AFURI's original Tokyo shop, famed for yuzu shio ramen — a clear chicken broth brightened with citrus — served late into the night in Ebisu.

Shibuya · A few minutes' walk from Ebisu Station (JR / Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line), right by the Ebisu Yokocho alley