Coco's Ramen

"Coco’s is a cozy black-and-red izakaya with lanterns glowing from the windows on upper Mission as it crosses into Bernal. The home-style ramen comes in eight different types of broth, from classic tonkotsu to miso and curry bases, with options to add on garlic or black garlic, and customize spiciness levels." - Dianne de Guzman, Eater Staff

"When the line at Nute’s is too long and you’re starting to get hangry, make your way to Coco’s for excellent ramen that’s worth any cross-town journey. The bowls are fully customizable for any Type A personalities in your life, from the type of soup (tonkotsu, miso, shoyu, shio, or curry) to the spice level. Whatever you order, make sure you top your noodles off with the melt-in-your-mouth pork belly." - lani conway, julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez

"When you want to pair ramen with izakaya standards like agedashi tofu and bacon-wrapped mochi, Coco’s Ramen is the answer. The cozy Bernal Heights spot excels at nigiri and sushi rolls—and ramen bowls worhty of any cross-town journey. You can customize every aspect of them, from the type of soup (tonkotsu, miso, shoyu, shio, or curry) to the spice level. The noodles are bouncy and ideally chewy, while the broth is complex. Toppings range from pork katsu to fried egg—but not ordering the melt-in-your-mouth pork belly will leave you with regret. " - julia chen 1, lani conway

"A steam facial from a hot bowl of tonkotsu ramen is one way to get the cozy energies flowing. But not all ramen spots have cozy built in like Coco’s Ramen. The Bernal Heights izakaya is about the size of an apartment living room and always has the lights turned down way low. It’s the ideal setting for nights when being over-stimulated in any form is out of the question. Get your customizable ramen topped with pork belly and consider taking a bath later to keep the coziness going." - Julia Chen 1

"When you want to pair ramen with izakaya standards like agedashi tofu and bacon-wrapped mochi, Coco’s Ramen is the answer. The cozy Bernal Heights spot excels at nigiri and sushi rolls—and bowls of ramen that are worth any cross-town journey. You can customize every aspect of them, from the type of soup (tonkotsu, miso, shoyu, shio, or curry) to the spice level. The noodles themselves are bouncy and ideally chewy, and the broth is complex. Toppings range from pork katsu and tempura shrimp to fried eggs—but if you don’t order the melt-in-your-mouth pork belly, you will have regrets. photo credit: Brit Finnegan photo credit: Brit Finnegan photo credit: Brit Finnegan" - Julia Chen