Mugi to Olive Ginza

Got to know about this place from social media, and have been pinned on my Google map for awhile. Queued for under 10 mins and went in without knowing what to expect. Firstly was the broth that blew my mind, it was the right balance of the taste of clam and yet it was light enough for me to keep sipping the broth before I started with the noodle. The texture of the noodle was great too, and the generous amount of meat and clam (especially the big clam) were all nicely done. Will definitely be back to try the other items on their menu, especially the lobster broth ramen!

My first time trying hard-shell clam ramen, and I was genuinely impressed. The soup wasn’t too heavy—light, refreshing, and you can clearly taste the clam aroma in a really clean way. The noodles were the perfect thickness with a nice chewy, silky texture. The chashu, chicken, egg, and clams all tasted thoughtfully prepared—you can tell a lot of care went into every topping. I was also lucky that I didn’t have to queue this time.

Had to wait for 40minutes outside to see the hype but it was definitely worth it. Clam noodles was hands down best one yet. I personally don’t like pork based deep tasting ramen since it’s too buttery. But this one was really simple but had deep broth taste in it. Lobster noodle was too fishy so I wouldn’t recommend if you don’t like such thing. I would definitely go here again even with the wait to have clam noodle.

6 years ago we were waiting outside of Mugi to Olive for the opening only to find out that the restaurant was closed that day. In 2025, we are travelling in Japan again from Australia. Firstly we are very glad to see that Mugi to Olive is still here and It survived Covid lockdown. Overall the restaurant looks the same on the exterior, it now has this tall Kashiyama building for company. Happy that we finally get to eat here last week. 10 minutes before the opening, there was already a small queue at the front. At 5pm, the doors opened and patrons went in one at a time to make their order via the touch screen machine. We went for their signature Clam Soba at 1,800 yen each. The interior of this ramen place is a mix of modern and classic, seat was comfortable and had sufficient shelving below for our regular and shopping bags. Before the ramen arrived, a staff was handling out paper bibs to patrons, which is something new to me. The clam broth was sensational, barley (mugi) noodles were amazing. I found out later that this ramen shop is known for it's olive oil condiment which one could add to their broth mid way through the meal. The hamaguri clams offered were very generous in size, our ramen also had slices of chicken and chashu, overall it was a very good value for such a high quality ramen. Also noticed that it was an all women team that day, which is great to see especially in the male dominated ramen industry. It was a very satisfying meal and perfect way to cap off our final night at Tokyo. Looking at these pictures now makes me feel 懐かしい (nostalgic)~

I used to love this place as it was always a famous go-to spot whenever I visited Ginza. However, during my most recent visit, I noticed that the taste was significantly different from what I had previously enjoyed. I’m not sure if there has been a change in ownership or a change in the recipe, but the flavour felt a little off compared to before. It's not too bad overall, but I personally felt like it lost the wow factor.

I decided to try out Mugi to Olive for dinner since it was less than five minutes from the hotel where I’m staying. You order from a kiosk, and English is available. I ordered the Fried Sardine Ramen, and it was delicious. The meat was tender, and the broth was flavorful.

I’ve got the big size clam ramen. The ramen was really good, with seafood broth. The combination of pork and chicken was interesting. Port was a bit smelly possibly because I was not in a good condition. I saw olive oil on the table but wondered what it was for. Later I found it from reviews that I could use it for my noodles. But the noodles were good enough without it. Anyway, there were lots of seafood and toppings, and I like the broth! A bit pricy but worth trying it.

Visited on 28 Jun 2025 A friend suggested this store to us, so I decide to have a go. It was a really hot day with the sun blazing, the staff offered us umbrellas to block the sun, felt the warmness of services from them. We then for around 30 mins to get seated. Regarding the food, I am not a big fan of seafood ramen, but the soup and everything tasted quite light in my opinion, so I think it is fine for me.

