Ramen Shops

A specialty shop located just a 3-minute walk from Taharamachi Station, offering authentic Tantanmen in a stylish setting. You can choose your preferred spice level from three base flavors: Yakuzen (Herbal), Rich Chicken Paitan, and PREMIUM. The Yakuzen Tantanmen features a unique blend of spices and a refreshing aftertaste, while the Rich Chicken Paitan boasts a mild flavor with a prominent, mellow sesame richness. Attention to detail shines throughout, such as their homemade thin noodles paired with beef. The calm interior, where jazzy arrangements of J-pop play, creates a welcoming atmosphere, even for solo female diners. As it's a popular spot, expect potential queues during lunchtime.

This is a specialty shop for Kumamoto-style `tonkotsu` (pork bone broth) ramen, located along Asakusa Kokusai-dori (International Street). The ramen is characterized by the aromatic richness of `mayu` (black garlic oil) and cabbage, with a `tonkotsu` soup that is not too heavy, offering a lighter finish. Their homemade medium-thin noodles have a uniquely chewy texture, and the thick, melt-in-your-mouth stewed `chashu` (braised pork belly slices) offers ample satisfaction. `Tsukemen` (dipping ramen) is also available. Ordering is easy via the touch-panel ticket machine, and the staff are attentive and can assist in foreign languages, making it a popular destination for international tourists. The shop operates continuously throughout the day, remaining open until 9:30 PM.

This is the Asakusa branch of a popular ramen chain with its main store in Shinjuku. Their signature Shoyu Ramen is an elegant dish featuring thin noodles intertwined in a clear chicken broth made from duck bones and Daisen chicken. The chashu includes two types, pork and chicken, both cooked sous-vide to a moist perfection. The menma also comes in two varieties: tender tips and extra-thick cuts. Don't miss the soft-boiled egg made with "Maximum Koitamago," known for its rich, flavorful yolk. The menu offers a wide variety, including Shio (salt), Tori Paitan (creamy chicken broth), Tantanmen, and Tsukemen, allowing you to choose according to your preference. The ordering terminal supports English and Chinese, and card payments are also accepted. Open continuously from 10 AM to 11 PM, it boasts an excellent location right near Kaminarimon.

Located at the entrance of Asakusa Hisago-dori Shopping Street, this shop is known for its astonishingly affordable 400 yen ramen. It serves authentic Chūka Soba featuring a traditional, simple chicken bone soy sauce soup, extra-fine straight noodles, topped with chashu, bean sprouts, menma, and nori. The shop operates on a complete self-service basis, and one of its appeals is the rapid service, with your order delivered in about 2 minutes after handing over your meal ticket. Its open storefront without a door makes it easy to drop in, and you can enjoy your meal at the terrace seats in front of the shop, soaking in the lively atmosphere of the shopping street. On weekends, it opens from 9 AM, making it perfect for a morning ramen before exploring Asakusa.

Located across from the Asakusa View Hotel, this ramen izakaya is open until 3 AM. It boasts a diverse menu, including Chicken Soba, Asakusa Black, Rich Shoyu, and Light Shoyu, so you can choose according to your mood. The Chicken Soba is an elegant dish featuring a golden chicken chintan (clear) soup and moist, tender chashu. Asakusa Black is characterized by a rich, aromatic dark soy sauce flavor, yet its soup is smooth and easy to drink without any harshness. Orders are placed at a touch-panel ticket machine where you can view photos, and a wide range of payment options including cards, e-money, and QR payments are accepted. This is the perfect spot for a late-night 'shime-ramen' (ramen as the last meal after drinking) in Asakusa.

A ramen specialty shop dedicated to shellfish broth. They offer a diverse menu built on salt, soy sauce, and miso bases, highlighting the distinct characteristics of various shellfish like oysters and clams. Their signature Shellfish Broth Salt Ramen is an elegant bowl featuring a clear soup where the umami of shellfish gently unfurls. It's topped with three types of chashu – chicken, beef, and pork – allowing you to savor and compare their flavors. The side of clam-flavored cooked rice, with the clam umami deeply infused into the grains, is an absolute must-try. The spacious interior boasts box seats, providing a comfortable setting for groups. Adding to its appeal is the convenience of accepting credit cards, e-money, and QR payments, and staying open until midnight.

