Well, I asked ChatGPT to not only recommend the 10 best ramen shops in Tokyo but to write a YouTube script about it. I then cycled to all 10 shops, read the script, and made the video. It’s a strange list, fueled by overseas influencers, hack food writers, and the Michelin Guide. That said,…
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Ramen Adventures uses a five-star rating system. Ratings in general are a tricky subject. A five to you might be a three to me. Plenty of Michelin Three-Star restaurants in Tokyo do not align with the Tabelog Gold ranking. Some magazines favor the same shops year after year while others change with the seasons. I…
Welcome to the new Ramen Adventures. We’ve got a slick layout to quickly scan ramen reviews, and a map to find a shop near your destination. Consider it beta for the time being. We’ll work the kinks out soon! A new merch design as well. In collaboration with Japanese designer Zu Zu Zu,…
Are Japan’s Ramen Shops Closing Down? (Please note that the above shop, Chukasoba Sato, hasn’t closed. I just visited them on their day off . . . twice) Recently, in November 2020, there have been a few high profile news articles discussing how Japan’s ramen industry was hit by COVID-19 (called shingata corona virus…
I met up with some of my ramen-hunter friends to talk about the 2019 Hyakumeiten, a list of 100 famous shops in Tokyo. This list is curated by Tabelog, one of Japan’s popular food ranking sites. We talk about how many shops we crushed, discussed our favorites, and raised some money for a couple…
ZenPop Japanese Ramen Pack Check out the YouTube video! Instead of just doing an unboxing and eating of this tasty instant ramen pack, I packed a couple into my cycling pack, donned my cycling jersey from 1998, and rode around 75 kilometers into the distant reaches of western Tokyo. Grab your own pack here: https://bit.ly/3lQSmqH…
東京ラーメンショー2019 The 2019 Tokyo Ramen Show, held around the first week of November, featured some collabs, some out of town shops, and some souvenir swag. Same as every year. I only went twice to try a couple interesting collabs. Nakamura and Setagaya did a spicy fishy ramen. And Kikanbo teamed up with Nagi for a…
大つけ麺博2019 Remember 2019? I do. I didn’t go as hard on the annual Grand Tsukemen Fest as I normally do, as I was traveling a bit in the month of October. It was unfortunate, as this year’s lineup was insane. Usually, we have five weeks with nine shops each week for a total of 45…
Mugiane x Little Pearl Popup in Washington, D.C. For the second time, I helped bring a ramen shop from Japan overseas for a popup event. This time was with Muginae, one of Japan’s most famous and celebrated shops in recent years. Two hour waits every day, number one on Tabelog, Michelin status, I was actually…