since committing my mind to this ramen blog series, i’ve been waiting for my next ramen plunge excitedly. somehow, that ended up to be in paris. a bit far, but home of a rich culinary culture and history.

there were a few spots on my list:

  • Kodawari Ramen (Tsukiji)
  • Kodawari Ramen (Yokocho)
  • Hakata Choten
  • Menkicchi Ramen
  • Higuma

however, the queue for Kodawari Ramen (both locations) was very long. good thing is that we could just queue online and walk around the area; however, the queue timing was pretty inaccurate, often for the better. it’d say 3 hours wait, but have a seat for you in half of that. but that would mean we weren’t in the area yet… next time for those two! they’ve been mentioned as a contender for the best ramen in europe, sooooo i’ll definitely try them in the near future.

back to Takesan Donabe Ramen. it was pretty solid. the wait was minimal, and the ambience was good. they specialized in miso ramen, but i wanted something light and opted for the tonkotsu shoyu ramen, aka iekei ramen. the noodles were quite thick, like chinese noodles. i didn’t mind them, and they had a nice bite! i just prefer thinner noodles for my ramen, but nothing wrong with these. for toppings, i had bamboo shoots, roasted seaweed, and spinach. no bamboo shoots for me this time again (maybe in future i’ll grow into them bc seems important LOL), but seaweed and spinach was yummy. i love spinach, and it paired nicely. the chashu was sliced thinly and leaned on the fatter profile, but was tender and good. the broth was nice and light, although didn’t have enough depth imo. refreshingly light still. overall, ate it all up and had me wanting more.

  • noodle: 7
  • broth: 5.5
  • toppings: 7
  • balance: 7
  • satisfaction: 7
  • overall: 6.7

refer: ramen review sheet