《Japan Ramen Guide/日本拉面指南》

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Menkui Wanderer（麺喰ワンダラー）

column 2025.09
Despite being a TRY(Tokyo Ramen of the Year) judge for 20 years, I’m not particularly fond of ranking ramen shops. However, a staff member asked me to do a “special feature,” so I decided to give it a try. It’s also a revival of a feature I did on “All About” about 20 years ago. Since I choose shops from a wide variety of options, the shops I visit are “the shops I chose” or “the dishes I wanted to try.” Now, after actually eating them, and about a month later, I’m introducing shops that I want to eat again or recommend to others. I originally wanted to narrow it down to about five, but I ended up choosing loosely, so I ended up with nine… I recommend them all. *The order of the introductions is not a ranking, but the order in which I ate them.

01.”Gangimari”(頑極/Musashi-Koyama Sta.)

Opened June 26, 2025. Since turning 60, I’ve had fewer opportunities to eat hearty meals like this. But when I try it, it’s still delicious, and I love it. Personally, I don’t think it’s delicious everywhere, but this place was delicious. I’d love to eat it again, and I recommend it to anyone who’s too scared to go to Ramen Jiro but still wants to try it.

01.”Gangimari”(頑極 Shinagawa Ward/Musashi-Koyama Sta.)

Official Information:
4-4-14 Ebara, Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo 142-0063