Ramen & Noodles · Eifukucho

Eifukucho Taishoken 永福町 大勝軒

Opened in 1955 by Kenji Kusamura, Eifukucho Taishoken serves a famously huge bowl of niboshi-heavy shoyu chuka soba and is the head shop of the 'Eifuku-style' Taishoken lineage.

About

Eifukucho Taishoken was founded in 1955 by Kenji Kusamura, who trained in the original Taishoken family of shops, and it became the root of its own school, the 'Eifuku-kei'. The signature bowl is enormous: a standard serving holds roughly two portions of soft, slippery medium noodles in a broth pungent with dried sardines and topped with a lacquer of oil that keeps it scalding hot to the last mouthful. The shop sits right by Eifukucho Station on the Keio Inokashira Line, and it has been modernised without losing the feel of an old-school institution. Many apprentices trained here before opening their own Eifuku-style shops across Tokyo. If you think Tokyo shoyu ramen is all delicate and minimalist, this bowl will reset your expectations.

Highlights

• 1955 founding and head shop of the Eifuku-style Taishoken school
• A 'standard' bowl that is roughly a double portion of noodles
• Strong niboshi aroma with a sealing layer of hot oil
• Thick chashu-men for the very hungry
• One-minute walk from Eifukucho Station

Tips

• Come hungry or order a smaller size if the menu offers it; the default bowl is huge
• The oil layer keeps the soup very hot, so let it cool a moment
• Add a raw egg on the side to dip noodles, a regulars' trick
• Weekend lunch queues are longest; aim for 15:00-17:00

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