Ramen & Noodles · Kyoto Station (Takabashi)

Honke Daiichi Asahi Takabashi 本家第一旭 たかばし本店

Kyoto's most famous queue for ramen: light pork-shoyu broth piled with sliced pork and green onion, served from early morning till late, steps from Kyoto Station.

About

Founded in 1947, Daiichi Asahi serves a clear, savoury pork-bone and soy broth with thin straight noodles, plenty of thin pork slices and Kujo green onion. It is a straightforward, comforting bowl and the long opening hours, from early morning until the small hours, make it a reliable stop when arriving or leaving by train. It sits right next to Shinpuku Saikan, and the line on the pavement outside is a Kyoto landmark of its own.

Highlights

• Classic Kyoto shoyu-tonkotsu ramen since 1947
• Lots of thin-sliced pork and Kujo green onion
• Opens early morning, runs late
• Side by side with Shinpuku Saikan
• Five minutes from Kyoto Station

Tips

• The 'tokusei' bowl has extra pork
• Go before 9:00 or after 15:00 for the shortest wait
• Free-to-add green onion is a local favourite
• Closed Thursdays

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