in this video i'm gonna show you guys my
top ramen shops in shinjuku
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alright so this has been a long time
waiting after i did my shibuya ramen
videos you guys have requested for me to
do my top ramen shops in shinjuku and
finally we're here
shinjuku is known to have some of the
best of ramen in all of tokyo and
there's just
so many spots so to try to narrow down
to five was a little bit tough
but hopefully you're gonna like my
recommendations also
in my shinjuku top 10 things to do video
i pointed out a ramen shop which is one
of actually my favorites but it's not
going to be in this video because we've
already covered it
if you want to see that ramen shop
definitely check out that video also if
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alright let's get our ramen on
number five men's show san francisco all
right so this joint behind me is one of
the healthier locations
we're going to a really nice chicken
broth and they also have a wagyu
ramen that's to die for let's go inside
michelin star restaurant mincho san
francisco was originally opened in san
francisco by japanese chef
tomoharu shono and was later reversed
imported to tokyo
it's hidden away on the seventh floor of
mirodo the shop presents a stylish cafe
like interior
attracting a large female audience when
compared to most ramen shops what i love
about this place is that they have
customizable
options so i threw down on the a5 black
hair wagyu beef shoyu ramen the beef on
top is from kagoshima
silky smooth and extremely tender the
soup was made from beef kenkotsu and
bonito flakes
creating a strong yet light flavor
delicately placed on this large layer of
beef
you can see a soy sauce powder yuzu and
garlic noodles are a medium thickness
with a crimp style mixed distinctively
with quinoa
so this is wagyu beef it's probably
going to be the most expensive
ramen in this video it smells so
delicious all right let's just take our
first bite of this meat
it looks so good look at that you can
see
that half of it is like still like red
while the other half here is like it's
cooked
from the soup
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wow that meat is insane it's so
tender and you can definitely taste like
the fat because usually the
wagyu beef is quite fatty and so you get
all of that like luscious
oils from the beef and what i love about
it is that it's just like almost
like disintegrates in your mouth but
it's quite
light like it's not that thick so it's
really really easy to eat
ah that's so delicious
wow the soup is delicious quite light
kind of like a fish base what's cool it
has these yellow bits
it's actually yuzu which is kind of like
a citrusy
lemon flavor if you've never had it
before and it kind of like brightens up
the soup taste
i usually generally like kind of like a
thick miso soup which is this is not
it's just really really light
and easy but it like pairs really well
with the wagyu beef and this stuff
is just so good even like when it came
it was just all raw but like it cooks
as you eat definitely with this one you
get what you paid for
michael ordered their basic menu python
chicken ramen and egg on rice on the
side this ramen is infused with a rare
soy foam covering the top tender pork
choshu
half egg mizuna leaves and walnuts which
add a nice crunchy texture the white
soup is created using chicken and soy
milk and is finished with a strong yuzu
citrus blast the black powder is in fact
a soy sauce powder made with a special
kamebishi soy sauce which requires a
three-year fermentation process to
produce
so let's have some of this
wow the yuzu is really really strong
this one it's also a chicken broth soup
the thing that's hits me the most is the
use
it's really citrusy the soup itself has
a foam on top and i thought it was going
to be really thick by just looking at it
initially the soup is quite light
to be honest i think in terms of the
soup my favorite is the wagyu soup
they also have a spicy ramen here as
well and they also have a matcha ramen
which
i just can't show you all four of them
it's like too much of this place so
definitely worth checking out if you
want a matcha flavored ramen as well
as a spicy ramen with like a chicken
base oh and one more thing
check out my japan shirt number four
hosenka so this shop behind me has a
deep flavored clear fish soup
ramen that's amazing so this shop is
relatively new it just opened
last summer but it's already quite
so you know that it's already
built a name for itself
let's go inside and let me show you
hosenka is the second ramen shop
produced by the owners hayashira ramen
which is another popular ramen shop
in shinjuku this is their tokusei ramen
in english it means special ramen their
golden dashi soup is mainly made with a
premium sebring
called kinmedai topped with a rare pork
shoulder chashu
loosen pieces of kinmedai bamboo sprouts
chopped red onions
green onions and a half boiled marinated
egg and the whole weed straight noodles
help accentuate the deep fish flavors
it smells so good it has this like
luscious
still like red meat there's like red
pieces of pork
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you could definitely taste like the
hints of sabrina in here
what i love about it is that it's paired
with
these like really nice thin pieces of
meat
so it gives it kind of like a unique and
like interesting flavor
it's like pairs really really well
just try these like really really long
