KEISUKE was founded by Keisuke Takeda, a chef with experience in French and Japanese cuisine. The brand has expanded significantly, with branches not only in Japan but also in Singapore. This time, I visited one of the KEISUKE ramen shops in the Ginza area: 9th Keisuke (Kudaime Keisuke / 九代目けいすけ). As the name suggests, this is their ninth branch.
Each KEISUKE branch offers a unique specialty. At Kudaime Keisuke, the focus is on duck-based ramen.
The menu features two types of duck ramen:
*Kamo Soba (鴨そば): A clear duck broth soup.
*Kamo Paitan (鴨白湯): A creamy duck broth soup, similar to chicken-based “toripaitan” but made with duck.
There’s also a ramen without soup called Kamo Aburasoba (一番搾り鴨油そば), which uses duck fat for its flavorful oily sauce. Prices are slightly higher here because of the high-quality duck used in their dishes.
Upon entering, you’ll notice the shop doesn’t look like a typical ramen shop. With its counter seats and tables, it resembles a stylish Japanese kappou restaurant (割烹). There’s a ticket vending machine at the entrance for ordering.
I ordered the simple Hojun Kamo Soba. The ramen came with two slices of roasted duck, bamboo shoots, naruto, and spinach. The soy sauce-based soup was rich with duck flavor and had a glossy layer of duck fat. Despite the richness, it wasn’t greasy at all.
The noodles were flat and had a wonderfully springy texture, similar to Korean-style cold noodles. They paired beautifully with the flavorful soup.
Each table is stocked with black shichimi pepper, sansho pepper, and yuzu shichimi pepper, allowing you to customize the flavor of your ramen. These additions brought a refreshing kick to the dish.
The roasted duck was tender and flavorful. Next time, I’d like to add extra slices of duck for ¥300, and I highly recommend you do the same!
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Name 9th Keisuke (Kudaime Keisuke / 九代目けいすけ)
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