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Good dishes! Cute little space, first Melbourne dish I had coming officially from nz here in 2024 literally a year ago so will somewhat be a special place! Pretty standard for what you get, the dish, the toppings etc! Yum, decent portion, okay average cost!

The food, service & atmosphere was all impeccable. The broth was light and glossy, noodles freshly made, the meat was tender and egg perfectly cooked. I added beef brisket to my pork ramen and it was great. Couldn’t recommend more! Ps if you don’t like queueing - defo get there a bit earlier.

Had the shoyu ramen! The noodles were nice and chewy and not too doughy, the pork was the best as it did melt in the mouth, I just wished the mushrooms were less bitter. Prices for ramen were a bit expensive as this was $25. Definitely don’t go on the weekend 6% surcharge or public holiday 15%. Card surcharge is 1.5%

We tried because this is one of the more popular ramen places in Collingwood/Fitzroy area. Unfortunately it failed to live up to her reputation. They’re good for light flavoured broth - soy and salt. I generally prefer pork bone broth and so perhaps that is why I prefer them less. Consider adding the garlic/chilli bomb for the extra flavour. The pork belly was also not the best but it’s not the worst. Ramen egg was well cooked though.

Came here Sunday night with my baby and got a seat straight away. The chilled noodle was divine! Not sure about the ramen soups but this definitely is a westernised version of ramen, still very tasty and fresh!

From memory, the ramen here leans on the shoyu (soy-based) style, and the crowd was mostly Western when I visited. Back then it already felt pricey, and now at $24.50 a bowl, it’s not too bad value-wise — but you’d expect soy ramen to come in at a less premium price point. That said, the broth was refreshing and lighter than your heavier ramen styles. The noodle texture was standard but solid, and the meat was cooked well, no major complaints there. The setup used to be communal seating in the middle, which could get pretty compact unless they’ve since added more tables. What stood out is that they use higher-end sourced ingredients you wouldn’t normally find in a traditional ramen — feels like it’s been tailored more to the Brunswick market and Western palate. Also tried the pork bao, which was honestly more like a veggie bao — barely any protein inside, and mostly just plain white bun bread to chew through. Pretty disappointing.

Incredible. Walked past before it opened and it was empty (ofc) and 15 mins later walked back past and it was packed! Lucky to get a table without a reservation, sat at a communal table which was actually a wonderful experience. A long line of hungry people guzzling / slurping noodles and soup. The service was attentive and generous and the food came out very quickly. The ramen was the best I've had in a long time. Deep rich broth, bouncy chewy perfect noodles and yummy well cooked pork belly chunks. Bliss. When i left there was a line of people outside 20 deep. This is obviously a very popular place and I had no idea. The cost was low and it was a place you come eat and chat and leave. Not a place to linger too long. I'll be back!

Simplistic Ramen, cute setup, Fitzroy location, friendly and helpful service... What more can one ask for? If you are a Japanese food fan, you should try this place :) Everything I've tried here has been beautiful in terms of food.