Ramen Del Barrio
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Bold Mexican-Japanese fusion ramen and yakitori tacos
Bold Mexican-Japanese fusion ramen and yakitori tacos
"A Mexican Japanese restaurant and Eater Award–winning restaurant included on the Bib Gourmand list." - H. Drew Blackburn
"There’s a lot oframenin Austin, and Ramen Del Barrio’s Japanese-Mexican fusion does it best. They’ve been operating as a food stall at the grocery store Hana World Market inNorth Austin, and now they’re graduating to a brick and mortar nearby. It’ll be a full izakaya with new dishes and a selection of Japanese whiskey and Mexican mezcal." - Matthew Jacobs
"Ramen Del Barrio is tacos and tostadas, but it’s also tonkotsu and yakitori. It’s mole and aguachiles mixed with tsukemen and mazemen. This is fusion food at its maximum potential, finding the lines between Mexican and Japanese cooking and covering them with a thin layer of slow-roasted pork and a squeeze of lime. It’s food that immediately takes you out of the grocery store food court you’re in, and straight into a tiny ramen stall in Tokyo, a taqueria in Mexico, or an incredible hybrid of the two that never existed before Ramen Del Barrio." - nicolai mccrary, matthew jacobs, raphael brion
"Ramen Del Barrio is by no means traditional, but that’s exactly what we love about them. The stall is inside an Austin food court and it’s home to inventive Mexican-Japanese dishes like mole tsukemen and carnitas tonkotsu ramen. The hanging paper lanterns make sitting at the bar here feel a bit like you’re at a small ramen shop in Tokyo—just as long as you don’t look behind you. The star of the show here is the carnitas tonkotsu bowl—the broth has all the creaminess of an excellent bowl of tonkotsu, plus tender chunks of slow-cooked pork belly and buche. Squeeze a lime over it all and take a sip. It’s the best ramen in Austin, and tastes almost like drinking a taco." - anne cruz
"If you’re in search of a bowl of classic Japanese ramen, pick one of the other spots on this guide. But if you’re ready to try some inventive Mexican-Japanese dishes like mole tsukemen and carnitas tonkotsu ramen, head to Ramen del Barrio inside of Hana World Market in North Austin. Sure, the dining area has all the expected sex appeal of a grocery-store food court, but the heavy wooden accents and hanging paper lanterns makes sitting at the bar here feel a bit like you’re at a small ramen shop in Tokyo—just as long as you don’t look behind you. The MVP here is the carnitas tonkotsu bowl—the broth has the creaminess of an excellent bowl of tonkotsu, plus tender chunks of slow-cooked pork belly and buche. Squeeze a lime over it all and take a sip. It’s almost like drinking a taco." - nicolai mccrary, raphael brion
