Ramen & Noodles · Kyoto Station (Takabashi)

Shinpuku Saikan Honten 新福菜館 本店

Since 1938, Kyoto's iconic black ramen: an almost ink-dark soy broth that tastes far lighter than it looks, served next to its rival Daiichi Asahi near Kyoto Station.

About

Shinpuku Saikan is one of the founding names of Kyoto ramen. Its broth is pork and chicken-based with a very dark soy tare, topped with chashu and Kujo green onion, plus thick, firm noodles. The other must-order is yakimeshi, fried rice also blackened with the same soy. The no-frills shop sits on Takabashi, a five-minute walk east of Kyoto Station, right next door to Honke Daiichi Asahi, so many visitors try both on one trip.

Highlights

• Jet-black soy broth since 1938
• Black yakimeshi fried rice
• Next door to Honke Daiichi Asahi
• Early opening for breakfast ramen
• Five minutes from Kyoto Station

Tips

• Order the half-size yakimeshi with your ramen
• Opens at 7:30 in the morning for a pre-train bowl
• Closed Wednesdays
• The queue is shorter than Daiichi Asahi's next door

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