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Hope-ken Honpo Kichijoji ホープ軒本舗吉祥寺店

Kichijoji's branch of the Hope-ken family, which traces its back-fat tonkotsu shoyu ramen to a 1935 yatai; this shop has served the late-night Kichijoji crowd since 1982.

Hours11:00-24:00 (approx.)

ClosedOpen daily (check)

PriceRamen: ¥900
Chashu-men: ¥1,250

Getting thereKichijoji Station (JR Chuo Line / Keio Inokashira Line), North Exit, 5 min

Time needed30-45 minutes

Best timeLate evening

Address1-14-12 Kichijoji Honcho, Musashino City, Tokyo

About

Hope-ken Honpo is the branch of the Hope-ken family that claims the direct line from the original 1935 ramen cart, and its Kichijoji shop has been a fixture north of the station since 1982. The bowl is classic Tokyo seabura style: a rich pork-bone shoyu soup with a scattering of back fat, straight medium noodles, chashu and a heap of green onions. It is open from late morning until midnight, making it a favourite of Kichijoji drinkers and students. Compared with the Sendagaya original it is easier to fit into a day around Inokashira Park and Kichijoji's shopping streets, and queues are shorter.

Highlights

Family lineage from a 1935 ramen yatai
Kichijoji shop open since 1982
Rich back-fat tonkotsu shoyu with plenty of green onion
Open until midnight
Easy add-on to an Inokashira Park day

Tips

Ask for extra negi (green onion) if you like it sharp
Good late-night option after an evening in Harmonica Yokocho
Weekend lunchtimes are busiest

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Hope-ken Honpo Kichijoji ホープ軒本舗 吉祥寺店

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