Kinkatsu Gold Scorpion — Restaurant in Tokyo

I eat lunch here every Sunday. There was a branch close to Kamiyacho station that I used to go to but now walk another ten minutes to Tokyo Tower after the Kamiyacho store closed. This shop is on the second floor of the Tokyo tower building.

It’s quite big by Tokyo ramen/tantanmen standards so never had to wait for a seat.

I get the soupless tantanmen with cilantro, oomori and two almost raw eggs. Great combo. You can also tell them spiciness level 1-5. Five isn’t crazy and that’s what I do. The other shop was a bit spicier actually. I throw in four scoops of the chili oil on top. Then dump on both eggs and mix it up. The shop gives free rice which I use to soak up the remaining sauce after finishing off the noodles.

I go for an hour jog before lunch or else I am in a carb coma the rest of the day. ...

The Soupless Golden Sesame Tantanmen w/ braised pork belly was amazing. Usually most ramen places serve thin slices of char siu, but their braised pork belly are instead very thick slices of meat. It's the absolute best.

I ate this a year ago when I visited for a few months and at the time it was the most amazing meal I've ever had. I just moved back to Japan and decided to try this place again. I was scared because I had that sinking feeling that it was going to be "not as good as I remember", but my first bite of the braised pork belly made me remember why I was willing to train 1 1/2 hours just for some soupless Tantanmen.

You would think this place is just another touristy ramen shop but instead it was my favorite meal that I've had in Japan in all the months that...

My husband and I were visiting Japan. After 1.5 weeks without anything spicy, we were desperately craving for some heat. The dandanmian (担担面) at Kinkatsu, although I wouldn’t say it’s authentically sichuanese, truly hit the spot for us. The creaminess and spiciness of the broth was extremely satisfying and delicious. We were skeptical at first but super glad we gave this place a try. Please do not dismiss this...