A Jiro-inspired ramen shop of the Fujimaru lineage, with its main store in Oyama, has opened in Asakusa. The overwhelming volume comes from its emulsified tonkotsu-shoyu soup, 350g (pre-boiled) of firm, chewy, thick, flat homemade noodles, and a gigantic pork chashu almost the size of the bowl's radius. If you order fewer noodles (280g), you receive a complimentary raw egg, which regulars often enjoy "sukiyaki-style" by dipping their noodles in it. It operates on a ticket vending machine system, and you can make "calls" for toppings (extra vegetables, fat, garlic). However, the staff provides exceptionally polite service, so even first-time visitors can order with peace of mind. It's a 5-minute walk from Tsukuba Express Asakusa Station, but about a 12-minute walk from Tobu and Toei Asakusa Stations.

This Kitakata-style Chuka Soba shop is based on the concept of "casual, country-style ramen." It's conveniently located on a tourist street, just a short walk from Senso-ji Temple and Asakusa Station (Ginza Line), making it easy to stop by during your Asakusa sightseeing. The signature Chuka Soba features a clear, well-balanced broth of seafood and animal ingredients, topped with pork back fat, and served with smooth, chewy, medium-thick, flat, wavy noodles that entangle well. The amount of pork back fat can be adjusted to your liking. The Yamagata Spicy Miso Ramen is also popular, allowing you to enjoy evolving flavors by gradually dissolving the spicy miso paste. The ticket vending machine offers English options and photos, making it a frequent stop for many international customers.

A ramen specialty shop just a 1-minute walk from Asakusa Station, specializing in *toripaitan* (a rich, milky chicken broth). Their signature "Noko Tori Pota Soba" (rich chicken potage ramen) is a creamy bowl, akin to a potage, packed with concentrated chicken umami. The menu offers a wide variety, including lighter options like *Tanrei Tori Soba* (clear chicken ramen) in *shio* (salt) or *shoyu* (soy sauce) flavors, spicy *toripaitan*, and *Kombusui Tori Tsukemen* (dipping ramen with noodles served in kelp water alongside a chicken broth). You can choose according to your preference. Their side dish, *Nikujiru Tori Gyoza* (juicy chicken dumplings), are small yet incredibly juicy and pair perfectly with the ramen. You can place mobile orders and pay by card directly. The spacious 29-seat interior is clean and inviting. Open continuously until 11:30 PM, it's also perfect for a *shime ramen* (a late-night ramen bowl to cap off the day) after sightseeing in Asakusa.

This is a branch of a renowned Sichuan Dandan Mian restaurant, whose main store is in Yushima, now open in Asakusa-Tawaramachi. You can choose between two bases, white sesame or black sesame, and opt for either a soup-based or soupless version. The most significant feature is the ability to customize the spiciness and numbing sensation from 0 to 6, offering 7 levels to suit your preference. The White Sesame Dandan Mian boasts a rich, mellow sesame flavor complemented by the heat of chili oil and the numbing tingle of Szechuan peppercorns, pairing perfectly with the medium-thin straight noodles. Toppings of minced pork, dried shrimp, and mizuna add both vibrant color and depth to its taste. The ticket vending machine is equipped with photos and English descriptions, and its excellent accessibility, just a 1-minute walk from Tawaramachi Station, is another appealing point.

Bazoku Asakusa-ten, located in Tokyo's Asakusa, is a tantanmen specialty shop characterized by its chewy and smooth noodles, handmade fresh in-store. A must-see is the impressive noodle-making process, visible through a glass window. Their signature tantanmen boasts a rich sesame flavor with a moderate spiciness, and a non-spicy "Black Sesame Tantanmen" is also available. While ordering is verbal, cash-only, and the menu is in Japanese (making it a bit challenging for first-timers), we highly recommend experiencing the unique noodles and flavors that can only be savored at this establishment.

Yoroiya, a long-established restaurant located right next to Senso-ji Temple, is highly recommended even for those trying traditional Japanese-style shoyu ramen for the first time. With staff fluent in English and Chinese always on duty, and vegan ramen and gyoza also available, you can visit with peace of mind. It features a Japanese-style soup with an elegant yuzu aroma and their famous "Twin Ajitama" (flavored eggs). They also offer morning ramen service and have a spacious second-floor seating area perfect for families. Please note that only QR code payments are accepted.

