Showing posts with label Osaka Kyobashi Station. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Osaka Kyobashi Station. Show all posts

Sunday, February 4, 2018

Shinpuku Saikan

I happened to be by Kyobashi with a friend who let me know that famous Kyoto shop Shinpuku Saikan had a branch in Kyobashi. I didn't know that place had branches, let alone one in central Osaka. Without too much deliberation we decided to check it out.

友達と京橋にいて、友達に新福菜館の支店があると言われました。支店があるとはびっくりして、その近くにあるとはさらにびっくりしました。ほんで、行ってみました。

The Bowl
Just like the main branch, this was a pleasing oily bowl of dark shoyu ramen. The thick yellow noodles were full of flavor, even if the chashu were the old-school style that are not my favorite.

本店と似ていて、油濃い真っ暗な醤油ラーメンでした。黄色な太麺の味が強かったです。チャーシューは昭和的な中華そばのチャーシューなのでちょっと苦手の方なんですけど美味しかったです。

Would I Go Again?
Maybe, but if I was bringing friends around I'd probably drag them to the main shop in Kyoto.

また行くかもしれませんけど、この店に行くより友達を連れて行くなら京都店に行くと思います。

Should You Go?
Check this out if you're too lazy to hike to Kyoto for the flagship.

京都本店に行くのが面倒くさければぜひ支店に行ってください。

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新福菜館

Monday, July 6, 2015

Chiran

A few months ago I visited a shop in Higashi Umeda called Chiran. They offered a solid shrimp paitan; it even made me consider visiting again. Instead, I had an errand in Kyobashi, and wouldn't you know that one of the old famous shops was replaced by a Chiran. I had to try something different of course, so this time I ordered the shio ramen.

何ヶ月前に東梅田にある「ちらん」という店に行きました。うまいエビ白湯があったので、また行こうかなと悩んでいました。でも、京橋の用事があって、その辺にもちらんがありました。別のメニューにしないとだめだったので、極塩らーめんにしました。

The Bowl
The golden yellow soup was one of the easier to drink, even among shio ramen in Osaka. You could taste the light chicken too - maybe this isn't a bad place to stop by when you have a cold. The noodles too matched both the light flavors and golden sunset color of the soup. A light and delicious bowl that leaves you without a food coma.

黄金なスープは大阪の塩らーめんの中にさっぱりの方でした。鶏の香りがして、風邪のときに、ちらんに行ったらきっと治るかな。麺がスープの味と色に合いました。あっさりでうまいらーめんで食べてからまだ元気がありました。

Would I Go Again?
I might, especially if there's another location.

もっと支店があったらまた行くかもしれません。

Should You Go?
It's a solid bet in Kyobashi.

京橋にいるなら、いい店です。

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濃極 鹿児島地鶏ラーメン ちらん - CHIRAN

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Hosomichi

A lazy Sunday in early February I decided to go on a long walk to Kyobashi. There was a ramen shop there that piqued my interest, and thankfully they were open on Sundays. Hosomichi is a small shop in the main shopping arcade that offers a unique item: Motsu, or offal, tsukemen. Some people hate the taste or texture of offal, but I love its chewy juiciness, so I stepped inside the shop to have a taste.

あるのんびり日曜日に京橋へ散歩しに行くことにしました。気になるラーメン屋さんがあって日曜日にも空いていました。ほそ道は商店街にあってちょっと変わっている「もつつけめん」を提供しています。もつの食感が好きじゃない人が多いですけど、私はジューシーなもつが好きで、食べてみました。

A variety spices for the meal
いろいろな香辛料が用意してあります
The Bowl
Served in a metal bowl to keep the soup hot, this tsukemen really was distinct. The broth was a hot and salty gyokai torigara soup, and the noodles were even more different from standard bowls. Most ramen noodles are made with lye, an alkaline chemical compound that makes them stretchier. Hosomichi, however, insists on only using water, flour, and salt, in their noodles, making them light and clear, but as elastic as good udon. Combine that with the house hachimi they provided, and they tasted delicious too. Of course there was also the namesake motsu in the soup, which while very chewy, was extra juicy as I hoped due to the combination of the offal's natural flavors mixed with the soup.

このつけ麺は本当にユニークでした。スープは塩辛い魚介鶏ガラですけどスープより麺が特徴ありました。普通のラーメンはこしがあるようにかん水で作られますけどほそ道は水、小麦粉、塩しか使いません。麺はかん水がなくて真っ白ですけどうどんみたいにこしがありました。自家製七味を麺に掛けたらさらにうまくなりました。スープにあるもつもやっぱりかたかったですけど、スープの味があってめっちゃおいしかったです。

Would I Go Again?
I'd like to.

また行きたいです。

Should You Go?
Yes.

はい。

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鷄魚介 ほそ道

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Hanakyo

It was finally May, and I decided to celebrate the beginning of summer by going to Kyobashi to get ramen with a friend. Kyobashi is a dirty place, filled with love hotels, pachinko parlors and karaoke joints. Fortunately that means it's full of restaurants and bars too. We first trekked to nearby Sakuranomiya to eat at famous kotteri chicken shop Koryumasu. Upon finding out that they were closed, we went to a shop I first went to shortly after arriving in Osaka two years ago. Hanakyo is a small place that fits no more than ten, known for its shoyu and tonkotsu ramen. Fast and delicious, it's the perfect place to make the first stop on a night of drinking. I ordered the kotteri tonkotsu ramen.

ようやく夏になったので、友達と一緒にラーメンを京橋に行くことにしました。京橋はめっちゃ下町の感じがするのでパチンコ屋さんとかラブホテルがある上にレストランもバーもいっぱいあります。まず桜ノ宮にある有名な光龍益に行ったんですが、たまたましまりました。それで、初めて大阪についてから行った花京という店に行きました。花京は狭くて、醤油と豚骨ラーメンを提供されています。私はこってり豚骨にしました。

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中華そば 花京
3 Chome-10-4 Higashinodamachi

The Bowl
Having this bowl of tonkotsu ramen shoved in front of me but a few feet from the bustling arcade made me feel like I was back in Fukuoka. The broth I got when I ordered at the food stalls in Fukuoka was light, but this was rich and fatty. The noodles were similar, though; thin and hard, the way they taste best in tonkotsu. In case that alone didn't fill me up, the chashu melted like butter in my mouth, ensuring I wouldn't be hungry for hours.

にぎやかな商店街の近くに豚骨ラーメンを急いで食べるのが福岡の屋台に似ていて懐かしくなりました。博多ラーメンが飲みやすいですが、このほうが濃かったです。麺がおいしく細くてかたかったです。チャーシューがとろけて、店を出てから何も食べられませんでした。

Would I Go Again?
Yeah, this was my second time and it's good enough to try a third.

二回でしたけど、もう一回行きたいです。

Should You Go?
Yeah, it's the perfect place to use as a jumping point to explore Kyobashi.

京橋にいろいろ遊んだら、花京で食べてください。