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6 ramen restaurants worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked. All cuisines in United States.

Shoyu Shop at Strange Bird ★ 4.5

$$RamenIrvingtonIndianapolis

Shoyu Shop at Strange Bird in Irvington, Indianapolis pours deep shoyu broths and runs tantanmen, with a tiki cocktail program from the host bar.

OrderA bowl of shoyu ramen and a Tantanmen to share, plus a tiki classic.

TipClosed Monday. Strange Bird's bar runs late on weekend nights.

Lucky Belly ★ 4.3

$$RamenChinatownHonolulu

Lucky Belly is the Chinatown Honolulu ramen and bao shop Dusty Grable and Jesse Cruz opened in 2012, the room that ushered in the neighborhood's modern.

OrderThe Belly Bowl ramen and the pork belly bao.

TipKitchen runs to 23:00 Friday and Saturday. Across the street is The Tchin Tchin Bar, run by the same team for a nightcap.

Lucky Belly ★ 4.3

$$RamenChinatownHonolulu

Lucky Belly in Chinatown Honolulu is Dusty Grable and Jesse Cruz's 2012 ramen and bao shop that helped launch the neighborhood's modern restaurant generation.

OrderThe Belly Bowl ramen with pork belly, bacon and shoyu egg.

TipKitchen runs to 23:00 Friday and Saturday. The Tchin Tchin Bar across the street is the nightcap.

Otaku Ramen ★ 4.2

$$RamenThe GulchNashville

Sarah Gavigan's Division Street ramen shop in The Gulch, Nashville opened 2014 and remains the Gulch's reliable bowl. Walk-in friendly, kid-friendly.

OrderTonkotsu Original with the runny egg, karaage to share.

TipThe private karaoke room books for groups of six; happy hour 16:00-19:00 runs $5 small plates.

JINYA Ramen Bar ★ 3.9

$$RamenNichols HillsOklahoma City

JINYA Ramen Bar on N Western Avenue brings Japanese ramen craft to Oklahoma City with tonkotsu and vegan broths and high-quality toppings daily.

JINYA Ramen Bar ★ 3.9

$$RamenNichols HillsOklahoma City

JINYA Ramen Bar on N Western Avenue brings Japanese ramen craft to Oklahoma City with tonkotsu and vegan broths and high-quality toppings daily.

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