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The World’s 100 Best Ramen Shops

Ramen Kazuya

Osaka, Japan

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST RAMEN SHOPS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 62 2026
Ramen Kazuya

A small eight-seat counter shop near Namba run largely by one owner, serving ramen, tsukemen and abura soba late into the night. Its broth is a thick chicken paitan, closer to a sauce than a soup, and the char siu is torched.

Highlights

  • Thick chicken paitan broth
  • Kazuya Special Ramen
  • Spicy leek ramen

Good to know

  • Ticket machine with English and Korean
  • Cash only
  • Open 11 am to 5 am

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