Ramen & Noodles · Shinjuku 3-chome

Ramen Hayashida (Shinjuku) らぁ麺 はやし田 新宿本店

A glossy, chicken-forward shoyu ramen from a tiny Shinjuku-sanchome alley shop that went from opening in 2017 to Tokyo top-10 lists and a fixture of ramen-tour vlogs.

About

Hayashida's bowl is clean and elegant: a clear soup made from Oyama jidori chicken and duck fat, seasoned with a blend of soy sauces, with thin straight noodles, pink low-temperature chashu of both pork and chicken, and a few strands of Kujo green onion. It is light enough to drink to the last drop yet full of umami, and its popularity spawned several branches. The Shinjuku original sits on a narrow side street near Shinjuku-sanchome; you buy a ticket from the vending machine and wait along the wall for one of the few counter seats. The turnover is fast, so even long lines tend to move quickly.

Highlights

• Clear shoyu soup of Oyama jidori chicken with a sheen of duck fat
• Two kinds of rosy, low-temperature chashu (pork and chicken)
• Silky thin noodles that hold the soup well
• Ajitama (soft-boiled marinated egg) worth the add-on
• Fast-moving line thanks to quick noodle boil times

Tips

• Pay at the ticket machine first, then join the queue
• Weekday 15:00–17:00 is the sweet spot for a short wait
• Add the ajitama egg and a side of rice with chashu if hungry
• Branches elsewhere (Ikebukuro, Shibuya area, Yokohama) serve similar bowls with shorter lines

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