Mensho Takamatsu Kyoto Ramen Koji is a japanese ramen restaurant in Kyoto Station, Kyoto.
Tokyo's Mensho with a Kyoto Ramen Koji counter on the station building's 10th floor. Chicken-seafood tsukemen and a daily-rotating Japanese ramen tour.
Signature dishes: Chicken-seafood tsukemen
Must order: Chicken-and-seafood tsukemen with thick dipping noodles
Tip: Located on the station building's 10th-floor ramen alley. Lines move quickly.
Address: Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8216, Japan
A shellfish-broth ramen counter near Kyoto Station, founded 2020. Rich uni-and-bivalve umami broth, a precise eight-seat counter and a slow-pour service.
Signature: Shellfish ramen, Kaidashimen
Order: Kaidashimen shellfish ramen with extra noodles
Tip: Open 07:00-22:00 with a lunch break. Cash counter, walk-in only.
A single-bowl ramen counter five minutes from Kyoto Station's Hachijo exit. One menu item, dense pork-bone shoyu ramen, eight-seat counter eaten in silence.
Signature: Tonkotsu shoyu ramen
Order: House ramen with extra char siu and ajitama
Tip: Sundays lunch-only. Cash counter, no reservations and no laptops.
A shellfish-broth ramen counter near Kyoto Station, founded 2020. Rich uni-and-bivalve umami broth, a precise eight-seat counter and a slow-pour service.
Signature: Shellfish ramen, Kaidashimen
Order: Kaidashimen shellfish ramen with extra noodles
Tip: Open 07:00-22:00 with a lunch break. Cash counter, walk-in only.
A single-bowl ramen counter five minutes from Kyoto Station's Hachijo exit. One menu item, dense pork-bone shoyu ramen, eight-seat counter eaten in silence.
Signature: Tonkotsu shoyu ramen
Order: House ramen with extra char siu and ajitama
Tip: Sundays lunch-only. Cash counter, no reservations and no laptops.
An Arashiyama ramen shop in Kyoto near Togetsukyo Bridge. House Kujo-negi green-onion ramen, served at a tree-shaded outdoor counter from 11:00.
Signature: Kujo negi ramen
Order: Kujo negi ramen with extra menma
Tip: Lunch only and weekends close at 16:30; cash counter, no reservations.
A teishoku counter near Karasuma-Oike in Kyoto. Daily-changing fish set, simmered vegetables and rice; cash, fast turnaround for the office lunch.
Signature: Yokai teishoku, Daily fish set
Order: Daily fish teishoku with side plates
Tip: Cash only, no reservations. Counter seats 12, lunch crowds turn over fast.
A 1925 Gion counter selling one dish only in Kyoto: issen yoshoku, a pancake of batter, green onion, meat scraps and Worcestershire sauce. Kitsch decor.
Signature: Issen yoshoku pancake
Order: Issen yoshoku, the single menu item
Tip: Cash only. Counter or take-away for ¥680. Watch the red lanterns at the corner.
A chicken-paitan ramen counter on Karasuma in Kyoto. House-raised Kyotamba bird boiled to a milky broth and finished with bright grated yuzu skin.
Signature: Chicken paitan ramen
Order: Tokusei chicken paitan with chashu and ajitama
Tip: Open lunch through dinner without a break; afternoon trade easiest 14:00-17:00.
