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Best Ramen & Noodles in Tokyo

133 places, each checked by our team.

• AFURI Ebisu AFURI 恵比寿Ebisu — The original shop of the yuzu-shio ramen chain: clear chicken broth brightened with yuzu, charcoal-seared chashu, and a vegan option. Light,…
• Aji no Manraku 味の萬楽Akihabara / Sotokanda — A family business whose roots go back to a Chinese restaurant opened in Nihonbashi in 1912; today the fourth-generation proprietress runs this…
• Asakusa Ramen Yoroiya 浅草名代らーめん 与ろゐ屋Asakusa — Long-running Asakusa ramen shop on Denboin-dori, a minute from Senso-ji, serving light wafu shoyu and ume-shio ramen.
• China Soba Osada 支那ソバ おさだOyama (Itabashi) — Oyama shop near the Happy Road shopping arcade, known for refined shoyu china soba and silky wonton ramen.
• Chuka Ryori Kikuo (Ginza) 中華料理 菊凰Ginza — A Ginza 1-chome machi-chuka serving orthodox Tokyo ramen since 1968, with a clear chicken and pork bone broth and homely Showa atmosphere.
• Chuka Soba Fukuju (Sasazuka) 中華そば 福寿Sasazuka — A Sasazuka shotengai shop dating from the early 1950s that boils its noodles in a huge old cauldron and seasons its shoyu ramen with a soba-shop…
• Chuka Soba Ibuki 中華ソバ 伊吹Itabashi — Tokyos heavyweight niboshi shop in Itabashi, from a pure water-and-sardine broth to a dense, grey-brown bowl for true sardine lovers.
• Chuka Soba Ikyo (Jimbocho) 中華そば 伊峡Jimbocho — A Jimbocho bookstreet favourite since 1966, serving textbook Tokyo shoyu chuka soba and a famous fried rice to students and booksellers at low prices.
• Chuka Soba Konoki 中華そば 児ノ木Ochiai — An Ochiai Ramen 100 shop serving rich niboshi chuka soba with restrained back fat and a unique porcini-oil aedama.
• Chuka Soba Kyoraku (Ginza) 中華そば 共楽Ginza — A tiny Ginza counter serving old-school chuka soba since 1956, beloved for its clean shoyu soup and thick slabs of chashu at prices that ignore the…
• Chuka Soba Nishikawa 中華そば 西川Kinuta — A lunch-only Setagaya shop with a cult following for dense niboshi soup and smoky, torched chashu.
• Chuka Soba Nishino 中華蕎麦 にし乃Hongo — A Hongo-sanchome basement shop from the Koike team, with a near two-item menu: clear chuka soba and a sansho-pepper soba.
• Chuka Soba Shibata 中華そば しば田Komae — A beloved Sengawa ramen shop that moved next to Komae station in 2024, known for crystal-clear, deeply savoury chuka soba.
• Chuka Soba Shurai (Daimon) 中華そば 集来Daimon / Hamamatsucho — A Shiba-Daimon office-district favourite since 1948, known for hand-made noodles, tanmen and gomoku soba near Zojo-ji and Tokyo Tower.
• Chuka Soba Tagano 中華そば 多賀野Ebara-Nakanobu — Veteran Nakanobu ramen shop (since 1996) with classic shoyu chuka soba, Aguni-salt soba and a Japanese-style tantanmen.
• Chuka Soba Wazu TOKYO 中華そば 和渦 TOKYOKita-Shinagawa — A Kita-Shinagawa Ramen 100 regular whose special shoyu soba blends five soy sauces, with house noodles and jidori-chicken wontons.
• Chukasoba Ginza Hachigo 中華そば 銀座八五Ginza — A tiny Ginza ramen counter run by a former French chef whose crystal-clear, consommé-style soup, made without tare, earned it a Michelin Bib…
• Dashi to Men Yuei だしと麺 遊泳Higashi-Koenji — Dashi-focused ramen shop opened in 2023 beside Higashi-Koenji Station; weekend seats are booked online.
