Friends In Ramen

Recently I've had the chance to visit some ramen shops in Nara. Most shops in Nara are all but inaccessible without a car, and even with...

On my visit to beloved Menya Taku just a few days ago , I discovered that one of the former chefs started a new shop. Called Ramen Igei, the...

I had promised Philoramen I would finish off the Osaka Ra-sai Stamp Rally with him with his first time to the shop Men to Kokoro 7. Whoops....

Well, this is it. The time has finally come. I have completed the Osaka Ra-sai Stamp Rally! It took a while and there were times I had doub...

I've been in Osaka for a while now, but there are still some ramen shops I haven't made my way to. Some shops I've known about e...

Hayato is a recent shop that starting getting buzz immediately. Located on the south end of Tenma by Minamimorimachi Station, Hayato is run ...

We're down to the wire, but I'm almost there. I'm talking about the Ra-sai Stamp Rally, that is . Just a couple more stamps to g...