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Hands down, one of my favourite ramen restaurant in Kyoto! My brother guided us here and what a gem it was. It is discretely tucked away at a basement level of a building and there are no signages. The menu is simple and we quickly ordered and sat down at the long bar with concrete top. They make your food right in front of you. We were served fairly quickly. My ramen was delicious and the umami flavour was strong. I almost drank every last drop of the thick broth.

A true hidden gem! This little hole-in-the-wall spot was recommended by a local we met at a coffee shop, and we’re so glad we followed his advice. The ramen was absolutely incredible, rich, flavorful broth and noodles cooked to perfection. The place doesn’t even have a name and can be a bit tricky to find since it’s tucked away in a basement, but it’s so worth the effort. If you’re in the Kyoto area, definitely make the time to track it down, hands down the best ramen we’ve had in Japan so far.

Oh man. I just finished dinning there for dinner and wow..... i was SO disappointed. I wished the menu states the ramen broth was made with fish + chicken stock. It was soooooo fishy to the point where i had to try to swallow the noodles (since it's rude to waste food in Japan) after we left my husband immediately gave me a bottle of milk tea and i devoured it to get that fishy taste out of my mouth. :((( if you don't like fish this place is NOT for you. Also broth was so THICK!

The most unique ramen I’ve had in Japan yet. Can taste the grounded bonito used in the broth. Very very heavy for a chicken ramen. The texture of the noodles was perfect, garlic chives sweet, and the motsu was incredible! I’ve seldom had as good motsu, even in yakiniku restaurants. The place was a little hard to find, but I loved the atmosphere of the shop. It really concentrates on the flavour and texture instead of some fancy resto for your Instagram.

I've been here 5 years ago and the wait was crazy. I didn't recall the reasons but I saved it as one of the best ramen restaurants I've had. As I returned to Kyoto, I gotta come back and now I know why I love this ramen restaurant. There is no wait. I was shocked. Knowing foodies always go for the new restaurants and try new things, it was sad so see this excellent ramen restaurant not having the attention like it used to. The ramen texture still amazing. And it looks like wheat noodle but doesn't taste a bit like it. Very al dente. The soup is why I liked about this place. They use tonkotsu mix with the Tsukemen soup to combine an extraordinary flavorful soup. I love Tsukemen so that's why I love the soup so much. Very intense flavor. I watched them make the Tonkotsu soup. Pretty labor intensive squeezing the flavor out of the pork bones and meat. This place is hard to find cause it's got no name!!! Attached photos will show you where it is. I hope it'll still be here next time I come.

A very cool underground (literally and figuratively) ramen shop. Not a lot of selection (it's digital order and cash only) but everything was fresh and delicious. Would bring friends back here for sure.

The name of the restaurant kinda clues you in that this is not an easy restaurant to find. People passing by would be surprised to know that the restaurant’s nondescript staircase leads to a fully set up ramen restaurant - you need to know this restaurant exists before you can find it. When visiting, you will walk down a short flight of stairs, walk through a simple wooden, before seeing a stone path that leads you to a machine where you order your preferred ramen. There are only 3 ramen choices, and you personalise it by choosing the soup’s thickness level, and extra ingredients. The food itself was good. The restaurant’s atmosphere was clean and peaceful. There’s limited seating so customers’ would eat and vacate the seats relatively quickly to accommodate the people in the waiting area. We came at an off peak time so we didn’t feel rushed to vacate.

The ordering machine has an English menu. I tried the layered soup base and it was quite rich in flavor but can feel heavy as I worked through the bowl. Noodles were cooked nicely and the charshu was still moist. The beef cartilage was pretty oily which I would give a miss. Overall a hearty bowl of ramen in a minimalist industrial themed sub basement.