A new trend is treating us to vistas of soup rarely seen by humans, whether we like it or not.
ramen (Page 22)
With no cosmopolitan cachet to influence gourmands’ minds, this ramen wins recognition purely for its flavor.
Sometimes, we don’t realize how much we were loved until it’s our turn to love our own children.
Come for the unlimited beer, stay for the Japanese-style fried chicken (and probably the ramen).
It doesn’t have a star yet, but our research points to this Shinjuku restaurant getting the honor soon.
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Ramen and green tea are two of the best things to make if you’ve got a pot of hot water, and now you can have both at once.
Uses bear meat sourced from Kyoto and Aomori, said to have more refined taste than foreign varieties.
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