Friends In Ramen

Well before I moved to Osaka I had heard a rumor about a strange ramen shop. This shop was supposed to be an Al Pacino themed shop. I know, ...

It's very sad that friendly and weird lobster ramen shop Tokio Sazae closed a long time ago, but in its place came Toriton Ramen Junkie....

I've visited the famous Joroku before when it was known as Marujo. Unfortunately, even though I'd been there a couple times, I had n...

If Osaka is missing any one kind of ramen, it's miso. I was as happy as ever when Sapporo Ramen Shishio opened up in Shinsaibashi. Witho...

A long time ago I had been to a Tenchijin, but recently a new one opened up in Den Den Town. It's easy to get to, so I decided to stop ...

Den Den Town has gradually become more and more of a hub for ramen shops. On this fine night I visited Bakudori King, a thick chicken ramen ...

The curry shop Oretachi no Curry in Den Den Town recently undertook a transformation to become a ramen shop: Koji Labo. While I was tempted ...

Most nights when I head to ramen shops, I visit a shop I've deliberately looked up and am interested in. Nights like this one, though, h...

Out drinking on a Saturday, I was witness to one of the stranger events in Osaka: A series of boats that look like sushi were sent down Doto...

Which is more exciting, a new shop by new people, or a new shop by people you know you love? The people behind Junk Story and Men to Kokoro...

Even though I had eaten ramen for lunch, at night I found myself with a group of friends looking for a late night ramen fix. That's eve...

Osaka truly is the land of late night ramen shops. All across Shinsaibashi and Dotonbori are a plethora of shops that open no earlier than 7...

Osaka is not lacking for shoyu ramen shops, but still, when a new one opens I am happy to oblige and visit. Yuaitei opened mid-2014 in the m...

On this day, I mark the (very belated) passing of my favorite regularly changing ramen shop, Ramen Gekijo . In its place appeared Gorio, the...

As hard as it is to believe, there was a time before Friends in Ramen began . Even in that time, I ate ramen. I try to visit as many places ...