Asakusa Ikuta-an in Asakusa is a specialty restaurant for "Chan-kei Chuka Soba," open 24 hours, allowing you to stop by casually anytime. Purchase your meal tickets from the vending machine outside the shop, and remember to grab a pink token for complimentary rice. Popular menu items include char siu sliced fresh with each order, and "Karamichuka" (Spicy Chuka Soba), where you can select your preferred spice level from 1 to 5. Its affordable prices (under 1,000 yen) and the comfortable atmosphere, thanks to its popularity among many international tourists, are also key attractions.

Raijuken, located in Asakusa, Tokyo, is a legendary (difficulty 5) Showa-era chuka soba specialty shop, tracing its roots back over 100 years to a noodle factory. While the interior boasts a retro atmosphere that feels like stepping back in time, visitors should be prepared: ordering is verbal, payment is cash-only, water is self-service, and customers need to proactively engage with the staff. The ramen is remarkably priced at 700 yen for Asakusa, and their unique, onion-centric shumai is highly recommended with a splash of sauce. The shop closes once sold out, so it's best to aim for an earlier visit.

"Urinbo," nestled in a back alley of Asakusa, is a shop where you can enjoy authentic Hakata Tonkotsu ramen at a reasonable price. Please note that orders are taken verbally, and payment is cash only. Water is self-service, and while you might not be asked about noodle firmness, be sure to mention your preference if you have one. While it has an atmosphere catering to regulars, it's open until 2 AM, and you can enjoy piping hot kaedama (extra noodles) to your heart's content, along with free karashi takana (spicy pickled mustard greens) and beni shoga (red pickled ginger).

Located in Asakusa, "Men Mitsui" is a popular ramen shop specializing in soy sauce (shoyu) and salt (shio) ramen, beloved by locals. The shop uses a system where you issue a numbered ticket from a tablet at the storefront and receive a call notification via QR code, allowing you to enjoy exploring Asakusa during your wait. You can choose between medium-thick hand-kneaded noodles and thin noodles. For convenience, the shop supports various cashless payment methods, including credit cards and e-money.

Jikaseimen Uruchi, located in Tokyo's Asakusa district, is a popular local clear-broth ramen shop offering refined Tokyo-style shoyu and shio ramen. Please be aware that orders are taken verbally (Japanese menu only), and payment is exclusively by QR code (credit cards are not accepted). Its distinctive features include house-made medium-thick flat noodles and fragrant seared chashu. With table seating available, it's also recommended for families.

If you're looking for miso ramen in Asakusa, make sure to visit 'Jukusei Miso Ramen Noriaki & Mimi', a renowned restaurant that has achieved top rankings in the TRY Ramen Awards. Their aged soup, a blend of four types of miso, is exceptional. You can also enjoy a unique eating method: dipping the complimentary raw egg into the noodles like sukiyaki, along with a variety of flavor enhancements such as extra miso (oimiso) and ginger-infused broth for a taste change (shoga soup-wari). The ticket vending machine, complete with photos, supports card, e-money, and QR payments, offering convenience. However, queues can form on weekends, so it's recommended to allow ample time for your visit.

Chuka Soba Billiken, located right near Asakusa's Kaminarimon, is a popular shop selected as one of the Ramen Hyakumeiten (Top 100 Ramen Shops). Here you can savor sophisticated shoyu ramen featuring a double soup of duck and chicken, fragrant with black truffle. Ordering is done via a ticket machine, but as it's only in Japanese and lacks photos, first-time visitors might find it a bit confusing. The signature dish is the "Temomi Chuka Soba," and we recommend the "Zenbu Iri" (all toppings deluxe version), found on the top left of the ticket machine. Please note that only cash payments are accepted.

If you're looking to savor Se-abura Chatcha-kei Shoyu Ramen in Asakusa, head to 'Ramen Benkei Asakusa Honten.' They are open from early morning until late at night, so you can even enjoy 'Asa-ra' (morning ramen). The ticket vending machine features photos, but no English explanations, so simply point to order. You can also verbally request the amount of pork back fat, for instance, by saying 'Gita-gita' (extra rich). The popular half fried rice set offers generous portions. Table seating is available, making it convenient for groups, and you can customize your ramen's flavor with the condiments provided on the table.