らぁ麺はやし田

Hayashida hit the scene hard in 2017. Somehow, it popped on to many (foreign) foodie radars. The location, right in the middle of Shinjuku shopping central, probably helped.

Despite the excellent location, it takes flavor to really win in the ramen game. Hayashida served up shoyu ramen, shoyu tsukemen, and if you are lucky, they will have nodoguro ramen. Nodoguro (のどぐろ), sometimes called blackthroat perch, is a coveted fish that is more common at top tier sushiyas than ramen shops.