"There will probably be a wait at walk-in only, Japanese restaurant Ippudo, but it’s worth it when a ramen craving hits. You can select the firmness of your noodles (we recommend firm) and the broth is consistently rich with a good depth of flavour. Our favourite bowl is the karaka-men. It comes with spicy miso paste, which adds a pleasing kick to the creamy tonkotsu broth, and is loaded with slices of fall-apart pork belly, mushrooms, and bean sprouts. Ippudo’s relatively spacious location near Covent Garden is especially helpful if you’re moving with a group." - rianne shlebak, jake missing, heidi lauth beasley, daisy meager