China Soba Kazuya — Restaurant in Tokyo

At first I didn’t understand what the hype was about this place, but the more I ate here, the more I understood why. The flavour is relatively simple, but it’s this simplicity that makes it an easy daily driver. The bonus deep fried onions you can put on top and a little bit of black pepper take the ramen here a long way.

Oh, and the yaki wonton is a MUST. Delicious.

My only knock is the price adds up super quick here. Sign of the times?

Soup: simple, but also something comforting you can drink daily

Noodles: easily slurpable.

Toppings: classic Chinese...

A nice local neighborhood ramen shop that does many Chinese style ramen really well.

I had the Chashu Tantanmen (チャシュー担担麺) and it tasted very good. It had a nice nutty and creamy flavor. I felt it could have been a little bit more spicy though.

The chashu was really nice 👍🏽

I also had the ルーロー飯 which is like a stewed pork rice bowl. It also asked very nutty and a bit peppery. It was very delicious. It was nice to use the rice and finished the rest of my tantanmen broth 🤤

The gyoza looked really good and I want to go...

Very good ramen. Had high expectations - v knowledgeable local food person sang its praises. Not sure I had them measured quite right. Chinese vibe. Ordered too big a bowl- think I asked for extra char su where regular dose would have been fine. Dumplings+noodles. Family restaurant, not counter (there were actual kids there in a rainy Saturday). Probably should give it...