Incredible tonkotsu-shoyu ramen at Suehiroya in Yokohama

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1. [Ramen Suehiroya (ラーメン 末廣家)](https://youtu.be/SgAGQnIV53k) served incredible iekei style tonkotsu-shoyu ramen in the north of Yokohama. Suehiroya has a strong link to the OG iekei shop Yoshimuraya and proudly displays this all over the shop.

   The broth is a deep, rich and aromatic tonkotsu pork broth with a slight funk, but not as funky as some of the recent iekei spots I’ve been to, or the nearby Torakichiya which also serves fantastic iekei style ramen. It’s one of these bowls where you just know that you will see the bottom of the bowl, once you try your first sip. It is combined with a strong and flavorful shoyu tare. All of it is topped with a healthy helping of chicken oil. I honestly could drink this resulting soup every single day.

   Typical for iekei ramen, you can modify the amount of tare, the amount of chicken oil and the hardness of your noodles. I went with extra tare, extra oil and hard noodles. I have to write an article sometime to explain the intricacies of the modifications.

   The noodles were another highlight for me. Very short, even for iekei standards, but such a nice bite and firmness to them. I saw myself wanting a larger amount of noodles, even though I know that you would have to roll me out of the place if I’d go for that. Especially since I also opted for an almost mandatory side of white rice to polish my bowl of ramen. I heavily recommended you splurge and get the rice as well, which costs 150 Yen here.

   The most apparent feature is the slabs of pork chashu. I went with their chashumen, which explains the large amount of meat on the bowl.

   The last thing to note is the incredible amount of stuff on the counter, which you can use to modify your bowl. Grated garlic, minced garlic, fried garlic chips, pickled ginger, doubanjan, pepper, vinegar and I’m probably forgetting a few more things. Together with the choice to modify your bowl at ordering, you could come here dozens of times and still never eat the same bowl. And I think that’s part of the fun of iekei, everyone likes it a bit different.

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   I have made a short video including a review about this ramen spot, which you can find here: [https://youtu.be/SgAGQnIV53k](https://youtu.be/SgAGQnIV53k)