Taishoken in Higashi-Ikebukuro (東池袋大勝軒)

Taishoken in Higashi-Ikebukuro (東池袋大勝軒)

NO journey to Tokyo is complete for a ramen zealot without making the pilgrimage out to the suburb of Ikebukuro to pay homage to the home of tsukemen at Kazuo Yamagishi-san’s ramen-ya – Taishoken. This is the place in 1961 where Yamagishi-san added the now …

Red Dragon Ramen

Red Dragon Ramen

I WASN’T sure what to expect or if it was the right thing to do – having a bowl of steaming tonkotsu ramen in such a hot and humid place as the Indonesian island of Bali. Red Dragon Ramen prides itself on serving Yokohama-style ramen …

Shujinko

Shujinko

SHUJINKO fascinated me because this Melbourne 24-hour ramen-ya boasts as being able to continually serve ramen zealots bowls of ramen and tsukemen from dawn to dusk and throughout the night. I had aspirations to test whether Shujinko could deliver quality ramen at an insane early …

Mr Ramen San

Mr Ramen San

Upon entering Mr Ramen San you would be forgiven if you thought you had just entered a local Japanese ramen-ya with its two bars, small tables, quirky Japanense anime and movie  posters adoring the walls and a hearty and cheerful Irasshaimase! from the staff. Mr Ramen …