Fantastic shio ramen soup (Tokyo)

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1. Incredible bowl at ramen shop “There is ramen” in Tokyo

   [There is ramen](https://youtu.be/pp7M9vKJ77o?si=v9ZsBzerSK0gmIL8) is the name and the whole vibe of this ramen shop. Their self-declared mission is to bring ramen back to basics, bo information overflow, no unnecessary bells and whistles. There is ramen, isn’t that enough?

   There is ramen is near Ogikubo station, a really amazing ramen hunting spot with lots of other great food and drinking spots all around. Foodies can easily spend the whole day here, bouncing between ramen spots, great coffee shops, bars and izakayas. Noteworthy other ramen shops around Ogikubo station are Harukiya, Neiroya, Goryokaku and Hook, just to name a few.

   The menu at there is ramen is purposely kept simple. One bowl of ramen is served with some ways to modify in terms of adding chashu, adding eggs, more noodles and adding wantan wrappers (no filling!). That’s it, no other styles, no alternatives. You get what you get. And what you get is a beautiful bowl of shio ramen.

   The soup consists mainly of chicken and niboshi, probably also some pork elements. It is mainly chicken forward, but does have nice niboshi complexities without feeling like a niboshi heavy soup, despite the pot in the background being filled over the brim with dried sardines. There’s basically no bitterness, so it should be enjoyable even if you’re not a niboshi fan. I personally was really convinced by the soup, its aroma lingered even hours after finishing the bowl. Good stuff. The seasoning, I would call it shio ramen even though it probably has some shoyu in it due to the complexity in the background.

   The noodles are great too, medium thickness with a really good bite and chew, good slurpiness too. It’s basically THE noodle I would think of, when I’m thinking about a ramen noodle, a perfect standard that would probably fit with most bowls out there.

   If you want to see more of this ramen bowl and ramen shop, check out this short video which also includes a review: https://youtu.be/pp7M9vKJ77o?si=v9ZsBzerSK0gmIL8