食べログラーメン EAST 百名店2023 The East Japan Hyakumeiten (百名店) compiles 100 of the best shops in the eastern prefectures of Japan. This stretches from Hokkaido to Nagoya and will have many ramen hunter braving the cold white north for a bowl of hot noodles. The Hyakumeiten lists also give the nod to 100 shops in Tokyo,…

食べログラーメン WEST 百名店2023 Tabelog is Japan’s most respected restaurant-ranking website. Since 2007 they have been making various forms of best-of lists. Ramen, sweets, and fine dining were all given awards. Then, in 2017 they took things to the next level with their Hyakumeiten (百名店) list. Meaning 100 famous shops, the hyakumeiten became the gold standard…

食べログラーメン OSAKA 百名店2023 On December 5th, 2023, Tabelog released its annual list of the top ramen shops across Japan. Dubbed the Hyakumeiten (lit. 100 famous shops), this curated list of the best ramen in the country is broken down into sections. For the first time in the list’s history, Osaka was given their own top…

食べログラーメン TOKYO 百名店2023 Tabelog, Japan’s most credible restaurant-ranking site, once again gave 100 shops in Tokyo the coveted Hyakumeiten award. If you see the plaque, poster, or sticker in a shop you can be assured that this is one hardcore ramen hunters have fallen in love with. Although the list is not a ranking, I…

食べログラーメンTOKYO百名店2022 There are many ramen ranking lists out there but none come close to Tabelog’s Top 100 aka the Hyakumeiten (百名店). This list, released around the end of the year, is curated by the top reviewers on Tabelog, an immensely popular site in Japan for reviewing restaurants. While they have awards for high-end dining, more…

大つけ麵博 What if I told you there was a magical event every fall in Tokyo where you could eat ramen from all over Japan? What if I told you the number of shops participating was not 20, not 30, but over 100? Would you be in? This is the Dai Tsukemen Haku (大つけ麵博) aka the…

What to Eat in Tokyo (and Beyond) Looking for non-ramen recommendations? These are some of my favorite spots that aren’t impossible to book a seat at. Sure, sushi at Sugita or Arai is an unforgettable experience, but good luck getting one of those coveted seats!   Pizza Tokyo’s pizza scene because very famous in the…

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