Himeji Tanmen — Restaurant in Himeji

What a generous heaping of cabbage, bean sprouts, carrots and greens! This has got to be my favourite ramen place in Himeji city because they allow you to order your bowl without noodles, first I have heard of at a ramen restaurant! It's great for those watching your carb or gluten intake.

I could drink their Himeji Yasai soup everyday. The broth looks unassumingly clear and innocent but it packs a savoury and gingery punch, with hints of beef. It is a little salty for my liking, but my guilt is reduced by the sheer amount of fresh greens.

The Himeji Red gives a good spicy kick to your gut. It's easy to get choked on the chili oil so go easy on the first mouth. The only feedback I have about this dish is that it came with too little ingredients. It was mainly drenched in a tofu-minced-meat-sauce and a few sprigs of scallions. It would be worth considering topping it up with some menma, Yasai or nori to up the nutritional quotient of this dish.

The Niku Miso ramen came with what felt like half the portion of vegetables but made up for it with thick, generous slices of seared pork. 8 gigantic slices! The broth was well balanced by the sweet red miso and I found myself slurping it down a little too quickly.

A must try when you visit Himeji City! All the bowls we ordered were the "S" portions and the portion size were already pretty huge!

The gyozas are good as well, the outside crisp up so well!

This is a foreigner friendly establishment. They employ a mix of foreign and local staff. The friendly store manager was also accommodating to our requests in...

I passed by the shop near Himeji Station and with the help of Google Lens who translated their giant "Have you had enough vegetables" sign, this carsick veggie fan in need of some noodle soup was lured in. I put my name in the queue and luckily a seat opened up in 5 minutes.

I got the niku (meat) tanmen and asked for half size because I got intimidated by how big their bowl was. I already had carsickness, no need to add food coma into my suffering. Turns out it was a very good call as my order was also overflowing with noodles, veggies, and slices of chashu pork.

The soup feels very clean with a little kick from ginger (you can opt out from it, the staff asks you if you're okay with ginger when you order), which is perfect for my carsickness. The veggie toppings were abundant, which consists of beansprouts, cabbage, carrot, corn, and mustard greens. The noodles were fresh and chewy with strong egg scent. It was a fulfilling and satisfying meal.

While we eat, we could also watch the staff chop veggies in bulk which was strangely captivating like those ASMR videos that make you (me) procrastinate and forget your (my) entire work to-do list (true story). Fortunately, I snapped out of the accidental hypnotherapy and managed to carry on to my next...

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