Tokyo, Ginza. December 2024. This shop is a good stop if you're shopping in the middle of Ginza and you want some ramen. Ginza is full of good ramen shops and Mugi To Olive is up there with them. But here you are less likely to deal with a long queue. The shop is located in the middle of the street behind Ginza Six. The front looks like you might be looking at a small casual Italian place. The broth is a triple stock of hamaguri clam, chicken, and niboshi. The tare is shoyu. Hamaguri is still unusual as the base for a ramen broth but here it stands out. The niboshi adds more depth without smelling fishy. Together the triple broth punches with flavor. The mugi in the shop name is buckwheat flour added into the noodle. The olive in the name is for the olive oil condiment that is recommended as an add in, along with freshly ground black pepper, close to the finish of your bowl - it really works well with this triple broth. The topping are outstanding. Some hamaguri clam, of course. Sous vide chicken and pork chashu, rough diced Tokyo negi, a stripe of fishcake tied in a knot, a sheet of nori, Italian parsley. Throw in an add on plate of grilled chicken, more nori, another piece each of the sous vide chciken and pork chashu, some rice vinegar marinated vegetables, a piece of maguro tataki with ume jelly, and an ajitama egg. this is a full and not heavy meal. This triple stock soba is worth a visit and very easy to find. Recommended when you're in the Ginza area and want stellar ramen - as long as you don't have an allergy to shellfish.

Still not my #1 ramen shop but I actually quite like it. My friend's husband told me about this place and I happen to live in Ginza during my last few days so I wanted to try it out. They already had quite a wait before the store even opened so make sure you get there early. It is very tourist friendly because the vending machine has an english menu in case you worry about that but I got the Hamaguri Clam Ramen. It has a bit of everything from the clams, seaweed, pork, chicken, and some onions. It is somewhat of a blend between a shoyu + chicken broth. So although the broth is somewhat dark in color, it's actually a lot lighter than it looks. I think it's actually very clean and the seafood/shell fish taste does come out in the broth. They also put a lot of Clams in it and they are very fresh. It was 1,700 yen for the one that I got and it could get the bigger size if you want. I think the regular size is a good amount especially for people that don't eat much. I think I can appreciate this bowl of ramen for everything about it and honestly it was very "healing." I can also see it as a very good hangover bowl of ramen. Although, it'll be hard for me to come back, I really hope Mugi to Olive goes strong as it is a different take on your regular bowl of ramen. #ImissJapan

Mugi to olive was the first ramen I tried in Japan! There was a line outside at 7:00 pm on a Saturday night (naturally) but my boyfriend and I got in and had our ramen in hand by 7:30. We tried the clam ramen and chicken ramen. The noodles were really nice and chewy, but the broth was my favorite part. There's also a location in Haneda airport!

The ramen was good here. The wait in line was pretty long though. I waited around 30 - 45 minutes to order. The food was pretty quick to come out though so service was pretty good. The place inside is modern snd clean. Overall, good experience.

This was our very first meal upon arriving in Tokyo. The broths were extremely flavorful and unique, and it had a really neat vibe inside. You put in your order at the ATM-like kiosk and then wait outside for a table. This place doesn't have as long of a line as some others, but it's really good.

My friend was looking for chicken ramen (she is allergic to pork) and they have it here, so here we went! The smallest of places, where you order on a kiosk and pay, then they seat you and start the food. Super quick to receive our food. Everyone here was so nice (I have a feeling this is a thing in Japan). I ordered the small clam ramen- PLENTY of food. Such good flavor. I believe ultimately that I had all clam, chicken and pork in my dish, though I could be mistaken. I ordered a side of rice and also a beer. Super reasonable in price. They had some garlic oil that had great flavor as well, and I put it on my rice. I shouldn't have ordered the rice as the noodle dish was PLENTY. again, delicious dish. Slurp away!

Stopped by here for a quick dinner last night around 5:15pm to warm up from the cold rain. Service and staff: - When you first walk in, you'll see a ticket machine to your immediate right. Choose what you want to eat, pay at the machine, and hand your ticket to one of the staff members - They'll guide you to one of the open seats (there are about 10 seats total in the restaurant) Food: - Chicken Soba: I ordered the chicken soba (pictured) with a semi-boiled egg. There was lots of flavor between the green onion, chicken, egg, broth, etc. (~¥1,350) - Clam soba: my mom ordered the clam soba, which came with about 6 clams. She mentioned enjoying it a lot. (~¥1,100) Overall, good restaurant with good pricing for a hearty meal.

