TOKYO RAMEN かいか 中野本店

Tiny nine-seat Ota ramen counter from the Chuka Soba Waka group, serving MSG-free chicken-and-pork soup with house-made noodles and earning Tokyo Top 100 ramen honors.

A small Kudanshita counter ramen shop specializing in duck-and-shoyu bowls with flavored eggs.

Innovative Bunkyo ramen shop and noodle laboratory from master Tomoharu Shono near Korakuen Station, famous for its 'Double Soup' ramen built on lamb and pork bones paired with firm in-house noodles.

Nihonbashi ramen shop opened in 2020 by master Fukaya-san of nearby Muginae, functioning as a training ground for apprentice chefs. Signature is a clear 'Seichō' ramen built on gyokai stock and green tea leaves with no-MSG house-made noodles.