Arakin Ramen — Restaurant in Myoko

We went here on the recommendation of our hosts in Akakura. Ramen is in the name, but they serve a wide variety of dishes. It's half a general store/souvenir store, half "like grandma used to make" restaurant.

We were concerned that our mom, who has Celiac, would not find something she could have on the menu. They worked with us, and we were able to get the cold tofu dish, tomato bacon skewers, and edamame for her. I had the beef curry, which was massive...

Sleepy mid-spring visit to Myōkō when tourists/skiers are nowhere to be seen, but Arakin was open. The restaurant itself is decked out in well-worn "vintage", tourist-resort izakaya (pub) style. I am a gyōza "specialist" – always looking for that perfectly made and fried dumpling. Arakin did not disappoint – the gyōza (5 in an order) were medium-sized, with stuffing that held together well and crispy pan-side skins. Partner had the Nozawa-na fried rice...

In the moment, the ramen was pretty good. I don’t have the greatest judgement on Ramen but I do think it could have had more vegetables. My pork ramen had bean sprouts and nothing else. The soup was very bloating. The service was very fast, looks to be run and operated by Japanese people. This restaurant has lots of hype and I think it lives up to it moderately. Beer is 1000 yen. I had Ramen, gyoza and beer...