Stopped by on a weekday afternoon right before the lunch wave hit in May 2019. Place is small so don't come with a large party especially because it's all bar seating. Staff were so kind! They helped us understand the menu, made recommendations and order from their vending machine. Wait wasn't too long before our party of four were all seated along the bar in front of the kitchen. Place was very clean and food came out quick! I ordered the chicken and clam tsukemen and it was delicious! I really wanted to try authentic Japanese ramen that didn't have a pork based broth and this place really hit the spot. Each of the ingredients had it's own flavor but once they're all in the spoon ready to dip in the soup, it was a harmonious slurp. We saw a lunch line building so my party didn't talk at all, we just slurped and slurped. Definitely coming here if I'm ever in the area again.

I'd read about Ginza Noodles (aka. Mugi to Olive) on Tokyo Eater's list of top ramen spots. We decided to head into Ginza for a few hours and stopped here for a late lunch. They're known for their soba noodles and unique broth (paiten style). We dropped in on a Tuesday (around 2:30pm). No line! Lucky because it got busy again at 3:00pm. The inside has 16 counter seats (10 along the front and 6 more in the back). The only condiments on the table are black pepper and olive oil. The menu is small with 10 options. You order and pay at the vending machine. They've labeled the main options (A to J) in English. They proudly display all the years they've been in the Michelin Guide. - Triple soba of chicken, dried small sardines and clam (F) (¥980) - this came with three chicken slices, four clams, daikon, green onions and nori. Noodles are thin soba style; quite different for soba but better texture than we expected. Broth is delicious; very seafood/clam forward. - Specially made chicken and clam tsukemen (J) (¥1,280 large) - this was massive! We weren't expecting such a large portion size. You get four pieces of chicken, two rare chicken slices, two clams, a whole egg, dried sardines, nori and mizuna. The noodles had a great springy bite to them and were endless. Seriously. Totally worth the extra ¥100 yen for a large. Broth was light (almost refreshing like Afuri's tsukemen) but perfect with the noodles. Ginza Noodles has their own swagger going on. Love the unique broth and generous portion. I'd get the clam ramen next time.

Michelin star ramen was what brought me here and it didn't disappoint. Super easy to find on the back side of Ginza 6. We came in on a cold wet day and there was no line up at 12:15pm. There is a vending machine to purchase what you want but most of our time there was working through several options in English on a menu mounted above the machine and the corresponding buttons (easily labelled with English letters). After purchasing our tickets a server came by and grabbed them then told us to wait for some seats together at the L shaped counter bar. That took no more than 2 minutes. They spoke English. Once we sat down our ramen and my tsukemen came out piping hot. Their specialty is a clam broth and soba noodles based ramen so I was eager to try something a little different. There's water nearby for you to self top up. At the end of my tsukemen I tried to find someone for the soup wari to water down my tsukemen broth to warm it up and dilute it down to drink it and the waiter knew what I wanted right away and brought a thermos pot of wari soup over. I finished everything. It was so delicious for a cold day. Once we were starting to leave they came right away to clean up and make our seats ready for the next eager customer. I passed by later that day and there was a lineup out the door at 3pm in the afternoon.

Decent ramen place. Great hospitality like all Japanese places. You order from the machines and go back outside until they call you back in saying your order is ready. We shared a bowl of the triple clam, sardine and chicken broth ramen which was quite interesting. The noodles were firm which I appreciated, had a few slices of juicy chicken breast, some clams and veggies. Was it the greatest bowl of ramen?... no, but it was comforting for the night. And I also appreciate that was broth was different from the traditional pork one.

I went about three or four years ago, so this review can be a little outdated. The store was not so hyped at that time so the line was not ridiculous. I was there around the end of lunch time and sat right down. I am usually very into clam-based broth but for some reason, this bowl did not wow me -- the flavor was too strong for my taste and completely covered the clam's natural umami. It was a decent bowl, but if I'm operating on a fixed time frame, this place would not be a must-go-back for me.

