Beppu & Yufuin · Food & Drink

Best Ramen & Noodles in Beppu & Yufuin

11 places, each checked by our team.

• Beppu Tantanmen Ichizen 別府担々麺 一膳Kamito (Beppu University area) — A tantanmen specialist on Beppu University street, top-rated on Google: red and mapo tantanmen, soupless versions and adjustable spice.
• Furari ふらりKannawa — Beppu's top-rated ramen on Tabelog, near Kannawa's steaming hot-spring streets: gentle niboshi shoyu, shio and tsukemen in a town dominated by…
• Gyoza Hanten 餃子飯店Oita Station — Old-school ramen and gyoza diner three minutes from Oita Station, a handy, well-rated stop between trains.
• Icchome Ramen (Honten) 一丁目ラーメン 本店Kitahama — A night-only Beppu tonkotsu institution near Kitahama, open 19:00 to 3:00, with summer-only Beppu reimen.
• Ikkotsuya 一骨家Oita City (Hatanaka) — Long-running Oita city tonkotsu ramen shop near the Oita River, consistently rated among the city's best on Tabelog.
• Kurume Ramen (Beppu Ekimae) 久留米ラーメン 別府駅前店Kitahama — A counter-only shop five minutes from Beppu Station serving old-school Kurume tonkotsu, the pork-bone style that gave birth to Kyushu ramen.
• Maruyu Ramen (Motomachi Honten) 丸優ラーメン 元町本店Motomachi (Oita City) — An Oita City favourite: light, Nagahama-style tonkotsu with a sharp tare, lunch only, often sold out by 13:30.
• Noodle Factory Life NOODLE FACTORY LIFEBeppu Station / Motomachi — A stylish late-night ramen bar in central Beppu: refined tonkotsu, tantanmen, shoyu and shio, with vegan options, open until 1:00.
• Ramen Kobo Fukuya (Sohonten) ラーメン工房 ふくや 総本店Kyomachi — Beppu's rich-tonkotsu flagship: creamy pork-bone soup with curly noodles and a "full of back fat" option, open until 22:00.
• Ramen Santan らぁ麺 三湯Kamito (Beppu University area) — A newer Beppu favourite near Beppu University: clear chicken broth, house-made noodles and a "Yuki-hime" chicken paitan, a rarity in tonkotsu country.
• Tora no Yume トラの夢Oita City (Mori) — Suburban Oita ramen shop known for rich tonkotsu ramen and tsukemen, among the city's highest-rated noodle spots on Tabelog.