Soranoiro NIPPON

Soranoiro NIPPON is a popular ramen restaurant located in Tokyo Ramen Street on B1F of Tokyo Station Ichibangai, renowned for its exquisite local chicken flavor and commitment to diverse ingredients. Its main branch is in Nakano Ward, while this Tokyo Station flagship store opened in 2014. While it boasts a Tabelog Ramen TOKYO Hyakumeiten-equivalent rating (3.71), it also offers menus that cater to global dietary diversity, such as Vegan Shoyu Ramen (1,700 yen) and Gluten-Free Shio Ramen (1,800 yen), making it a leading establishment at Tokyo Station capable of accommodating international tourists and guests with dietary restrictions. Operating continuously from 9 AM to 11 PM, it widely serves purposes from a pre-business trip brunch to a late-night ramen before the last train. The signature 'Shoyu Ramen' (1,000 yen) is a beautiful clear soy sauce-based soup combining chicken (primarily Amakusa Daio local chicken) and seafood, with a surface of floating oil and a subtly sweet broth perfectly matched with thin, straight noodles. The umami of the chicken bones and the soft saltiness of soy sauce selected from breweries nationwide are designed to keep you savoring every spoonful. The 'Special Shoyu Ramen' (1,500 yen) is lavishly topped with three types of chashu (two pork chashu, one chicken breast), menma, ajitama (seasoned egg), green onions, and ginger-infused dumplings/wontons, offering high satisfaction as a bowl of ramen. This restaurant's unique and original menu item is the 'Kinoko Vege Soba' (1,100 yen). The soup is a potage-style broth combining vegetable dashi with soy milk, delivering a gentle sweetness and umami reminiscent of a vichyssoise from a French course meal. Ingredients like zucchini, bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, mizuna, and mushrooms are arranged colorfully, while moist chicken chashu complements the umami. Furthermore, by adding the 'Risotto for Vege Soba' (200 yen, or 150 yen cheaper if ordered as a set), you can transform the remaining potage soup into a risotto style by adding hot rice with chashu, ensuring you savor every last drop. The interior is adorned with traditional Japanese crafts like Okinawan Yachimun pottery and Hariko tiger papier-mâché, and meticulous attention to detail for Shinkansen users and travelers is evident throughout, with power outlets at counter seats and paper aprons readily available on tables.