Jun-Men Ramen Bar
Ramen restaurant · Chelsea
249 9th Ave, New York, NY 10001
Highlights
Airy, stylish noodle shop with open kitchen prepping ramen & Japanese small plates.
Airy, stylish noodle shop with open kitchen prepping ramen & Japanese small plates.
"The problem with all the good ramen places in this city is that they're all right next to each other. The East Village, Midtown East, and now Midtown West are where 85% of NYC's best ramen shops are located, which leaves plenty of other hoods desperate for some noodle loving. Chelsea, your ramen prayers have been answered. Jun-Men is a super hip, super clean, super tiny ramen joint on a strip of 9th Ave that's mainly occupied by new condos and liquor stores. Now though, it's home to one of the most exciting restaurants in Chelsea. This place is impressive, offering up modernized Japanese small plates and delicious, satisfying bowls of noodles worth traveling for. If we lived in this hood, we'd be eating here weekly. Jun-Men wilds out with a brothless uni and mushroom ramen that also involves truffle oil, parmesan, and pancetta, but the rest of the limited menu is pretty straightforward. For the msot part, they're not trying to do too much, but everything they do tastes GOOD. Also, the "Sake-Tails" cocktails? They're great. Every neighborhood deserves a good ramen joint. Chelsea is now taken care of, who's up next? Food Rundown Chicken Buns Jun-Men has got buns, and they are definitely worth ordering. Our two favorites are the two chicken buns pictured here: fried chicken, and BBQ. We're all about the In-N-Out secret sauce-type situation on the fried chicken ones. Chicken Wings Meaty, sticky, crispy, sweet wangs. These aren't life changing, but they'll get the job done. Fried Sweet Potatoes Basically a fancy way of putting sweet potato fries on the menu as a stand-alone appetizer. Sweet potato fries are delicious. Order them. Pork Bone Ramen This is the best ramen here, and the one you should order without question. The flavor of the broth is what stands out - it has a deep soy flavor without being heavy. Just salty enough, just bone beefy enough, and the fixins all work together in sweet harmony. We can't wait to return and eat this bowl again. Kimchi Ramen A thick, spicy broth with tons of flavor, and plenty of thick, tender pork belly. A nice bowl to order if you like things a little turnt up. Uni + Mushroom Ramen This is where they get crazy. A whole lot of uni sitting on top of a big bowl of thick noodles mixed in with pork bits and mushrooms. If you like sea urchin, you're probably going to be happy about it. Just know that it's more like a very intensely flavored pasta than it is a bowl of traditional Japanese ramen. Lychee Cucumber & Ginger Lime Sake-Tails They don't have a liquor license for the hard stuff, so Jun-Men makes refreshing sake cocktails that are a pleasant surprise. Definitely try the Lychee Cucumber option." - Andrew Steinthal
"For a bowl of something warmer than the cereal you’ve been staring at for an hour, you can now order takeout and delivery from Jun Men Ramen. This Chelsea spot is open for lunch and dinner service, with a selected menu of dishes like spicy pork bone ramen and fried rice with Chinese sausage. If you’re ordering takeout, you can go directly through their website here." - hannah albertine
"At Jun-Men, you can get some traditional ramen, or you can eat a dish that amounts to an uni carbonara. It’s a brothless bowl of noodles with sea urchin, pancetta, parmesan, and truffle oil—and it’s for people who would put uni in their cereal if the world would let them. We’re partial to the pork-bone ramen, and we wouldn’t not eat their fried chicken or BBQ pork buns. For a quick, casual meal in Chelsea, this is an excellent option." - bryan kim, neha talreja, hannah albertine, sonal shah
"A tiny Chelsea ramen bar prized for two things in particular: crunchy shrimp tempura glazed in spicy mayo and topped with tobiko, and a vegetarian ramen with a milky sesame broth, mammoth fried maitakes, and tangy pickled mustard greens; a cold sake or fizzy beer completes the ideal unwind." - ByThe Bon Appétit Staff
"Jun-Men features a dry mushroom ramen with roasted pancetta, porcini butter, truffle oil, fried shallots, and parmesan, which is essentially ramen carbonara topped with a dollop of uni." - Richard Morgan
