I came to try Narumi ippudo. I have enjoyed a bowl at their location in Meguro. Like the last place mentioned, their ramen has some european influences in their soup. They combine french onsomme with dashi in their consomme noodles. This may or may not suit the japanese tongue but I am swaying towards the latter since no line ever presented themselves through the night
Mini sized bowls are on offer to let you better sample all the offerings
This was a very nice bowl of soup and and noodles. I liked the broths tasted and arome of fried onions. ome earty notes are provided by mushrooms found dredging th bottom. The noodles were sraight and firm. The beef ramen fad, I uess, has come and gone, but the great meaty flavor from this slice adds to the experience
I was determined for a seond bowl as I skipped lunch for this intent. Since I had a full sized bowl, I couldnt dive straight into another. I passed the time going from courtyard to mezzanine, and gift shop.
The remainder of shops ring the mezzanine above the courtyard. Nidai-me Genkotsu-ya uses the saly soy sauce blend for the soup. A decent consistent line awaited those who would partake
In between the shops, the dark dingy look of the passageway harkens back to a time during the war. Sounds of children playing and cats meowing are piped in. The occassional air raid siren seemed out of place
Both the upper and lower shops are in a state of forever twilight. The cielings blaze with the hues of the setting sun
Performers work for their ramen as adults and kids look on. Movie posters add to the nostalgic feel they are invoking
After some time, I was ready to take on that second bowl. Two places serve miso ramen. The first serves a seafood style of miso. Though Im not opposed to it, the lines developed more than Narumi Ippudo but thats not saying much. Instead I chose Sumire
The lines are consisten and seomtimes get a bit long. This is touted as "the most famous miso ramen shop in Japn". Got up to the ticket machine. Chose the first one as this is normally the shops best seller. I wonder if they on occassion put a diffeent option in that place to push a poor selling product?
Ticket purchased, stub taken, and seated after a wait. It was a good mso ramen with curly yellow noodles. The soup was on par. Gound pork instead of a slice cha siu did not detract from this meal. I wouldnt go out of my way for this but would stop in if nearby
