The Best Ramen Shops in Manhattan
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The best ramen shops in Manhattan, according to the experts: The New York Times, Michelin Guide, and Grub Street have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Ivan Ramen comes out on top.
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Rank 1. Ivan Ramen
Ramen Shop
Ivan Orkin, a New Yorker who built his reputation running ramen shops in Tokyo, brought the whole project back home to the Lower East Side. The ramen shop is compact and casual, counter seats facing the kitchen, with a menu that mixes Japanese technique and New York personality without making a big fuss about either. The tsukemen, where you dip thick fresh noodles into rich pork broth and season to taste, rewards the curious. Grub Street named it one of the city's best restaurants for kids.
The awards
- The New York Times The New York Times: 2014 · 2 stars · Restaurant Review
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Grub Street Grub Street: The 40 Best Restaurants for Kids (and Parents!)
- The New York Times 2014 · 2 stars · Restaurant Review
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Grub Street The 40 Best Restaurants for Kids (and Parents!)
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Rank 2. Tonchin
Authentic Ramen Shop
The tonkotsu broth here is pork-forward but never heavy, which sounds like a small thing until you've slogged through a bowl that coats your throat like spackling compound. This Tokyo-based ramen shop in Midtown pulls its noodles in-house, and they hold their spring all the way to the bottom of the bowl. The Michelin Guide awarded it a Bib Gourmand. The room is sleek enough for a working lunch and relaxed enough for a slow dinner.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand