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音麺酒家 楽々 (Rakuraku in Kichijoji)

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音麺酒家 楽々

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(From Kichijoji station go north to the Tokyu department store. It’s in that area. The address is 吉祥寺本町2-8-9)

This shop was recommended by the staff at Nagi in Shibuya. It’s down a little side alley in a rather hip part of Kichijoji. The shop touts itself as a regular old ramen shop at lunch time, and a cool music and dining bar at night. The staff was young and fresh, with tasteful facial piercings. Rebel enough to bring in the kids, but conservative enough not to scare away the old folks.

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Here it is, a salty tonkotsu ramen. All the elements were nice. Thick soup, great noodles, and one of the best eggs I’ve had in a while. It tasted like concentrated soy sauce.

But I’m a little bitter. I ordered the shiro ramen. The guy next to me ordered something different and it came with a big piece of seaweed that had been branded with the store’s logo. How fun! Also I forgot my good camera lens and had to walk to the other side of the store just to take a picture of my food with my big telephoto lens.

But on the bonus side, this was another stamp on my Tamagumi Springtime Ramen Stamp Rally! 2 down, 10 to go-

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