Ridiculously good iekei tonkotsu soup at Ramen Hiiki in Tokyo

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1. Ramen Hiiki (らーめん飛粋) serves the potentially best iekei style tonkotsu-shoyu ramen bowl in Tokyo.

   After having the bowl myself, it’s easy to see why some people would make that argument.

   The tonkotsu base soup is fragrant, some would say funky or stinky, with both pork and chicken aroma filling your nostrils. Creamy and oily, but definitely more refined than at other iekei shops. The soup is honestly addicting from the first slurp and it’s hard to transition away from just taking scoop after scoop. The noodles are relatively short and medium thickness. They have a slight wave to them with a good bite and chewiness. When you order the “tokusei” (特性) special ramen, you will get two types of chashu added: two slices of pork loin and two slices of pork belly. They are only mildly seasoned, which fits well to the heavy soup. The ajitama egg is done to perfection, not something you see all the time at iekei ramen shops. If you go, make sure you are hungry and get a side of rice as well, you won’t regret it. The way to eat the rice is to soak some nori and then eat it with the rice, scoop rice into the soup or just dump the rice into the leftover soup at the end, ochazuke style.

   I can wholeheartedly recommend a visit to Hiiki and I think it should be one of the 5 “must eat” ramen spots for everyone visiting Tokyo.

   If you want to see the bowl in action and get some more infos about this shop, check out this short video: https://youtu.be/q9aMM3dHq2M