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Momotaro Rahmen

392 Bridge Road, Richmond (map)
Phone 03 9421 1661

Despite many visits, I’m surprised that I haven’t written about the venerable Momotaro Rahmen until now.  It’s the place that probably kicked it off for specialty ramen joints in Melbourne, boasting hand-made noodles and authentic flavour.  As I am ever on the quest to find [...]

Written by ElegantGourmand on January 3rd, 2010 | Tags: , , | 11 comments | Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

Happy Kappa Japanese Noodle Shop

421 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
Phone 03 9417 3338
Open: Mon-Sat, 12 noon to 9pm

Regular readers will know that I have *ahem* somewhat of an obsession for ramen.  I crave the stuff like crack cocaine.  Like Morpheus, I am determined to find “The One”: a ramen that is exactly like they have in Japan (and does [...]

Written by ElegantGourmand on September 11th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | 10 comments | Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

Ramen-Ya

G25 Postal Lane, GPO, 350 Bourke Street
Phone unknown at this stage

As most of our regular readers know, I am obsessed with authentic Japanese ramen.  It was my favourite dish during my trip to Japan last year, highlights of which included the Shin Yokohama Raumen Museum and the mighty Jiro Ramen.  By [...]

Written by ElegantGourmand on November 4th, 2008 | Tags: , , , | 28 comments | Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

Ramen Jiro

Ah, the lengths that ramen addicts go to in order to find a cult noodle joint. That’s what we were asking ourselves (or at least Mel was asking me) as we wondered around the concrete neon jungle of Shinjuku for what seemed like hours. Foot-sore, hungry, and delirious from the incongruity of Japan’s address [...]

Written by ElegantGourmand on December 15th, 2007 | Tags: , | 10 comments | Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

Shin Yokohama Raumen Museum

2-14-21 Shinyokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama-City 222-0033, Japan
Tel: (81-45) 471-0503
http://www.raumen.co.jp/english

My ramen obsession began when I first saw Juzo Itami’s 1985 comedy, Tampopo (Dandelion). Tagged as the first Japanese “noodle western”, this quirky film provided great insight into the importance of food in Japanese society as well as thoroughly exploring the ways in which to make a perfect [...]

Written by ElegantGourmand on December 1st, 2007 | Tags: , | 11 comments | Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post