Ramen & Noodles · Dotonbori
Kinryu Ramen Dotonbori 金龍ラーメン 道頓堀店
The 24-hour ramen stand under the giant 3D dragon on Dotonbori: simple pork-bone bowls, free kimchi, garlic and chives, and eat-on-tatami street seating. An Osaka rite of passage.
Chashu-men: ¥1,300
About
Kinryu has served ramen on Dotonbori since the early 1980s and its writhing green dragon sign is one of the street's landmarks. There are only two choices, ramen or chashu-men, bought from a ticket machine, served in a light tonkotsu broth. The fun is in the free toppings you add yourself: spicy kimchi, crushed garlic, garlic chives and rice. You eat on a raised tatami platform open to the street, watching Dotonbori roll by. Not the best ramen in Osaka, but a classic experience.
Highlights
- Giant 3D dragon sign, a Dotonbori landmark
- Open 24 hours
- Free kimchi, garlic, chives and rice
- Street-side tatami seating
- Just two menu items, very fast
Tips
- Go after midnight for the most atmospheric experience
- Take your shoes off when sitting on the tatami platform
- Load up on the kimchi and chives, that's the point
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