[Tokyo Life] My Favorite Ramen

oursongfortoday.blogspot.com - Last month I had no problem telling you where the best burger in Tokyo is, but there's no way I could say where the best ramen in Tokyo is. For starters there is just too much ramen in Tokyo for me to ever try them all. More importantly there are so many types of broth, noodle, and topping options it would be like me telling you that penne with pesto is categorically better than spaghetti with marinara sauce. But I can tell you about my favorite ramen. (If John was writing this he might even try to tell you it's the best)

Furyu Ramen in Shibuya

We first on stumbled Furyu with Tim and Christine back in November. I was hungry and irritable, frustrated that we hadn't been able to find the perfect souvenir for Christine's sister, and sad that they were leaving in a few hours (so probably being a terrible host) when we finally decided to eat lunch. I ordered the spicy miso ramen and fell in love at first bite. Honestly, the first time I wasn't sure if it was just so good because I was starving, or if it was really that amazing. But John and I have been back several times and it is always wonderful.

So delicious and so affordable!

Furyu makes Hakata style ramen which is a wonderful rich pork broth (called tonkotsu) with thin straight white noodles (as opposed to thicker, crinkly, yellow noodles). The regular tonkotsu is delicious, but the spicy miso paste they stir in takes it to a whole new level of deliciousness.

I'm getting hungry just from the pictures

I normally just get the regular bowl for 600 yen. It comes with been sprouts, green onions, and some diced up pork. I really prefer the pork diced into tiny bites that mix into the soup, rather than the larger slices of chashu that John gets.

John's ramen with chashu

Furyu has several locations, but I personally prefer the Shibuya location. I thought their ramen was just a little bit better than in Shinjuku. I'm not sure about the others, but in Shibuya they have an English menu. They also offer extra noodles, so if you aren't stuffed after the first bowl just call out "Kaedama" to the chef and you can have up to two free noodle refills.

To get there from Shibuya station (at the Hachiko gate) walk left up the street past ToHo cinemas and Uniqlo. It will be on the right, with a bright yellow awning. If you get to the Tokyu department store, you've gone too far.

Posted by Hodie J