Order Tonkotsu ramen with kaedama noodle refill and a half-cooked aji tama egg.
Hakata Issou opened in 2012 and built its reputation on the tonkotsu cappuccino, a foam-headed pork-bone broth distinct from the Hakata ramen norm.
Order Original-froth tonkotsu with a kaedama noodle refill.
Ikkousha's main store five minutes from Hakata Station pioneered the original-froth tonkotsu, a fat-and-water emulsion that runs creamy across the bowl.
Order Standard tonkotsu plus kaedama noodle refill; add a soft-boiled egg.
Nagahama Number One grew from a 1971 yatai. The Gion branch sits two minutes from Gion subway and pours a 20-hour tonkotsu over ultra-thin noodles.
Order Standard tonkotsu with kaedama, then karaka-men for the spicy version.
Hide-Chan first generation runs the Ramen Stadium counter on the fifth floor of Canal City. A lighter Hakata tonkotsu, the late-night drinking close.
Order Shiromaru classic tonkotsu with the bun-set add-on at lunchtime.
Ippudo's Hakata Station branch sits on the 10F of KOOTEN inside JR Hakata City, two minutes from the shinkansen gate. Kitchen leans japanese ramen.
Order Standard tonkotsu plus kaedama refill, then karaka-men for the spicy version.
Hide-Chan first generation runs the Ramen Stadium counter on Canal City's fifth floor. A lighter Hakata tonkotsu, often the late-night drinking close.
Order Classic tonkotsu with red sauce at level two, plus kaedama refill.
Ichiran's Canal City Hakata branch in Fukuoka seats each guest in a single flavour concentration booth and takes the tonkotsu order on a paper slip.
Order Classic tonkotsu with red sauce at level two and a kaedama refill.
The Canal City Hakata Ichiran sits on B1F of the mall's North Building in Fukuoka and pours a Japanese-style tonkotsu with Itoshima ra-mugi noodles.
Order Whichever counter has the shortest queue, with a half-portion sampler from the next.
Canal City Ramen Stadium runs eight rotating ramen counters under one roof: Hakata tonkotsu, Sapporo miso, Kumamoto garlic and others in sequence.
Also on our listsHakata Issou HontenHakata Ikkousha HontenNagahama Number One GionIppudo Hakata Station
