Ramen Adventures

Ramen Shop Reviews from Japan and Abroad

  • Food Tours
  • Ramen School
    • Tokyo School!
    • Osaka School!
  • More
    • News and Events
    • Area Guides
    • Best of the Best
    • Print and Media
    • Ramen T-Shirts – Ramen Books
  • Ramen Map
Primary
  • Food Tours
  • Ramen School
    • Tokyo School!
    • Osaka School!
  • More
    • News and Events
    • Area Guides
    • Best of the Best
    • Print and Media
    • Ramen T-Shirts – Ramen Books
  • Ramen Map

けいま (Keima in Hiroshima)

Rating3 Star
0 Reviews
Add Photos
Write a Review
広島つけ麺&Bar けいま
Back in 2008, I used to live just outside of Hiroshima, before I really cared about ramen. Weekends in the sleepy town of Kure weren’t so exciting, so I’d take the train to Hiroshima City proper. More often than not I ended up in the Yagenbori red-light district. Red-light areas in Japan aren’t all sin, with some great casual restaurants being the norm. There were also fun bars. Keima is technically a cocktail bar, but they serve a mean tsukemen. Bar food extraordinaire.

 

I stumbled across this one after crushing Hiroshima tsukemen at both Wakabatei and Reimenya. I’m not someone who does three bowls of ramen in one day anymore . . . or am I?

 

Keima specializes in homemade citrus sours. Kabosu from Oita and lemons from the Seto area are soaked in shochu for a few weeks. The resulting liquid is mixed with soda water and served on ice. Fantastic stuff, especially when they make it from scratch like this. To be honest, I would have popped in here regardless of the tsukemen.

 

A sign on the street is what drew me in. Kodawari tsukedare, or tsukemen tare seasoning. Preservative-free. Konbu from Hokkaido. Iriko from the Seto Inland Sea. Iriko (いりこ) is another way of saying niboshi, popular in western Japan.

 

Awesome. A fun corner bar serving tasty drinks and quality local noodles.
Open late. Fun staff. No English. What a great spot.

 

Rate & Write a Review

Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Get Directions

Nearby Shops

    Ramen Adventures is 3rd-party ad free and has no cookie tracking nonsense. If this makes you happy please consider supporting for $1 on Patreon.

    Login

    Lost your password?

    Next Up
    宝来軒 (Horaiken in Oita Prefecture)

    宝来軒 総本店 Horaiken is one of Kyushu's most popular ramen shops. It's located out in Oita Prefecture, a bit far…

    Previous
    冷めん家 (Reimenya in Hiroshima)

    冷めん家 大手町店 Reimenya is a Hiroshima-style tsukemen-only shop, serving one dish year-round. The master starts preparing the soup at 4:00…