Beni Botan — Restaurant in Kanazawa

James McArthur wrote a good review below describing food and setting. I too can recommend this Ramen place. The young people running the restaurant deserve respect and their shrimp/pork Ramen is remarkable. Price/performance is excellent and the serving of the boiling broth in the super hot bowl spectacular. What you need to know: This is Ramen bar. Very civilised fast food so to speak. You sit on a very nice wooden counter. When you come in, you select and pay your order including special requests like Wasabi or noodle type on something like a vending machine. Cash only I believe. Some pictures available but mostly Japanese. Google Translate is a life saver😂. But the nice friendly lady also speaks some English and is friendly to help. The machine spits out some tickets which you hand to the lady. Few minutes later the food is served. If in a hurry, you can run off when done. Pretty clever system. All in all a pleasant and unique experience....

This restaurant is near the Kanazawa Station and serves prawn soup-based ramen! You have a choice of enjoying it in a classic ramen soup style or the dipping-style tsukemen. We both opted for the tsukemen, but with different inclusion.

The broth was incredibly rich and brimming with an intense prawn umami flavor. Each mouthful felt like savoring the concentrated essence of a thousand succulent prawns. And the noodles were perfectly al dente, offering just the right amount of chew.

You order via a vendor machine just inside the door with cash! While there's no English menu, the clear photos on the machine make it easy to choose.

The staff were friendly and attentive, and the experience of sitting around the chef's table added a wonderful,...

A well-balanced pork and shrimp broth. Tried both tsukemen and ramen. The tsukemen is well worth a mention. It is served in a piping hot stone bowl. Nothing better than dipping cold tsukemen into rich hot broth. Presentation is more refined than general ramen shops. Watched the owner cooking ramen, you can tell he is proud of what goes into the bowl. The owner must be a big fan of Audrey Hepburn. Walls filled with Audrey's photos and classic 50s/60s music. Ramen fans,...