Tentenyu - Ichijoji Main Shop — Restaurant in Kyoto

Tentenyu serves up only one kind of ramen, a classic Chinese-inspired shoyu ramen, however, you can customize the noodle hardness, soup strength, green onions, and you can even ask for a heavy broth version.

I ordered a regular chashu ramen with an onsen (lightly-boiled) egg, as I wanted something lighter after my lunch ramen for only 800¥. They offer up to double the size, but the regular size was plenty. The chashu was soft and fatty, complementing the smooth, medium soup. The thin noodles were a good firmness, though I'd ask for something softer next time. The onsen egg was the real winner, melting deliciously into the soup. I only wish other restaurants start doing this as well! Overall, the value really...

We got seated right away, orders were taken in a perfect manner, and the wait for the ramen was absolutely acceptable. We loved our onsen and ni egg soba, Gyoza was a perfect side dish. Temperature, density, ingredients and taste were thick and impeccable. Portion sizes available (normal, 1.5x and 2x) for absolutely fair pricing! If we had the time, we would go there a second time - no...

Very tasty bowl of chicken-based (maybe some pork?) broth ramen. It was actually my second ramen of the day (with a few miles of walking in between) and the lightness of the broth and thin chuka soba noodles were exactly what I was looking for. English menu, and super friendly staff. The menma (bamboo shoots) were a little sweet, and were an interesting accompaniment to some tasty...