Ken Ken Ramen

Ramen restaurant · Mission

Ken Ken Ramen

Ramen restaurant · Mission

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3378 18th St, San Francisco, CA 94110

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Japanese ramen noodles in various broths plus a Sunday brunch under a lantern covered ceiling.  

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3378 18th St, San Francisco, CA 94110 Get directions

+1 415 967 2636
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Jul 10, 2025

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"Ken Ken Ramen has closed due to “a variety of personal, financial, and professional reasons,” according to a note in the window of the restaurant. Its last day for ramen, mostly in the southern Hakata style, was March 31. Ken Ken was run by chef Taka Hori, and aside from its food — which put it on Eater SF’s list of Essential Ramen Restaurants — will be missed for its unique interior, a welcoming space covered in paper lanterns. It also had one of the city’s better bathrooms, covered in faux jungle plants." - Caleb Pershan

Ken Ken Closes, Will Return as Ramen Shop From Chicago Chef - Eater SF
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Iva Tuck

Google
A real gem in the Mission. I like the specificity of their menu - ramen for dinner, Japanese curry rice and a small selection of bar snacks for lunch. It reminds me of a small food shop in Japan. I had the curry for lunch with an Asahi beer - comforting and filling. The sesame dressing on the seaweed salad was delicious. The jellyfish salad was average. I loved the homey atmosphere. It's the type of place that attracts a regular crowd.

Venkat Krishnaraj

Google
Pretty good vegan ramen, it's great that they have vegan noodles to do with it.

Megan P

Google
Ramen was pretty good. The pork belly could have been cooked longer to make it more tender, it was a bit tough to get through. The marinated egg was cooked well, it was still soft to blend with the broth to make it creamy. The noodles still had a bit of bite to them, which I appreciate. My friends also got the soft shell crab, which was pretty good, but you only get one crab.

Luke Camery

Google
Very friendly staff with great food. The curry for lunch is awesome and filling. Their seaweed salad is massive and very tasty. The ramen ingredients are great, the pork is plentiful and cooked to perfection. They lose serious points for the broth though, which is fairly average. Not a ramen broth that leaves you drinking from the bowl at the end of the meal. The bathroom is really cool and funny.

Nick Uhlig

Google
Had the shoyu ramen, was not disappointed. delicious, savoury and slightly piquant broth, perfectly cooked eggs and pork. they put arugula in, something I've never had before. loved it. it adds a bitter and crunchy element which sets off the savoury aspects nicely. good value for the price, I left very full. I did wish there was a larger helping of noodles but definitely not a big issue. decent beer selection as well, with rotating tap from black sands. decoration is also great, very interesting and cozy in the back part. definitely recommend as an intimate lunch/dinner spot for visitors to the area. will be back for sure!

Ian Miller

Google
This is some of the best ramen I've had. I'm a big fan of their soft boiled eggs they are perfectly cooked and savory, not over cooked. This is a great place to eat with friends. You will have plenty to talk about from their delicious broths to their plant life wash room.

wilfred francis

Google
I only eat here for lunch. I've never had dinner or the ramen. I've had the vegetarian and the pork Curry. But I must admit that I prefer the half and half with seaweed salad. It gets me every time. They're consistent in quality and service. If you time it right, you can miss the lunch rush as well. It's a shame they closed down unexpectedly.

Shachar Sharon

Google
The vibe of the place is very nice and the place feels like a trip to Japan, but when it comes to food this place is not good enough for the money they charge. The Ramen had some ingredients done really wrong, the noodles was not not fully done, the meats inside was really tender and good, the tamago could have been much better. The Kara-age for starters had a good fried chicken but no good sauce to go with it. Cocktails are really bad.