Good place for Michelin star ramen experience. Liked the broth here, quite flavorful and different from what I've tasted before but didn't like the combination of chicken and clams. Nonetheless good place to try if you're looking for something different.

Quite literally my favorite Ramen place in the world. Michelin star rated. I usually get the chicken Ramen, but they have clam and chicken both. Literally my favorite meal every time I go to Tokyo.

Bumped into this place on my way to 7/11. This place is just located around the corner from Marriott Courtyard. Didn't realize this was a Michelin star place. Interesting mix of chicken and clams. Chicken is poached and tender. Overall good broth, and interesting mix of chicken/clam.

This is a Michelin rated ramen restaurant. We waited in line for about 30 minutes. You order at a kiosk and when a seat opens up and it's your turn you take a seat. They will bring your dish to you. I had the chicken sobo and my husband had the crab ramen. It was very good and loaded with sodium because we both swelled up the day, lol! Just drink extra water, the ramen is worth the bloat!

I was taken here by my Japanese friend because he liked it and it has a loyal following. Like most noodle shops its informal, crowded and can be a little cramped by the counter. I liked my soup but didn't love it. I guess its one of those food reference times when I judge it on my best Japanese soup experience and that was in Osaka. Since then I have been trying to find soup that meets that expectation or comes close to replicating it. I didn't find that here. The broth clearly might loved by some people but I didn't care too much for it and maybe the fishy taste was not for my palette.

I was browsing online and stumbled upon this Ramen place which was recommended by the Michelin guide. It's famous for their special clam base ramen and their triple: clam, chicken and sardines base ramen. We ordered both with eggs and extra meat on the side and then we pushed the button for the curry minced meat rice (200 yen in the bottom middle of the screen), not knowing what it was as a surprise. The broth really has a prominent flavor of the clams and the sardines and was delicious. My boyfriend deemed this as the best ramen he's ever had, but mindful that he loves anything clam. The broth was nice and clean, but very impactful with the flavors of the clams and sardines. Halfway through, we added the provided olive oil and it completely changed the flavor profile of the broth. It was even more delicious! It's a great way to enjoy the same ramen bowl with different flavors. The curry rice was good but I was already full from the ramen. The highlights for me was the broth mixed with olive oil and the delicious ham that complemented the ramen so well with a hint of sweetness and saltiness. The noodles were nice and al dente with a good bite, possibly due to the buckwheat. The broth isn't creamy and rich like some tonkotsu ramen, but it was rich and delicious in its own way. Definitely a place to try if you want a different take on ramen or if you love clams! We will definitely be coming back before the end of the trip.

Went at 3:30pm and I had to wait for 20ish mins. It was worth it. Very unique ramen for someone from Canada. Their broth is clam based. The texture is clear but very brothy and I could taste the subtle clam taste. The noodle was firm and chewy. It soaked up the flavor of the broth well. Better than any ramen I've had in Canada.

michelin guide recommended (bib gourmand) and line moves fairly fast off peak. buckwheat soba ramen noodle type, excellent bite, and shoyu chicken broth with asari clam flavor (went for the triple with sardine flavor), but with a heavy layer of oil on top. goes well with the poached chicken, tied fish cake and clams, with nagaimo, and can get the special if you want the perfect egg and extra souvide meat/seaweed.

Fitting that like our first meal in Tokyo, our last meal was also ramen. While we we had originally planned to do a prix fixe lunch perched above Ginza, the wait there was too long, so we settled on something else we surely couldn't find in the States: clam ramen! There was a slight wait when we arrived, but were eventually seated. We knew this place was the real deal and legitimate ramen when we couldn't read the vending machine to order our food! Luckily, some friendly Japanese gentlemen who spoke English helped us along. While they assumed I wanted the basic Chicken Soba, I told them I wanted to try the restaurant's signature chicken and clam soba. The shoyu style ramen is rich and very tasty, with the clams giving the broth a unique flavor I hadn't ever tasted before. Our neighbor also recommended we add some olive oil after eating half the bowl, which was an interesting touch that added some new flavor profile. Loved the soft chicken and claim mixture. Highly recommend this place for lunch in Ginza.