Zhongshan District, Taipei City｜勝王

Very tasty ramen. Just like some in Japan, you order using a machine and when seats become available you are invited to sit down. There’s a good variety of ramen and they give you a free serving of thin ramen free on request so you good hungry souls will definitely not go hungry! The service is efficient and friendly. It’s a popular place so there will probably be a queue but the wait won’t be too long as patrons eat and leave quickly. Any amount of time you wait is worth it anyway!

What a lucky find -- hole on a wall place that we saw were busy early lunch period. We gave it a go and the ramen is glorious. Really enjoyed the white chicken broth. The charshu is tender and lovely. There's stands of tangerine zest that intermingle beautifully amidst the radish and noodles. You order from the machine--all in Chinese so we had help 😅 and take a seat and enjoy your ramen

勝王⠀ Japanese Ramen shop⠀ ⠀ Definitely one of the best ramen in Taipei, and entire Taiwan as well. If you’re seeking an authentic ramen shop, this is definitely one of the place that you should go for. By authentic - I mean the taste of the ramen, the minimal seating of the shop, the minimal talking of the shop owner, hahaha. Well, that’s to ensure that the shop owner are extremely professional in every single ramen bowl that they serve to their customers.⠀ ⠀ Make sure you’re there earlier, as there will be crowd even before the opening hour of the shop (I was completely surprised when there’s crowd at 4.45PM (before the opening hour of 5PM). The ordering is via the machine next to the entrance, and there’s few type of ramens to chose from. Once you done the payment, just grab any empty seat Another thing is that you’ll get to see 2 written notes on the table too - One saying that please keep your advice/opinion to yourself, another one saying that please be attentive to your ramen and don’t be busy playing with your handphones. HAHAHA. Simply saying that this is a straight forward ramen shop with purpose of serving ramen, and please focus on eating your ramen. Therefore, honestly speaking, you’ll see that this time, my video focuses less on the ramen, and pretty short, as I’m busy eating my ramen!⠀ ⠀ 📝Ordered「八幡屋七味胡麻擔擔麵」 (Hachimanya Dan Dan Noodles) with side order of 燻豬梅花叉燒 (Smoked Pork Char Siew) and 大海瓜子 (Clam) - Awesomely good. First would be the broth - having peanut flavor, the broth is thick and delicious to every sip of it. Not overly sour (like most of the ramen broth), you won't feel thirsty even you finish the entire broth (which I did, hahaha). Second would be the ramen noodles - more toward soft side (even though my own preference is harder texture), it feels bouncy and soaked well with the broth. You can see the alarm clock indicating every batch of noodle is cooked exactly 2m30s. Lastly would be the pork char siew. More towards lean meat, the char siew is cooked well and easy to bite due to its tenderness.⠀ ⠀ Do take note that you can have 1 extra order of thin noodles, at free of cost. So, remember not to finish off your broth immediately, and enjoy this additional ramen. I'm super sure you'll order it, as it's just too good to eat with the ramen broth.⠀