Tabelog Awards 2019 Tabelog is Japan’s internet portal to the vast number of restaurants across the country. The site serves up general information, like addresses and hours, but the most popular feature of the site is the user reviews. Shops are given a ranking, with five being the highest. Shops with a ranking above four…
http://bestoframen.com/ My best-of lists live here now! If you don’t want to check it out, here is my list of memorable Japanese shops I visited outside of Tokyo and wrote about in 2018. 金澤濃厚中華そば 神仙 (Shinzen in Kanazawa, Ishigawa Prefecture) 麦の道 すぐれ (Sugure in Aichi Prefecture) らぁめん りきどう (Rikido in Gifu) もっこす (Mokkosu in Kobe) 五福星…
It’s time for my annual best-of-my-year list. Here are the shops, but for a more manageable view of things, head over to my dedicated best-of site: www.bestoframen.com Hope everyone had a great 2018, full of memorable bowls. 純手打ち 麺と未来 (Mentomirai in Shimokitazawa) 亀戸煮干中華そばつきひ (Tsukihi in Kameido) 中華そば 吾衛門 (Goemon in Hachioji) ソラノイロ Factory & Labo 麺庵…
ラーメン女子博 These events seem to be a dime a dozen these days, but they are still fun none-the-less. The Ramen Girl’s Fest pops up all over Japan, so when it had a debut in Nakano, just a few minutes from my home, I was in. When people ask me which one was the best…
東京ラーメンショー 2017 We tried all 18 bowls at the 2nd week of the Tokyo Ramen Show. On till Sunday! The lighter soups were the winners this time. #crushedit A post shared by Ramen Adventures (@ramenadventures) on Nov 3, 2017 at 1:34am PDT I’m not going to report on the event, as it is long over,…
大つけ麺博 2017 Week 3 of the Grand Tsukemen Fest (@daitsukemenhaku) in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Managed to crush all 9 with the help of @theramenculture and the usual lot of ramen nerds who come to these events. It’s still on for a few more weeks. This time, each bowl is just 500 yen, and the portions are smaller.…
The Best Ramen in Tokyo 2017 Edition In 2017, my pace picked up significantly. Though I ate around the same number of bowls in total as in 2016, I really hit the new shops with gusto. Here are 13 that were particularly great (with another 10 at the bottom for good measure). Keep in mind…
和歌山市 I’ve been to Wakayama a few times. I work there on occasion, and the city is a gateway to the Kii Peninsula, an amazing place for motorcycle touring. My ramen adventures, though, have been lacking. I visited the famous Ide Shoten before, as well as the shop that is constantly in the top 3…
新横浜ラーメン博物館 Have you been to the Ramen Museum in Yokohama? If you have traveled to Japan and have an interest in ramen, you most likely have. Attendance is up in a major way over the last few years, evident by the tour buses that line up outside (pro tip, show up when they open to…
最強ラーメンFes. Thanks for subscribing to my YouTube channel! Anyways, the Grand Tsukemen Fest is now the Grand Ramen Fest, I suppose. A bowl of garlic-spiked tonkotsu ramen by any other name would be just as sweet. This time, the festival was over six weeks. Each week has ten shops. That’s 60 bowls to try! Not…