Kobe, Hyogo, Japan｜麺屋 天風

A 2-minute walk from Mikage Station on the Hanshin Electric Railway is Tenpuu, a noodle shop that seems to be quite popular. There were empty seats when I went, so I sat down without waiting. I ordered the basic tempu ramen. As the menu says, it's packed with all the Tenfu goodness, and it looks gorgeous, with two types of char siu, green onions, seasoned eggs, seaweed, and some vegetables. The soup is light and rich, and very delicious. The noodles are thin and have a smooth texture. The colorful spice-like grains on top of the char siu were very punchy and interesting. If I was hungry, I might have tried the fried rice set.

It's been a while since I've had personally satisfying ramen.

I had the summer limited zaru ramen. Slippery noodles that go down your throat. It had a strong Japanese-style flavor, but it wasn't bad, but it was a nice cold ramen that went well with the slightly salty sauce, which was nice after working up a bit of a sweat.