pieces of bamboo
that's just such an unbeatable texture
what's amazing about this it still has
the fish chunks
let's like mix that in with the noodles
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i love that the noodles are actually
pretty unique as well in this place
it's kind of thin and it's made out of
like you can see there's like the
noodles have it's like kind of a
brown grainy freckles in them
like a special grain in the noodles but
the thing is there's just
so much flavor in the noodles and in the
ramen and just like this whole dish that
you think it's going to be like a super
light dish but you don't really want
anything after this like you definitely
feel satisfied after eating this bowl
i like this one the best michael keeps
on saying she likes this on the vest
they're all so good let's check out this
egg and break it open
wow this is like the most orange i've
seen an
egg in a long time volcano
red looks like a a sunset orange just
like from a special kind of chicken
maybe
just kind of like dip it into the sauce
wow the egg just melts in your mouth
like the center
yolk part it's still a little bit fluid
but there's still some of that like
gristly texture to it
what a beautiful way to prepare an egg
to finish it off
don't hesitate ordering the kinmedai
tazuke which is eaten afterwards with
your leftover ramen soup you just need
to tell them when you're done and
they'll come over and serve you an
additional bowl of rice and soup
topped with two small pieces of fish
chunks and mild wasabi on the side
all right so if you're still hungry
which is like i highly doubt but
sometimes i get hungry afterwards you
can actually order
ochatsuke here take the broth of the
soup that you didn't finish
and then you add it to some rice and
it's like a good way because the soup
itself
is so flavorful it's so deep that you
can add it to rice and still
get a pretty awesome meal like a rice
porridge if you will
this is one of the things japanese
people love to do is to have ojetsuke
it's like a finishing off kind of meal
and it's so
delicious there's just so much flavor in
this soup they even like have
like some wasabi here that you can use
to eat it give it just like
that extra kick
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number three misoya hachiro shoten so
this ramen shop behind me makes an
awesome miso ramen and they have a
killer spicy
option which i'm about to go show you
hopefully i don't dye this one because
it gets
super super hot let's go inside this
shop is under the famous ramen shop
group nan tute which is famously known
for its creamy tonkotsu broth soup
so without missing any flavorful notes
misoya hachiro shoten
also implements a creamy tonkotsu broth
but in the miso variety the shop uses a
special blend of miso from hokkaido to
create its
own special richness
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now this is a spicy miso ramen and it's
complete fire the black oil on top is
made from the shop's special burnt
garlic oil
made by taking garlic chips and frying
them in seven different cooking times
and then combining it with a sesame oil
alright so this is the spicy
miso broth you can actually choose the
different levels of spiciness
and i've chosen the geki kara ramen
because i just love
spicy ramen so much so this is like a
tonkotsu based
miso soup it's really thick look you can
just see
like how thick this soup is it's like
cool because you can see like the
different layers of
broth it's quite oily and you can see
like the fatty bits too and then it has
like some minced
meat right there let's just drink the
soup
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that's good and like it has like some
hints of almost like a chinese you can
see that it has some
egg in there the cha shoot
itself looks pretty good it has like the
fattier pieces
as well it has some onions it has like a
healthy portion of sprouts
and there's just like a healthy portion
of minced meat the noodles are quite
thick and they're like quite large like
in general
it is spicy though just burning a little
bit of my tongue it's not like super
super hot but i feel like
the more i eat this the spicier and
spicier it's going to get
that's nice like the the noodles itself
like picks up the tonkatsu broth really
well and like almost adds like
like sweetness to it that's so good
wow it's getting spicier and slicer you
can like definitely taste like the
chinese
sancho that they have in here like gives
it a nice like kind of numbing effect
oh the meat is is nice and tender yogurt
is just a little bit more but jesus is
good
man i'm sweating
if you're looking for a spicy spot this
is a good spot i like how they even like
pan fried
the sprouts so this is the
regular standard ramen here i actually
like this if you're not looking for
something spicy you can definitely taste
the soup in this one you can see that
there's actually like a lot of like
fat bits in this soup what a treat
still like a tonkotsu based ramen
flavors are just amazing the umami is
just popping in the sun
the one thing about this one is if you
can't do spiciness then i recommend just
getting like this version because it is
like a mellow down like
very flavorful soup and then the noodles
are quite good as well the broth is even
a little bit sweet
which is nice number two
oreno soda oreno soda is one of my
favorite ramen shops in
all of shinjuku odai is like the manly
way to say me
soda means sky so it's like my sky ramen
and you can see by the line just behind
