famous ramen shops from all over the country are lined up in the Kyoto Station Building!

Kyoto Station Building (West Zone), 10th Foor,
at the south side of the department store and DaiKaidan
Open 11:00～20:00 (Last order 19:30)
Closed days / Unscheduled holidays

STORE INTRODUCTION

  1. The first ever in Kyoto!
    Rich-flavored Niboshi (dried sardine) broth from Tsugaru!     Aomori Nagao
    Chuka Soba

    Aomori Nagao
    Chuka Soba

    Straight noodles

    Dried sardine

    NoodlesExtra-thick brine-free noodles

    Flavor

    NoodlesExtra-thick brine-free noodles Flavor

    The master of Tsugaru Niboshi has come to Kyoto!
    We offer Tsugaru Ramen which was handed down from the Meiji Era, and new-style, rich-flavored Niboshi Tsugaru Ramen. Be sure to try the taste of Aomori which can only be found here!

    TEL:075-365-5070

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    Gogunibo
    Ramen in light-flavored dried
    sardine soup
    Tsugaru Black 930yen
    800yen

    850yen

    TEL:075-365-5070 ▼FLOOR GUIDE

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  2. The first Kyoto branch of Taishoken,the birthplace of original chilled noodles with dip Tokyo Higashi Ikebukuro,
    Taishoken

    Tokyo Higashi Ikebukuro,
    Taishoken

    Straight noodle

    pork bone

    NoodlesMedium thickness, straight noodles

    Flavor

    NoodlesMedium thickness, straight noodles Flavor

    Not just the soup, but the cha-siu pork and pickled bamboo shoots are all prepared in-house! The finest taste, bringing out the full flavor of the ingredients.

    TEL:075-365-5066

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    Original chilled noodles
    with
    dip (Regular)
    Deluxe chilled noodles
    with
    dip (Regular)
    Tokyo Ramen (Regular) 900yen

    1,250yen

    900yen

    TEL:075-365-5066 ▼FLOOR GUIDE

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  3. Black soy sauce featuring the flavour of the sea’s bounty – that’s the famous Toyama Black!! Toyama Toyama Black
    Men-ya Iroha

    Toyama Toyama Black
    Men-ya Iroha

    Curly noodle

    Soy sauce

    NoodlesMedium thickness noodles

    Flavor

    NoodlesMedium thickness noodles Flavor

    Men-ya Iroha is the five-time champion of Japan’s largest ramen fair, the Tokyo Ramen Show!Toyama Black, a jet-black shoyu-based ramen, is their signature dish.

    TEL:075-351-5933

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    Ramen with Extra Cha-siu
    and Spiced Egg
    Chicken Ramen topped
    with
    a seasoned egg
    Japanese Green Leek
    Black
    Ramen 1,430yen

    1,050yen

    1,070yen

    TEL:075-351-5933 ▼FLOOR GUIDE

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  4. This is the birthplace of Taiwan maze-soba! Nagoya Menya Hanabi

    Nagoya Menya Hanabi

    Extra-thick, straight noodles

    NoodlesThick, straight noodles

    Flavor

    NoodlesThick, straight noodles Flavor

    This is the birthplace of Taiwan maze-soba! Maze-soba, a Nagoya specialty. The savory spiciness and the addictive rich taste attract a fast-growing number of maze-soba fans. The taste of the original Taiwan Maze-soba should not be missed.

    TEL:075-366-5020

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    Taiwan maze-soba
    Taiwan curry noodles
    Taiwan chicken plain
    hot water ramen 880yen
    950yen
    850yen

    TEL:075-366-5020 ▼FLOOR GUIDE

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  5. This store established in 1948 is the birthplace of the ramen in pork back fat soy sauce! Kyoto Masutani

    Kyoto Masutani

    straight noodles

    Pork & Soy saouce

    NoodlesFine, straight noodles

    Flavor

    NoodlesFine, straight noodles Flavor

    The origin of backfat shoyu ramen restaurant, founded in 1948. Known as one of Kyoto’s tastiest traditions.

    TEL:075-365-2077

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    Cha-siu ramen with
    slow-boiled egg
    Tantan ramen
    Chuka Soba ramen (Regular) 900yen

    900yen
    700yen

    TEL:075-365-2077 ▼FLOOR GUIDE

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  6. Thin noodles made with stone-ground whole wheat flour in a chicken and seafood soup for a perfect balance Kyoto Mensho Takamatsu

    Kyoto Mensho
    Takamatsu

    Thin straight noodles

    Chicken and seafood

    NoodlesThin noodles made with stone-ground whole wheat flour

    Flavor

    NoodlesThin noodles made with stone-ground whole wheat flour Flavor

    Mensho Takamatsu was founded in 2011 in Shijo Karasuma, Kyoto.
    The restaurant serves thin noodles made according to a homemade recipe with a rich wheat flavor, kneaded with stone-ground whole wheat flour from Nagano Prefecture.
    The soup, featuring a delicate balance between the rich taste of carefully selected chicken and several types of seafood such as bonito, mackerel and scallops, is a perfect complement to the noodles. Add onions, sudachi (Japanese citrus fruit) or black shichimi (seven spices) to the soup and enjoy the different flavors. Enjoy the meal to the last drop by mixing the rest of the dipping soup with a broth made from seafood and by adding aosa nori (seaweed).
    Don't miss these Kyoto-style dipping noodles.

