Shinagawa City, Tokyo, Japan｜Ramen Waka Tokyo

I heard about this place from a YouTube video and was rated as #2 out of 8 ramen places the YouTuber tried in Tokyo. Since we were staying in Shinagawa and this place was within walking distance, I had to try. This place was not very easy to find. I used Google maps as my GPS so I got there fine, but normally people would probably not notice this place as the location isn’t the greatest. I arrived late on a Tuesday night after 8pm. In the cold winter, this place was super warm. I appreciated that, but was sweating a lot even before my ramen came. I was sweating even more while eating, but it was all worth it. Although the place closes at 10pm, many items were already sold out as shown from the vending machine. The good news is that it still had what I wanted to eat - Special shoyu ramen and the egg over rice. I was amazed at the broth of the special shoyu. It did not look heavy, and it had layers of complexity. My mind was blown. I was perplexed at how they were able to make it. The dumplings were not bad, but not much to write home about. The soft boiled egg was great. I probably didn’t need the egg over rice, but I really wanted it. The creaminess of the egg with rice was just intoxicating. What a satisfying meal, both quality and quantity. If I’m in Shinagawa again, I would definitely come back!

Today I tried Tsukemen, which means you have to dip your Noodles in soy sauce. It's wonderful but you need to get used to it first. This place also has other types of Soba as well. Usually crowded in the office lunch hours.

Both the shoyu and shio ramen are excellent! The brothes are light and fresh yet they have a deep and complex taste (out of the soup ingredients, the chicken comes out the most). The noodles have a good texture, they're quite soft and taste a bit like fresh Italian pasta. The wontons are absolutely amazing! I've never had such flavorful ones before. The thin and tasty meat slices were another highlight (and so were the yuzu peels in the shio ramen). The daily special 3 ingredients soup ramen was incredible when I had it too.