"Tonchin is worth visiting simply to eat ramen. Their traditional tonkotsu is decadent, nutty, and filled with high-quality ingredients like thick, housemade noodles, roasted chashu pork, and egg. But this sleek, dimly-lit spot on Melrose is also worth visiting to hang out and feel hot for a night. There’s a long list of shochu cocktails and Japanese whiskies, sake flights, and one of the only natural wine lists you’ll find inside an LA ramen shop. Come weekends, this place is filled with chatty groups of friends, well-dressed dates, and other people who are kicking off an evening out." - brant cox, sylvio martins, garrett snyder, cathy park