• Ee-chan Shokudo えーちゃん食堂Fudomae — A Fudomae shop famous for asa-ramen (morning ramen) with house-made noodles and thick-cut chashu, opening at dawn.
• Eifukucho Taishoken 永福町 大勝軒Eifukucho — 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…
• Eiraku (Oimachi) 永楽Oimachi — An Oimachi alley machi-chuka in business for around 66 years (since about 1960), serving classic shoyu ramen a minute from the station in the…
• Fuunji 風雲児Yoyogi / Shinjuku South — Arguably Tokyo's most beloved tsukemen: thick noodles dunked in a viscous chicken-and-fish broth, dusted with fish powder. A tiny counter near…
• Ganso Stamina Manten Ramen Suzuki 元祖スタミナ満点らーめん すず鬼Mitaka / Kichijoji — Late-night Mitaka shop serving 'stamina soba' loaded with pork, onions, garlic and optional back fat.
• Ginza Kagari (Honten) 銀座 篝 本店Ginza — Silky, almost-cream-like tori paitan (chicken white soup) ramen in a tiny backstreet counter in Ginza, topped with seasonal vegetables. The bowl…
• Ginza Noodles Mugi to Olive Ginza Noodles むぎとオリーブGinza — A three-time Michelin Bib Gourmand in Ginza, known for clam, chicken and niboshi soba finished with aromatic oil.
• Harukiya Ogikubo Honten 中華そば 春木屋 荻窪本店Ogikubo — Founded in 1949, Harukiya is the standard-bearer of Ogikubo ramen, the clear niboshi-and-chicken shoyu style that made this Chuo Line suburb Tokyo's…
• Hatsufuji (Hachioji) 初富士Hachioji — Founded in 1959 and widely called the birthplace of Hachioji ramen: soy-sauce ramen topped with chopped raw onion under a film of hot lard.
• Heiwaken (Osaki) 平和軒Osaki — A Showa-era machi-chuka near Osaki Station, cooking chuka soba and wok classics for students and office workers since 1966.
• Higashi-Ikebukuro Taishoken Honten 東池袋 大勝軒 本店Higashi-Ikebukuro — The head shop of Kazuo Yamagishi, the 'god of ramen' who turned a 1955 staff meal into morisoba, the dish the world now calls tsukemen. His…
• Homemade Ramen Muginae Homemade Ramen 麦苗Omori — A Michelin-recognised Omori shop famous for flawless shoyu ramen and wontons, run on online reservations plus a 9 a.m. same-day sign-up sheet.
• Hope-ken Honpo Kichijoji ホープ軒本舗 吉祥寺店Kichijoji — 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…
• Hope-ken Sendagaya ラーメンの店 ホープ軒 千駄ヶ谷店Sendagaya — A yellow, 24-hour ramen landmark beside the National Stadium. Hope-ken grew from a 1935 yatai cart and this Sendagaya shop, open since about 1960,…
• Ichijoryu Ganko Sohonke Bunke (Yotsuya Arakicho) 一条流がんこ総本家分家四谷荒木町Yotsuya — Morning-only outpost of the cult Ganko ramen line in Arakicho, known for intensely salty, bone-rich shio and shoyu bowls.
• Ichiran Shibuya 一蘭 渋谷店Shibuya — The famous solo-booth tonkotsu chain: fill in an order sheet, slide into a partitioned stall and get your ramen through a bamboo blind. Open 24 hours.
• Iruca Tokyo Roppongi 入鹿TOKYO 六本木Roppongi — A Roppongi Ramen 100 shop famous for porcini shoyu ramen: a four-soup base of Nagoya Cochin chicken, black pork, spiny lobster and mussels.
• Japanese Ramen Gokan ジャパニーズ ラーメン 五感Ikebukuro — A lunch-only Higashi-Ikebukuro shop on Tabelogs Ramen 100 list, a short walk from Sunshine City.
• Japanese Soba Noodles Tsuta Japanese Soba Noodles 蔦Yoyogi-Uehara — The first ramen shop ever awarded a Michelin star (2015), now in a Yoyogi-Uehara basement, serving its signature shoyu soba.
• Jikasei Chuka Soba Toshioka 自家製中華そば としおかWaseda — Lunch-only shop near Waseda making its own noodles, known for shio ramen and tsukemen from a Benten-trained owner.
• Jun Teuchi Daruma 純手打ち だるまNakano-Fujimicho — One-man shop near Nakano-Fujimicho serving shoyu ramen with hand-kneaded, hand-cut curly noodles.
• Kagaribi (Shintomi) 燎Tsukiji / Ginza — Six-seat counter near Tsukiji and Ginza where noodles are cut in front of you for premium shoyu ramen and tsukemen.
• Kairaku (Oji) かいらくOji — A pre-war survivor in Oji: this small ramen shop is said to date to 1935 and still serves gentle shoyu ramen, wantanmen and a well-loved moyashi soba.
• Kamunabi 神名備Sendagi / Yanaka — Long-running Sendagi shop (since 1999) serving premium shoyu and shio ramen with thick-cut chashu.
• Karashibi Miso Ramen Kikanbo (Kanda) カラシビ味噌らー麺 鬼金棒 神田本店Kanda — Kandas demon-themed spicy miso ramen shop, where you choose your level of chilli heat (kara) and numbing sansho (shibi).
• Kashiwagi かしわぎHigashi-Nakano — Small Higashi-Nakano shop serving clear pork-based shio and shoyu ramen at modest prices.
• King Seimen キング製麺Oji — An Oji counter with its own noodle room, serving light white-dashi ramen with house noodles and wontons.
• Kiraku (Shibuya Dogenzaka) 中華麺店 喜楽Shibuya — A Shibuya institution since 1952, tucked among Dogenzaka's love hotels and famous for moyashi-men: shoyu ramen heaped with bean sprouts and fragrant…
• Koukaibou こうかいぼうMonzen-nakacho / Fukagawa — Fukagawa ramen shop since 2001 with a gentle pork, chicken and seafood broth seasoned with Izu Oshima sea salt and soy.
• Manpuku (Ginza) 萬福Ginza — Ginza's oldest ramen shop: it began as a yatai cart in 1925 and has served chuka soba from this Higashi-Ginza building since 1929. The bowl is…
• Marucho Chukasoba (Ogikubo) 丸長中華そば店Ogikubo — Founded in Ogikubo in 1947, Marucho is the root of a family of Tokyo shops famous for tsukesoba with a sweet, sour and spicy dip, and one of the…
• Men Fujisaki 麺 ふじさきKameido — A Kameido Ramen 100 shop with hand-made noodles, a jidori chicken broth scented with chicken oil and kombu-water tsukemen.
• Mendokoro Bigiya 麺処 びぎ屋 学芸大学本店Gakugei-daigaku — Neighbourhood ramen shop on a Gakugei-daigaku shopping street, known for niboshi-and-bonito shoyu ramen and yuzu white-shoyu ramen.
• Mendokoro Ginsasa 麺処 銀笹Ginza — A Ginza back-street shop started in 2010 by a Japanese-cuisine chef, pairing delicate shio ramen with famous tai-meshi (sea bream rice).
• Mendokoro Hare 麺処 晴Iriya — An Iriya niboshi specialist since 2012, whose rich "noukou soba" blends several kinds of sardine with other dried fish.
• Mendokoro Honda (Akihabara) 麺処 ほん田 秋葉原本店Akihabara — A top-rated shop under the tracks one minute from Akihabara station, known for handmade noodles and kombu-water tsukemen.
• Mendokoro Kinari メンドコロ キナリHigashi-Nakano — Higashi-Nakano ramen shop by the station offering dark shoyu, shio, white shoyu and creamy chicken paitan bowls.
• Mendokoro Shiro Kuro 麺処 しろくろHachimanyama — Six-seat Hachimanyama shop by the station, known for clean shio and shoyu ramen and creative limited bowls.
• MENSHO (Gokokuji) MENSHO 護国寺Gokokuji — Chef Tomoharu Shonos Tokyo flagship: seasonal, luxurious and very photogenic ramen near Gokokuji temple, fully cashless.
