Japanese Ramen
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6 japanese ramen restaurants worth the trip across France, editor-ranked. All cuisines in France.

Fujiyama 55 ★ 4.2

€Japanese Ramen2ELyon

Fujiyama 55 in Lyon's 2e is the city's most-booked ramen counter, with a tonkotsu broth simmered 14 hours and queues that form most weeknights from 19:00.

OrderThe tonkotsu ramen with extra chashu; gyoza for the table.

TipNo reservations; arrive at 18:45 to beat the queue.

Fufu ★ 4.1

€€Japanese RamenSaint PierreBordeaux

Fufu in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the ramen counter on Rue Saint-Remi from the team behind several Paris shops, with thick tonkotsu broth and gyoza turned.

OrderTonkotsu ramen, Gyoza, Donburi bowls

TipLines start at 12:15; the takeaway window is the easier midday route if the indoor counter is full.

Yoshi ★ 4.0

€€Japanese RamenSaint PierreBordeaux

Yoshi in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the no-frills ramen counter on Rue Pas Saint-Georges with a daily-changing shoyu broth, gyoza by the half-dozen.

OrderShoyu ramen, Miso ramen, Gyoza

TipLunch lines start at 12:15; takeaway is faster than the indoor counter on weekdays.

Genki ★ 4.0

€€Japanese ramenCathedraleReims

Genki is a ramen house on Rue Chanzy in Reims, facing the cathedral, serving homemade broths, takoyaki, Japanese curry and a vegetarian ramen.

OrderA bowl of ramen in its homemade broth, with takoyaki to share and a vegetarian ramen option.

TipClosed on Sundays; lunch runs to 14:30 and dinner to 22:30 the other six days.

Genki ★ 4.0

€€Japanese ramenCathedraleReims

Genki is a ramen house on Rue Chanzy in Reims, a short walk from the cathedral, with homemade broths, takoyaki, Japanese curry and a vegetarian bowl.

OrderA bowl of ramen in homemade broth, takoyaki to share, or the vegetarian ramen.

TipSunday is the only closing day; the same group runs Genki Bento Atelier on Avenue Jean Jaurès for bento boxes.

Sakura So'Ramen ★ 3.8

€€Japanese ramenCentre HistoriqueDijon

Sakura So'Ramen serves ramen and donburi bowls on Rue de la Liberté in Dijon, closing only on Tuesdays across an otherwise full weekly schedule.

OrderA bowl of ramen with a side of soft takoyaki to share.

TipIt runs every day except Tuesday, including a rare Sunday-evening kitchen on this stretch of the street.

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