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The World’s 100 Best Ramen Shops

Gonta

Habikino, Japan

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST RAMEN SHOPS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 13 2026
Gonta

A tonkotsu ramen shop on Route 170 in Habikino, run by a married couple and serving Nagahama-style bowls since 1992. Its thick pork bone broth carries little odor, and self-service oden simmers by the counter.

Highlights

  • Thick odorless pork bone broth
  • Thin straight Hakata-style noodles
  • Free takana and pickled ginger

Good to know

  • Lines form before 11 AM opening
  • Lunch sets add gyoza, rice, seaweed
  • Small parking lots front and back

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