• Menson RAGE 麺尊 RAGENishi-Ogikubo — Nishi-Ogikubos game-chicken ramen shop: shamo soba with a crisp shoyu edge, in a dark, music-bar-style room.
• Menya Hyottoko (Kotsu Kaikan) 麺屋ひょっとこ 交通会館店Yurakucho — Seven-seat counter in the basement of Tokyo Kotsu Kaikan serving light Japanese-style ramen scented with yuzu.
• Menya Itto 麺屋一燈Shin-Koiwa — Shin-Koiwas tsukemen superstar: a creamy chicken-paitan dipping soup blended with five kinds of seafood, with whole-grain noodles.
• Menya Kaijin (Shinjuku) 麺屋海神 新宿店Shinjuku — A Shinjuku seafood-ramen favourite near the station, serving clear fish-bone shio ramen with fish and chicken tsumire balls.
• Menya Kissou 麺屋吉左右Kiba / Toyocho — Three-days-a-week Kiba shop famous for balanced seafood-and-pork tsukemen and ramen; one of Tokyo's most-ranked tsukemen.
• Menya Musashi (Shinjuku Main Store) 創始 麺屋武蔵Nishi-Shinjuku — The 1996 Nishi-Shinjuku shop that kickstarted Tokyo's 'new wave' ramen boom with its 'double soup' of pork-chicken and seafood stocks, served by…
• Menya Shichisai (Hatchobori) 麺や 七彩 八丁堀店Hatchobori — Kitakata-style ramen with noodles kneaded and cut by hand right in front of you, at a counter near Hatchobori.
• Menya Sho (Main Shop) 麺屋 翔 本店Nishi-Shinjuku — A Nishi-Shinjuku Ramen 100 regular famous for its shamo-chicken salt ramen with seasoned egg and smoked chicken thigh.
• Menya Suzuharu 麺屋鈴春Hongo — A Hongo-sanchome shop near the University of Tokyo, famous for kombu-water tsukesoba and elegant shoyu ramen, with online reservations.
• Mintei (Shimokitazawa) 珉亭Shimokitazawa — A Shimokitazawa machi-chuka since 1964, beloved by musicians and students for its 'Edokko ramen' and pink-tinged fried rice, eaten together as the…
• Miso Mendokoro Tasakaya 味噌麺処 田坂屋Ikebukuro — Miso ramen specialist near Ikebukuro's west exit, with a rich white-miso broth seasoned with fresh ginger.
• Misokko Fukku 味噌っ子 ふっくOgikubo — Ogikubos cult miso shop: a rich pork broth with white miso, garlic and chilli, topped with wok-tossed bean sprouts.
• Mitsuimen Mitsui 麺 みつヰAsakusa — A seven-seat counter between Tawaramachi and Asakusa serving chicken-and-seafood shoyu ramen with mellow, hand-kneaded noodles.
• Moko Tanmen Nakamoto Kamiitabashi Honten 蒙古タンメン中本 上板橋本店Kamiitabashi — The spiritual home of Tokyo's cult spicy ramen: the original Chinese diner Nakamoto opened here in 1968, and after it closed in 1998 a devoted…
• Motenashi Kuroki 饗 くろ喜Asakusabashi — One of Tokyos best shio ramen shops, now near Asakusabashi station, with a five-salt blend, wontons and shio tsukesoba.
• Mutekiya 麺創房 無敵家Ikebukuro — Ikebukuro's legendary tonkotsu shop with an almost permanent queue on the pavement: a creamy pork-bone broth, thick chashu and the over-the-top…
• Nakano Taishoken 中野 大勝軒Nakano — Where tsukemen was born: on 1 April 1955 this Nakano shop put 'tokusei morisoba' on the menu, a staff meal invented by its then manager Kazuo…
• Nakiryu 鳴龍Otsuka — The Otsuka counter whose sesame-rich tantanmen earned a Michelin star in 2017, making it one of the world's cheapest starred meals and a pilgrimage…
• Niboshi Soba Ru. 煮干そば 流。Jujo — Niboshi (dried sardine) ramen specialist beside Jujo Station, blending six kinds of sardines with springy house-made noodles.
