Ishin — Restaurant in Atami

I’ve eaten many ramen and this was pretty good but not ultra impressive. The broth was tasty and rich, noodle was delicious as well, and a huge portion of bowl and noodle for its price. Though the proportions feels a bit off, I ordered the spicy ramen, the noodle was a huge portion , but the Chashu was a tiny little small piece, and only one. I feel ramen is all about many small ingredients playing together, combinations and all the ingredients into each bite, to make it interesting, and this bowl fall short of this part. Overall still delicious for its portion and price. Btw though, the magic vinegar was incredible, add lots of depth and flavour to the...

The shrimp and chicken tsukemen is excellent - I was separately served a small plate of fried dried small shrimp and instructed to pour it into my soup as it arrived. The soup arrives sizzling in its bowl, and the dried shrimp provides both texture and crush to an excellent bowl of flavor. The noodles themselves are no slouch, either - they have a slight flavor to them and are slightly chewy. The service is excellent too - the waitress automatically serves up the wari soup for your tsukemen as she notices you deplete your bowl....

A bit harder to find, but can still draw a crowd at 3pm in the afternoon. Interior is pretty oldschool but with efficient design.

Noodles were dense and chewy with generous portions offered. Do come with an empty stomach if intending to order larger portions.

Tsukemen soup was thick and rich with a noticeable prawn flavor. Lucky the soup was served piping hot, so with tsukemen noodles (typically served cold) they reached a great...