Shinagawa City, Tokyo, Japan｜Bonito Bonito Ramen

The definitive five-stars ramen restaurant in Musashi-Koyama. The owner has a character and sometimes he is try to make everything under his control but I love how passionate he is to deliver the best ramen. In fact, he gave me additional Chashu later when he served "unsatisfactory" Chashu for him, which was just broken its shape a little bit and I had no problems with, so that he stick with his quality standard. If you'd like to behave the customer is boss or king, you should skip this store; this is the place where you follow the product leadership of the owner, then you cannot mess with him. To me, it is such a fantastic place that I have less than 10 lists in Japan.

Bonito Bonito is a mom and pop ramen store serving lunch to workers and people who live nearby. The ramen broth is pork only (no poultry) with a heavy dose of bonito flake. You order via a vending machine and can choose simple or deluxe, soup ramen or tsukemen dipping ramen. Deluxe ramen adds an egg, nori, and some shredded pork on top of the noodles, broth, and pork roulade roast. Everything is great. The broth is flavorful and not too heavy. The pork is unreal in flavor. Expect to wait, because the venue is maybe a dozen seats at a bar and small tables. Well worth the stop, though.

This place filled up really quickly once it opened so I recommend arriving slightly before opening to avoid the line. The bonito stock was really good and the pork was very flavorful and delicious. Definitely recommend coming here to try it out.