• Niboshi Tsukemen Miyamoto 煮干しつけ麺 宮元Kamata — Kamatas niboshi-tsukemen champion: thick, sardine-heavy dipping soup with chewy noodles, a few minutes from Kamata stations west exit.
• Nishi-Eifuku no Niboshibako 西永福の煮干箱Eifuku — A Nishi-Eifuku niboshi specialist whose rich broth is simmered from six-plus kinds of dried sardines.
• Oborozuki (Main Shop) 朧月 本店Ginza — A popular Ginza tsukemen and miso shop that relocated next door to Ginza Kagari, with free large noodle portions.
• Ohako (Nogata) 十八番 (おはこ)Nogata — A Showa-era Kan-nana roadside machi-chuka, usually dated to 1976, whose hand-made noodles are kneaded with a bamboo pole; famous for chashu-men and…
• Raamen Koike らぁめん小池Kami-Kitazawa — A Kami-Kitazawa favourite with two signatures: a golden, clear niboshi ramen and a creamy chicken-paitan niboshi bowl.
• Raamen Yama to Ki らぁめん 山と樹Koenji — Koenji lunch spot for refined shoyu ramen with hand-kneaded curly noodles and a well-balanced dashi broth.
• Raamen Yamaguchi らぁ麺やまぐちNishi-Waseda — A long-time Michelin Bib Gourmand near Omokagebashi, known for its special tori soba of chicken dashi and fragrant soy.
• Raamenya Shima らぁ麺や 嶋Nishi-Shinjuku — A reservation-only shop near Nishi-Shinjuku-gochome that opens at 8:45 a.m., famous for truffle-scented white-soy kombu-water tsukemen.
• Raishuken (Asakusa) 来集軒Asakusa — Since 1950 this small Nishi-Asakusa shop has served chuka soba and wantanmen essentially unchanged, a living taste of postwar shitamachi Tokyo a few…
• Ramen Break Beats Ramen Break BeatsMeguro — A reservation-only Michelin Bib Gourmand shop near Yutenji, famous online for crystal-clear broth and about 2,000-yen bowls.
• Ramen CiQUE RAMEN CiQUEMinami-Asagaya — Asagaya shio ramen shop (since 2008) known for a clear chicken-and-seafood broth topped with a whole grilled tomato.
• Ramen Hatsune (Nishi-Ogikubo) らーめん はつねNishi-Ogikubo — Nishi-Ogikubo's famous tanmen shop, founded in 1961: a cloudy chicken-based salt broth crowned with a mound of wok-fried vegetables, served from a…
• Ramen Hayashi らーめん はやしShibuya — A ten-seat, lunch-only Shibuya shop near Dogenzaka whose pork-and-seafood shoyu ramen sells out daily.
• Ramen Hayashida (Shinjuku) らぁ麺 はやし田 新宿本店Shinjuku 3-chome — 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 Hiiki らーめん飛粋Kamata — Kamatas top-rated iekei-style ramen: a creamy tonkotsu-shoyu soup with thick noodles, spinach and nori.
• Ramen Jiro Mita Honten ラーメン二郎 三田本店Mita — The mothership of Jiro-style ramen. Takumi Yamada started Ramen Jiro in 1968 and moved to this Mita shop near Keio University in 1996; its towering…
• Ramen Jun Kamata らーめん潤 蒲田店Kamata — Tokyo outpost of a famous Niigata ramen shop serving Tsubame-Sanjo style noodles: thick wavy noodles in a niboshi-dashi soy broth blanketed in back…
• Ramen Kai らーめん改Kuramae — A Kuramae counter on Kokusai-dori that has held a Tabelog Ramen 100 spot for years with its shellfish-broth shio ramen and chewy hand-kneaded noodles.
• Ramen Kamo to Negi (Okachimachi) らーめん 鴨to葱 御徒町本店Ueno / Okachimachi — Okachimachis duck-and-leek ramen: a no-MSG duck broth with whole-wheat noodles, tender duck and your choice of leeks.