    TEL:075-352-0003

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    Dipping noodles
    (chicken and seafood flavor)
    Ramen in dried sardine soup
    Seasonal menu item 870yen

    690yen

    TEL:075-352-0003 ▼FLOOR GUIDE

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  7. Using natural ingredients, each bowl served is meticulously prepared with passion and care. Takatsuki Nakamurashoten

    Takatsuki Nakamurashoten

    Medium thickness, flat noodles

    Salt

    NoodlesMedium thickness, flat noodles

    Flavor

    NoodlesMedium thickness, flat noodles Flavor

    At Nakamura Shoten, we use natural ingredients for all our ramen, and carefully prepare each bowl in our restaurant.Our Kin no Shio ramen, which uses a mixture of fresh chicken broth and seafood broth and is full of the flavor of shiso, and UMAMI Tori-Paitan ramen, which is full of the flavor of chicken, are particularly popular. Please enjoy the flavor of Nakamura Shoten, which originated in Takatsuki city and is loved by everyone in the community regardless of age or gender. You can find famous Kansai ramen here.

    TEL:075-341-5022

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    Our Specialty,
    Golden Salt Broth Ramen
    Shoyu Ramen
    UMAMI Tori-Paitan Ramen 1,100yen

    680yen
    850yen

    TEL:075-341-5022 ▼FLOOR GUIDE

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  8. The soy sauce made from a secret formula is a perfect match for the rich pork bone soup! Tokushima Ramen Todai

    Tokushima Ramen Todai

    Straight noodles

    Pork & Sousauce

    NoodlesMedium fine noodles

    Flavor

    NoodlesMedium fine noodles Flavor

    Tokushima ramen features pork bone-shoyu soup base and boned pork rib stewed “sukiyaki” style.

    TEL:075-344-3802

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    Tokushima ramen with
    thinly-sliced meat (Regular)
    Tokushima ramen (Regular)
    Todai Special 900yen

    700yen
    1,250yen

    TEL:075-344-3802 ▼FLOOR GUIDE

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  9. The creamy pork bone soup is impressive! Hakata Hakata Ikkousha

    Hakata Hakata Ikkousha

    Straight noodle

    pork

    NoodlesFlat, fine noodles

    Flavor

    NoodlesFlat, fine noodles Flavor

    This is the ultimate pork bone soup. Really creamy! Come to a heaven woven from thinly sliced flat noodles.

    TEL:075-361-0739

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    Cha-siu ramen with flavored
    boiled egg and scallions
    Hakata Black Ramen
    Ramen 1,230yen

    880yen
    780yen

    TEL:075-361-0739 ▼FLOOR GUIDE

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  10. An innovative specialty sweets shop where the items can only be tasted fresh! Oven-Baked Sweets
    Chasen

    Oven-Baked Sweets
    Chasen

    Chasen is a café specializing in new types of sweets with a taste that only comes freshly made.

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    Treasure chest of matcha sweets 1,650yen

    Confections with a Japanese twist, combining both cool and hot/melting sensations are offered to suit the season. Through these fine desserts, rich in the fragrances of Kyoto, we want to share moments of happiness with all of our customers—this is the motivation behind the establishment of Chasen.

    TEL:075-365-5070

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    Treasure chest of
    matcha sweets
     Kyoto Matcha Pizza
    Various drinks
    * Drinks are available for takeout, too. 1,650yen

     858yen
    385yen～

    TEL:075-352-3401 ▼FLOOR GUIDE

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ABOUT RAMEN

History of Ramen
At the end of Edo era, ports of Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki and Hakodate were opened. Subsequently in Meiji era, China towns (called as Nanking town back then) were created around the ports. Ramen is said to have been originated from Chinese noodle dishes served in such towns.

In 1910 (Meiji 43), a Chinese restaurant named "Rairaiken" was opened by Japanese owner, Kanichi Ozaki, in Asakusa, Tokyo with Japanese customers in mind for the first time in history while visiting and employing 12 Chinese cooks from Yokohama China town. Ramen, called as Nankin soba or Sina soba back then, gained tremendous popularity quite quickly.

  1. Encouraged by the success of this restaurant, other Chinese restaurants with the common touch have been opened one after another in Japan popularizing Ramen as a standard menu together with gyoza (dumpling) and dim sum. In the course of nearly a century of its history, Ramen has developed and turned into a noodle dish unique to Japan, something different from those in China.
Variety of noodles
There are various types of noodles, such as square noodle, which is made by rolling out a dough and just cutting it thinly, round noodle, which is made by forming square cross section of the square noodle into round shape, and thin and wide noodle which is made by cutting the rolled out dough wider compared with the thickness.

  1. square

  2. round

  3. wide


  4. straight

  5. curly
Further, they are classified into straight noodle without any processing and curly noodle with wavy shape processed by kneading the cut out dough with hands or applying a pressure on it by a machine.
Knowledge of soup
Soup is made of "sauce" and "soup stock". " Sauce " is made by selecting a type of taste such as salt, soy sauce and miso. " Soup stock " is made by combining chicken bones, pork bones, beef bones dried bonito, smoked mackerel, dried sardine, dried flying fish, dried kelp or shiitake so as to match up with " sauce ". Soup is roughly classified into five types, i.e. soy sauce, salt, miso, pork bone and seafood, depending on the combination of "sauce" and "soup stock.Each unique taste is created by further using their own ingenuity for the materials and cooking methods and then Ramen with originality is completed. " Soup " is a crucial factor to determine the value of Ramen.

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