The 18 Best Noodle Shops in France
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The best noodle shops in France, according to the experts: Le Fooding, the Michelin Guide, and The Infatuation have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Abri Soba comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Paris.
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Kisin and Toy hold the next two places. Le Fooding shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with the Michelin Guide next.
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Rank 1. Abri Soba
Japanese Noodle Shop
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 Abri Soba (this place) 85.438
- #1 Kisin 85.438
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Rank 1. Kisin
Japanese Noodle Shop
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 Abri Soba 85.438
- #1 Kisin (this place) 85.438
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Rank 3. Toy
Noodle Shop
Toy is a small ramen bar near Bastille that skips the tonkotsu most of Paris defaults to and builds its bowls on a double broth with smoked eel dashi, plus a cold bowl for the heat-averse. The noodles are made by hand each day, and the menu is short enough to read in one breath. Bowls run about €20, which is Paris for noodles. The sharing plates exist, but the bowls are filling enough that you can ignore them.
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best New Restaurants In Paris
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
- The Infatuation The Best New Restaurants In Paris
Why #3, not #4
Both places show 84. This one's exact Score is 84.1 and the next is 83.9, so it ranks first. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #3 Toy (this place) 84.1
- #4 Menkicchi 83.9
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Rank 4. Menkicchi
Japanese Noodle Shop
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Eater Eater: The 38 Best Restaurants in Paris
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Paris
Why #4, not #3
Both places show 84. This one's exact Score is 83.9 and the one above is 84.1, so it ranks second. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #3 Toy 84.1
- #4 Menkicchi (this place) 83.9
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Rank 5. Comme au Vietnam
Vietnamese Noodle Shop
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 10 places with the exact same Score, so they share #5. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #5 Comme au Vietnam (this place) 79.016
- #5 Echizen Soba Togo 79.016
- #5 KMC Ramen 79.016
- #5 Kunitoraya 79.016
- #5 Mugen Ramen 79.016
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Rank 5. Echizen Soba Togo
Japanese Noodle Shop
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 10 places with the exact same Score, so they share #5. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #5 Comme au Vietnam 79.016
- #5 Echizen Soba Togo (this place) 79.016
- #5 KMC Ramen 79.016
- #5 Kunitoraya 79.016
- #5 Mugen Ramen 79.016
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Rank 5. KMC Ramen
Japanese Noodle Shop
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 10 places with the exact same Score, so they share #5. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #5 Comme au Vietnam 79.016
- #5 Echizen Soba Togo 79.016
- #5 KMC Ramen (this place) 79.016
- #5 Kunitoraya 79.016
- #5 Mugen Ramen 79.016
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Rank 5. Kunitoraya
Japanese Noodle Shop
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 10 places with the exact same Score, so they share #5. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #5 Echizen Soba Togo 79.016
- #5 KMC Ramen 79.016
- #5 Kunitoraya (this place) 79.016
- #5 Mugen Ramen 79.016
- #5 Ramen Wagaya 79.016
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Rank 5. Mugen Ramen
Japanese Noodle Shop
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 10 places with the exact same Score, so they share #5. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #5 KMC Ramen 79.016
- #5 Kunitoraya 79.016
- #5 Mugen Ramen (this place) 79.016
- #5 Ramen Wagaya 79.016
- #5 Shin-Ya Ramen 79.016
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Rank 5. Ramen Wagaya
Japanese Noodle Shop
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 10 places with the exact same Score, so they share #5. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #5 Kunitoraya 79.016
- #5 Mugen Ramen 79.016
- #5 Ramen Wagaya (this place) 79.016
- #5 Shin-Ya Ramen 79.016
- #5 Tonton Ramen 79.016
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Rank 5. Shin-Ya Ramen
Japanese Noodle Shop
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 10 places with the exact same Score, so they share #5. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #5 Mugen Ramen 79.016
- #5 Ramen Wagaya 79.016
- #5 Shin-Ya Ramen (this place) 79.016
- #5 Tonton Ramen 79.016
- #5 ToriTori Ramen 79.016
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Rank 5. Tonton Ramen
Ramen Shop
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 10 places with the exact same Score, so they share #5. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #5 Ramen Wagaya 79.016
- #5 Shin-Ya Ramen 79.016
- #5 Tonton Ramen (this place) 79.016
- #5 ToriTori Ramen 79.016
- #5 Ǔ 79.016
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Rank 5. ToriTori Ramen
Japanese Noodle Shop
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 10 places with the exact same Score, so they share #5. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #5 Ramen Wagaya 79.016
- #5 Shin-Ya Ramen 79.016
- #5 Tonton Ramen 79.016
- #5 ToriTori Ramen (this place) 79.016
- #5 Ǔ 79.016
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Rank 5. Ǔ
Noodle Shop
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 10 places with the exact same Score, so they share #5. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #5 Ramen Wagaya 79.016
- #5 Shin-Ya Ramen 79.016
- #5 Tonton Ramen 79.016
- #5 ToriTori Ramen 79.016
- #5 Ǔ (this place) 79.016
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Rank 15. Kodawari Ramen - Yokochō
Japanese Noodle Shop
The wheat for the noodles is grown and milled in-house, which is either very dedicated or a little obsessive, and probably both. This ramen shop on rue Mazarine dresses itself up as a Tokyo back alley, lanterns and all, and somehow it doesn't feel embarrassing. Broths run from clean shio to deeper shoyu, and the black sesame kurugoma bowl is the one regulars keep coming back for. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand. Go early or late; midday it fills fast.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Restaurants In Saint-Germain-Des-Prés
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Saint-Germain-Des-Prés
Why #15, not #5
Both places show 79. This one's exact Score is 78.7 and the one above is 79.0, so it ranks second. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #5 Ǔ 79.0
- #15 Kodawari Ramen - Yokochō (this place) 78.7
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Rank 16. Ryoko - Comptoir à ramen
Japanese Noodle Shop
A tiny black-fronted ramen counter in Vannes where the broth is built from Breton pigs and shiitake mushrooms grown down the road in Plumergat. The menu runs to tonkotsu and a clean chicken broth, with okonomiyaki to start. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, no reservations are taken, and the room fills fast, so arriving with patience is part of the deal.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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Rank 17. Fujiyama 55
Japanese Noodle Shop
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 18. Trois Fois Plus De Piment
Sichuan Noodle Shop
A tiny Sichuan noodle shop in the Marais where you perch on a wooden stool, elbow to elbow with strangers, and wait your turn for the privilege. Spice runs from one to five, and three already has people dabbing their foreheads, which is a lot to ask of a country that treats black pepper as an extreme sport. The dan dan noodles are the signature, and the vegetarian mapo tofu version comes crowned with a golden egg yolk.
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Restaurants In The Marais
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In The Marais