It’s time for my annual best-of list, where I look back over the year at my favorite bowls. Thirteen shops made the non-Tokyo lists this time. My non-ramen job takes me far and wide around Japan and gives me the opportunity to really try some excellent shops. Head over to Best of Ramen for the…

It’s time for my annual best-of list, where I look back over the year at my favorite bowls. These 14 shops are all in Tokyo, and all are highly recommended. Head over to my dedicated best-of site Best of Ramen for the details and maps. As always, this isn’t a best-of list in the traditional…

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…

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.…

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…