ICHIRAN Nagoya Station — Restaurant in Nagoya

Must visit Ichiran at least once in Japan. I came for breakfast at 9:40am so there was no wait but the lines are longer at night especially late night. First, you order on a kiosk and grab your ticket order. Then you look at the seating chart to see which seats are open. Fill out the preferences paper, place your order ticket, and ring the staff. No talking needed, the staff have pre-memorized lines and if you wish to communicate further there are prewritten notes on the side you can hand them after ringing them. There are also paper to order more but you must use cash for that. Staff are very polite. Ramen very high quality for the price; tasty broth and good noodles. The menu is quite limited containing 3 different ramen bowls with varying levels of add-ons and then the rest of the menu is even more...

Went on a Monday at 12pm and the line/wait was minimal. I’ve been to other Ichirans before and this was comparable in taste and experience. For those who have never been, might need a bit of a walkthrough to guide you. You have to pre-order your food at a kiosk at the entrance of the restaurant before lining up for a seat, then you fill in a form with your cooking preferences, then you wait to be seated. The tables are only for single seaters so this isn’t a great place to go to hang out with friends. The menu basically only has 1 item but the food is guaranteed to be delicious. You can even buy their instant...

no queue at 7am on a Monday haha! but surprisingly still 90% seats taken after just 15mins. well, its ichiran, famous for serving solo introverts, serving those lonely. the noodles are average, I would even dare say sub-standard, roughly just a tad better than instant ramen packets. he matcha pudding has no hint of matcha flavour, just a regular green sweet pudding. sry, but not for me, there are much much better options for good ramen in japan. ichiran is famous for its 24/7 availability and quiet solo format, but thats...