• Ramen Kenta (Koenji) 中洲屋台長浜ラーメン初代 健太 東京高円寺本店Koenji — Koenji counter shop serving Nagahama-style tonkotsu ramen with thin straight noodles and free noodle refills.
• Ramen MAIKAGURA らーめん MAIKAGURAChitose-Funabashi — A neighbourhood counter near Chitose-Funabashi that ranks among Tokyos very top ramen shops on Tabelog, serving elegant clear-soup shoyu and shio…
• Ramen Manrai (Shinjuku) らあめん 満来Nishi-Shinjuku — A Shinjuku West Exit legend since 1961, famous for slabs of chashu so thick they cover the bowl, over curly noodles in a sweet, garlicky shoyu broth.
• RAMEN MATSUI RAMEN MATSUIShinjuku Gyoen — A fully reservation-only shoyu ramen counter near Shinjuku-gyoenmae, awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2025.
• Ramen Oshima (Funabori) 大島Funabori — Funaboris orthodox disciple of Sapporos Sumire: a rich, garlic-forward miso ramen under a hot lard seal.
• Ramen Sukoyaka ラーメン 健やかMitaka / Kichijoji — Mitaka ramen shop using clam and chicken dashi for its shio, shoyu and niboshi ramen and tsukemen.
• Ramen Tamaru (Meguro) らーめん 田丸Meguro — A yellow-signed, ten-seat counter on Gonnosuke-zaka that has been serving Meguro classic Tokyo shoyu ramen since 1945.
• Ramen-ya Toy Box ラーメン屋 トイ・ボックスMinowa — A Minowa Ramen 100 shop serving clear yet rich shoyu ramen built on chicken oil and a sharp soy sauce, at an eight-seat counter.
• Rokurinsha (Osaki) 六厘舎 大崎店Osaki — The Osaki home of Rokurinsha, the shop that popularised thick, rich seafood-pork tsukemen, without the Tokyo Station queues.
• Sairaiken (Yoga) 再来軒Yoga — A tiny family-run shop in residential Yoga, open since the late 1950s, that opens only on limited days and draws queues for its old-style shio and…
• Sakaeya Milk Hall (Kanda) 栄屋ミルクホールKanda — A retro Kanda shop founded in 1945 as a 'milk hall' serving coffee and sweets, now celebrated for honest Tokyo-style shoyu ramen and its unchanged…
• Sakurajosui Funakoshi 桜上水 船越Sakurajosui — Cashless eight-seat ramen counter by Sakurajosui Station, opened in 2023 and known for its frequent limited-edition bowls.
• Sansanto 燦燦斗Higashi-Jujo — Evening-only Higashi-Jujo shop (since 2006) serving rich seafood-pork shoyu ramen and tsukemen with thick house-made noodles.
• Santora 三ん寅Edogawabashi — Sapporo-style miso ramen from a Sumire-trained chef: wok-fried to order and sealed under a layer of hot lard, a short walk from Edogawabashi.
• Seijo Seika 成城青果Roka-koen — Six-seat Setagaya ramen bar by Roka-koen Station, open late, with delicate shio and shoyu soba from one kombu-bonito broth.
• Senrigan 千里眼Komaba — A Jiro-style mountain of noodles, vegetables, pork and garlic near the University of Tokyos Komaba campus.
• Shina Soba Tantantei 支那そば たんたん亭Hamadayama — Hamadayama institution regarded as a foundation of Tokyo's wonton-men style, serving shoyu china soba with shrimp and pork wontons.
• Shinjiko Shijimi Chuka Soba Kohaku 宍道湖しじみ中華蕎麦 琥珀 東京本店Zoshiki — A five-seat, reservation-only Zoshiki shop whose amber soup is made from Lake Shinji freshwater clams.
• Shio Soba Jiku 塩そば 時空Takaido — An eight-seat Takaido counter devoted to shio ramen, given a Michelin Bib Gourmand in the 2025 Tokyo guide.
• SOBAHOUSE Konjiki Hototogisu SOBAHOUSE 金色不如帰Shinjuku 2-chome — Michelin-listed shio and shoyu ramen near Shinjuku Gyoen built on a double broth of clams and sea bream, finished with truffle oil and porcini paste.
