Ramen & Noodles · Awaza / Kyomachibori

Ramen Kasumi (Awaza Honten) らーめん香澄 阿波座本店

Niboshi ramen champion of Awaza: a punchy dried-sardine broth that has made the Tabelog Ramen 100 nine years running and even been turned into a cup noodle.

About

Ramen Kasumi opened in 2012 near Awaza and Utsubo Park and specialises in niboshi (dried sardine) ramen, a bold, slightly bitter, deeply savoury style rarer in Osaka than in Tokyo or Aomori. It won a "best next-generation ramen" title at the Ramen Championship and has a cup-noodle collaboration. The menu also covers niboshi maze-soba, miso ramen and a curry maze-soba. There is a Nakazakicho branch and a sister shop, Chuka Soba Nisei, nearby. Breakfast service runs on Thursday and Friday.

Highlights

• Niboshi (dried sardine) ramen specialist
• Niboshi maze-soba
• Breakfast ramen Thu and Fri 8:00-10:00
• Ramen Championship award winner
• Near Utsubo Park

Tips

• Come for breakfast ramen on Thu or Fri to skip the lunch queue
• Ticket machine at the entrance
• The Nakazakicho branch is a good backup

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Nearby

• Sushiman Utsubo HontenSushi & Seafood · 330 m away
• Utsubo ParkPark · 450 m away
• Tanaka no Chuka SobaRamen & Noodles · 530 m away
• Rihga Royal Hotel OsakaStay · 610 m away
• Chuka Soba KazuraRamen & Noodles · 650 m away
• Osaka Science MuseumMuseum · 720 m away
• Tori Soba Zagin (Honten)Ramen & Noodles · 730 m away
• ShioshioRamen & Noodles · 740 m away