I visited Tani ramen (谷ラーメン), located under the railway underpass near Yurakucho Station. The shop originally opened in 1967 in another underpass called Marusan Yokocho (丸三横丁). However, when Marusan Yokocho was demolished for redevelopment in 2016, they relocated to their current location.
So, while their current shop is relatively new, it still retains a nostalgic atmosphere.
The ticket vending machine is outside the entrance. Their ramen (ラーメン) and fried rice (チャーハン) are especially popular. The most popular menu item, displayed at the top left of the vending machine, is the ramen and half-size fried rice combo. They serve only soy sauce-based ramen.
Though I’m a poor eater, I ordered wonton noodles and half-size fried rice combo. No problem. I skipped breakfast 🙂 I got to there before 11 a.m. So, there was no guests except me. The chef started to cook my fried rice. I was sure that the fried rice is great when I heard the sounds of fried rice cooked 🙂 Actually, it’s really good. It was seasoned with soy sauce.
The fried rice contained green peas, onions, roast pork, egg, and more. It was already delicious on its own, but I also enjoyed dipping it into the ramen soup, like soup curry.
The wonton noodles had a clear soy sauce-based broth with smooth, delicate wontons. This was a classic Tokyo-style ramen. Although the soup contained pork bone broth, there was no strong odor—just a clean, refreshing taste.
The noodles were slightly wide and curly.
The roast pork was lean and paired well with the simple soup. Other toppings included menma (bamboo shoots), nori (seaweed), and green onions.
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Name Tani ramen (谷ラーメン)
Open Morning through night
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