Koku Ryu Ramen — Restaurant in Hong Kong Island

This cozy little ramen shop, run by Japanese owners, has been a Wanchai staple since 2014.

As soon as you step in, the staff greets you with a lively “いらっしゃいませ!” (Welcome!). It mostly features counter seating, so it feels really intimate. Their specialties? Rich, creamy ramen and dipping noodles. Plus, they’ve got limited-time offers every month! This time, I followed them on IG and scored a free crispy chicken cartilage gyoza 💥

I went with my aunt, and we ordered their signature Black Dragon Tonkotsu Ramen. The broth was thick and full of collagen goodness 😋 The chashu (sliced pork) was lean but flavorful, and it came with a perfectly runny soft-boiled egg, bamboo shoots, seaweed, and green onions. The noodles? Thin and springy, and you can choose how firm you want them — perfect for all noodle preferences!

Not in the mood for something hot? Try their limited edition Chashu & Burdock Tempura Cold Ramen. The burdock was lightly fried and not bitter at all, while the chashu had a slight smoky char. The noodles were thicker than in the soup version, which gave it a nice bite!

Oh, and you can’t miss the takoyaki! Crispy on the outside, with bouncy chunks of octopus inside, topped with a savory sauce. It's an absolute must-try 😍

To top it all off, since it was a scorcher of a day, we treated ourselves to a beer and gyoza set. The gyoza were pan-fried to crispy perfection, juicy inside, and paired with an ice-cold beer? Pure...

Had the wagyu beef bone ramen, the spicy pork tsukemen (with cold noodles), gyozas and fried chicken. The broth of the beef ramen was nice. The noodles were however more than disappointing. For the beef ramen, the noodles were the thinner style. They were soft even we chose “firm” for the noodle texture. The worst of the meal was the tsukemen noodles. They were overcooked and mushy (overcooked to a point that what they served in the bowl was just small broken pieces of noodles). We asked the waitress if the noodles were meant to be that way and the response was that “the noodles would otherwise be raw”. We have been to numerous ramen shops in Hong Kong and none have served ramen/tsukemen noodles of such appalling standards. The fried chicken pieces were dry and the gyozas were bland. There are many better ramen shops with the same price range in HK. Considering the rather positive reviews on Google, I wonder if it was just us being unlucky. Anyhow, truly...

Tried their pork ribs ramen, the noodles is thin & firm type, i think it called hakata style ramen. The soup dominant taste is shio / salt, but its thick not like shio usualy do, I think it being mixed with tonkotsu, and they also provide soup inside jar on the table to dilute the thick soup. The pork is lean meat, no fat at all (prefer pork wit some fat though). Overall taste nice, but it will he nicer if can try their tsukemen, because accidentally tried their ramen, when passed by and saw they have Tsukemen, but too bad sold out, the guy said the noodles for tsukemen is out of stock and waiting from Japan delivery directly, now this made me wanting to comeback for more, because I like Tsukemen. The staff also very friendly. If you like hakata type ramen with shio soup, recommend to try...