IPPUDO Berkeley
Ramen restaurant · Downtown ·
Japanese small plates, ramen & upmarket sake in a stylish outpost.
Japanese small plates, ramen & upmarket sake in a stylish outpost.
"It’s not that much of a surprise that your friend is running late to meet you to go shopping in Union Square. What is a surprise is how much they’re pushing the boundary on their lateness. Doesn’t matter though, you can walk over to Ippudo and get some ramen while you wait. Showing up alone pretty much guarantees that you’ll be seated faster at the communal table, so at least you can wait it out with some food. We like the Akamaru Modern with thin noodles and pork belly. It’s enough to fill anyone up during lunch, but if you still want something else, go for the chicken buns." - will kamensky
"Ippudo, a respected Japanese chain, has landed in the Bay Area with locations in San Francisco, Berkeley, and Cupertino. The menu spans a few different styles, both “modern” and “classic,” but the shop is probably still best known for its 18-hour “Shiromaru Classic” tonkotsu." - Dianne de Guzman
"The downtown Berkeley location of the international ramen chain is open for takeout only for lunch and dinner." - Luke Tsai
"Ippudo Ramen is a Japanese ramen chain that opened at 2015 Shattuck Ave in 2017 near the new Marugame Udon location." - Ellen Fort
"The only East Bay location of this explosively popular ramen chain specializes in Hakata-style ramen. Thin noodles arrive cooked according to your preference in a rich tonkotsu broth — and the lines aren’t even that bad anymore." - Janelle Bitker