• Soranoiro ARTISAN NOODLES (Kojimachi) ソラノイロ ARTISAN NOODLESKojimachi — The Kojimachi flagship of Soranoiro, the shop that made vegetable-forward ramen famous, with tsukemen and creative seasonal bowls.
• Sosaku Men Hitosuji 創作麺 ひとすじHonancho — Six-seat Honancho counter opened in 2025, serving chuka soba and a rich, spicy tantanmen.
• Sugoi Niboshi Ramen Nagi (Golden Gai) すごい煮干ラーメン凪 新宿ゴールデン街本館Shinjuku — A tiny upstairs shop in Shinjukus Golden Gai serving punchy niboshi ramen around the clock.
• Takeda-ryu Koshiki Curry Shina Soba Indian 武田流古式カレー 支那そば インディアンKamata / Hasunuma — An eccentric Kamata-area institution founded in 1953 that serves two things: old-style curry and shina soba, the pre-war name for Tokyo ramen.
• Takesue Tokyo Premium 竹末東京PremiumOshiage / Skytree — Inventive chicken ramen a short walk from Tokyo Skytree, with shoyu, shio and creamy chicken-and-trout paitan bowls.
• Tani Ramen (Yurakucho) 谷ラーメンYurakucho / Marunouchi — A Showa survivor in the brick arches under the JR tracks at Yurakucho, serving salarymen ramen since 1967 in the tiny Marusan Yokocho alley.
• Tantan (Hachioji) タンタンHachioji — A family-run Hachioji ramen shop founded around 1978, regarded as the origin of the Minmin ramen taste; light shoyu soup, thin noodles and chopped…
• Teuchi Ren 手打ち 蓮Morishita — A Morishita Ramen 100 shop whose hand-made noodles are the star, served in a clear shoyu soup.
• there is ramen there is ramenOgikubo — An Ogikubo Michelin Bib Gourmand shop serving niboshi-boosted, Kitakata-style shoyu ramen with loin and belly chashu.
• Tokyo Ramen Street 東京ラーメンストリートMarunouchi / Yaesu — A basement row of eight-ish top ramen shops inside Tokyo Station's Yaesu side, with lines for Rokurinsha tsukemen from before opening.
• Tokyo Style Noodle Hotate Biyori Tokyo Style Noodle ほたて日和Akihabara — An Akihabara Ramen 100 shop built around scallop, best known for scallop kombu-water tsukemen, with a sign-up sheet at every session.
• Ts TanTan (Tokyo Station) Ts たんたん 東京駅京葉ストリート店Marunouchi — Vegan tantanmen inside Tokyo Stations ticket gates: a creamy sesame soup made without meat, fish, eggs or dairy.
• Tsukemen Gonokami Seisakusho (Shinjuku) つけ麺 五ノ神製作所 新宿店Shinjuku — Shinjukus shrimp-tsukemen specialist: chewy noodles dipped into a hot, creamy prawn broth, open straight through the day.
• Tsukemen Kinryu つけめん金龍Kanda — Kanda tsukemen shop serving noodles in kombu-bonito dashi water with a rich seafood dipping sauce.
• Tsukemen Michi つけ麺 道Kameari — Kamearis legendary tsukemen shop: ultra-thick noodles with a rich seafood dipping soup, served four bowls at a time.
• Tsukesoba Kanda Katsumoto つけそば 神田 勝本Jimbocho — A 13-seat Jimbocho tsukesoba shop serving clear niboshi-and-bonito dipping soup with glossy noodles, open straight through from 11:00.
• Vegan Ramen UZU Tokyo Vegan Ramen UZU TokyoToyosu — Kyotos vegan ramen at teamLab Planets: an aromatic broth garnished with seasonal edible flowers, eaten at outdoor art tables.
• Yakumo 八雲Ikejiri-Ohashi / Nakameguro — Wonton noodle specialist near Ikejiri-Ohashi, famous for its 'white dashi' white-soy broth and shrimp and pork wontons.