me that this place is good
and it's still early this line gets even
longer they have a unique blend of pork
and fish based ramen one of the things i
love the most about this place is their
unique toppings
let's go inside so i can show you guys
what i'm talking about oreno sora is a
well-known ramen shop in takadano baba
and this is their second shop
as for the menu you can choose from
three different types kakebuta soba
tsukebuta soba and aya bukasoba this is
kake butasova literally translated to
poured pork noodle which is their
standard ramen it's expertly combined
with a beautiful duck choshu
marinated egg bamboo shoots and noti
seaweed and this is their aya soba
it doesn't come with a soup but rather
the noodles are pre-lathered with their
luscious thick creamy sauce
almost pasta like for those seeking a
bit more acid
they provide a lemon juice to round out
the flavors i didn't order tsuke soba
but it's a dipping style ramen
you've probably already seen in my
shibuya top five ramen videos
i love this place like you feel like
you're almost like in a hostess club
like you can see like the black shirts
and behind the black shirts they have
like
the name of the store written like in a
silver glitter it's pretty awesome
what i love most about this place is
their ramen this is
like a little bit different because it
has a duck and then it has like the
shredded pieces of pork
it has a full egg and it looks like it's
been marinated
and it has like these really really
thick pieces of menma
that has some seaweed and then it has
some really really thin noodles which i
love
oh that's so good it's kind of like
thick and creamy
it's like bursting with flavors that
mommy is just kicking in this
in the memo let's see
i love that like soft crunchy texture of
memo it's
delicious look at that duck
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tenderlicious wow i feel like i'm in
chinatown i just
love the shredded meat here look at that
you like in japan you don't get a lot of
places that have shredded meat
it's almost like one of a kind plus it's
mixed in with a fork and fish frog
giving it like a
completely unique flavor i'm just blown
away
and number one manrai so if you guys are
in a search for a hearty bowl of ramen
or something unique then this is a spot
it can't get more unique than this one
let me go inside and show you
get it show you manrai has been around
since 1961 moving shops a few times and
finally settling at this spot
several years ago with its wooden chic
interior resembling a classic japanese
silver shop
and check who's sitting at the counter
mostly dudes
that's a good sign for some healthy
portions this
is their standard bold chashu ramen this
clear shoyu soup appears light and mild
but it's deceptively strong flavored and
has a deep umami taste
their flat wrinkly noodles are a perfect
complement to their broth and
most impactful are these three insanely
large pieces of pork
mixed in with noti seaweed and green
onions
i just can't believe like how much meat
is in here like
this is like a man's portion look at
that one
two and there's like a third one that's
very deep look how big that piece of
meat is
honestly that's huge let's take the
first bite
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oh that's so tender oh look at these
noodles
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that's so good so this is like a shoyu
based ramen the soup itself is quite
light in fact like it's not too salty
it's not too sweet it's just like a
mellow tasting ramen but it's super
delicious
it's like slightly oily um you can tell
like just like looking at the soup but
that could just be like
the fats from the meat it even has some
noodie and some bamboo in there
i just can't get over how big this is
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this will definitely fill you up so
basically if you want the biggest
piece of meat ever in your ramen then
definitely this is the spot to go
because this is honestly more than a
full meal like you'll definitely be
filled after this
so worth going here
and if you're into natto then you can't
sleep on their natto zaru
the dipping soup is also a shoyu based
broth but has a welcome tangy sourness
and is covered in a beautiful yellow
foam which is produced by whipping egg
and natto in the broth
all laden with several tender pieces of
pork and bamboo shoots now i'm having
maiko's skamin and basically if you've
never had skaven before the soup comes
separate to the noodles the noodles
itself
are like quite cold but then it like it
soaks up
all of the broth when you dip it in
wow that's nice it has like a bit of
like um
acidity in here like sour refreshing
taste but it's really nice
just try the meat real quick not as big
as the other bowl
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wow so this chashu like it's crazy
because like the meat here
is less but it tastes better because i
think it's the broth like though the
meat has like soaked up kind of like
this vinegary
kind of like soup base which is like
insanely good
what sets this one apart is because it
has natto in it and so it's also drawing
flavors from the natto base in here and
you can see that kanata beans so if
you're not a natto fan
then maybe this soup won't be here to
your liking but damn it's so unique and
different you don't get this in a lot of
other ramen stores
another one
this is amazing simply amazing all right
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