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The World’s 100 Best Ramen Shops

Men-ya Takakura Nijo

Kyoto, Japan

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST RAMEN SHOPS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 42 2026
Men-ya Takakura Nijo

A six-seat counter shop near Takakura and Nijo streets in Kyoto serving ramen and tsukemen in a seafood and pork bone broth. The entrance has no sign, and diners choose standard or yuzu noodles with char siu, offal or wagyu.

Highlights

  • Seafood and pork bone broth
  • Homemade yuzu or standard noodles
  • Motsu tsukemen

Good to know

  • Unmarked door, separate exit door
  • Order and pay on tablet; no cash
  • Queues at opening and evenings

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