16 japanese ramen places in Kyoto we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Kyoto | Japanese Ramen across every city.
Kyoto ramen runs richer than its delicate reputation suggests, built on dark, fatty broths. Honke Daiichi Asahi and Shinpuku Saikan Honten are the old-guard names near the station, while Menya Inoichi works a cleaner, white-soy style around Karasuma-Kawaramachi. The Kyoto Ramen Koji food hall inside the station, with bowls from Mensho Takamatsu, gathers several styles under one roof for the indecisive.
Honke Daiichi Asahi ★ 4.5
kyoto-station · Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8214, Japan
The reference shoyu-tonkotsu ramen of Kyoto, served from before dawn since 1947. Five-minute walk from Kyoto Station, queues form by 11:00 daily.
Menya Inoichi ★ 4.5
karasuma-kawaramachi · Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8043, Japan
A Michelin Bib Gourmand ramen counter three minutes from Kawaramachi Station. Light dashi broth, white soy and a chashu that earns its queue.
Shinpuku Saikan Honten ★ 4.3
kyoto-station · Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8216, Japan
A 1938-founded ramen counter near Kyoto Station, famous for its jet-black soy-sauce broth and chewy noodles. Side yakimeshi is half the order.
Menya Kiyo Kyoto Station Front ★ 4.3
kyoto-station · Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8216, Japan
A shellfish-broth ramen room two minutes from Kyoto Station's north exit. Whole-wheat noodles, signature Hachiku bowl with a clean uni finish.
Ramen Kairikiya Honten ★ 4.2
demachiyanagi · Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8156, Japan
The flagship of Kyoto's Ichijoji ramen street, a stretch with multiple ramen shops competing on a Sakyo-ku block. Light chicken-shoyu, Kujo-negi piled on top.
Tentenyu Shijo-Karasuma ★ 4.6
karasuma-kawaramachi · Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8164, Japan
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.
Ramen Muraji ★ 4.4
karasuma-kawaramachi · Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8125, Japan
A cleaner-broth ramen counter in Nakagyo, Kyoto. Light dashi shoyu, hand-folded wonton and the kind of bowl locals order between meetings at lunch.
Mensho Takamatsu Kyoto Ramen Koji ★ 4.0
kyoto-station · Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8216, Japan
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.
Kaidashimen Kitada ★ 4.3
kyoto-station · 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.
Ramen Tomomura ★ 4.2
kyoto-station · Minami-ku, Kyoto 601-8043, Japan
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.
Arashiyama Tenryuu Ramen ★ 4.2
arashiyama · Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616-8385, Japan
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.
Honke Daiichi Asahi Late Night ★ 4.4
kyoto-station · Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8214, Japan
Kyoto's reference shoyu-tonkotsu ramen counter, open until 01:00 since 1947. Five-minute walk from Kyoto Station, queues thin out around midnight.
Kyoto Ramen Koji Late Night ★ 4.0
kyoto-station · Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8216, Japan
Ramen Koji on Kyoto Station's 10th floor stays open through 22:00. Eight counters of regional ramen styles, the city's last quick-eat after 21:00.
Tentenyu Shijo Ramen ★ 4.1
karasuma-kawaramachi · Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8164, Japan
Tentenyu's chicken-paitan ramen on Karasuma in Kyoto under 1,200 yen a bowl. House-raised Kyotamba bird boiled to a milky broth, finished with bright yuzu.
Menya Inoichi White-Soy Ramen ★ 4.4
karasuma-kawaramachi · Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8043, Japan
Menya Inoichi's Michelin Bib Gourmand ramen under 1,200 yen in Kyoto. White-soy dashi broth, ajitama half-egg, and the smallest queue line at 11:00 sharp.
Kyoto Ramen Koji Sampler ★ 4.0
kyoto-station · Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8216, Japan
Ramen Koji on the Kyoto Station building's 10th floor. Eight counters serving regional ramen styles for 900-1,500 yen; the city's quickest ramen tour.