Menya Musashi Bukotsu Gaiden — Restaurant in Tokyo

Menya Musashi is a chain of about 15 different shops across Tokyo. The one in Shibuya has enough seating for about 14 people. The name is inspired by the warrior Miyamoto Mushashi, who was known to train with two swords for combat.

The menu kiosk is similar to many other Ramen restaurants. This one is multilingual. I saw Japanese, English, and Korean that I recognized.

I had the ramen, which was the classic choice, but I believe this one is just as well known for their tsukemen.

The real kicker for me was that during the entire time I was there, they were blasting early 2000s punk rock. I'm talking Blink-182, Boys Like Girls, Relient-K, to name a few. These boys were throwing me back and I...

On the hunt for Tsukemen around Shibuya. Came across Musashi Menya through google. I went there around 7:30pm. There were no line. The ticket machine have English language so it should be easy for foreigners.

I ordered a classic white Tsukemen (pork and fish base). The soup was savory and thick, solid classic. The noodle was also chewy.

When you order, you’ll have to choose the noodle portion after you’ve selected menu. For anyone who’s new to Tsukemen, id suggest a regular size. They also show you the weight pre and post cooked noodle.

Chashu is also good, it’s a thick soy stewed pork belly, very tender, savory and sweet.

Overall, strong...

Best tsukemen we've had on our 2 week trip! It was perhaps one of the easier ticket machine ordering system to use because the English version was quite well translated, I guess? But as soon as we got our ticket, we were shown our spot at the bar by the friendly guys in the kitchen.

Dipping sauce was nicely flavoured and not too salty, and the noodles had a great springy texture, but the crowning glory must surely be the pork. OMG, THE BRAISED PORK! So tender, and so flavourful, I doubled up on the braised egg, and I really regret not doubling up in my order on the pork because I don't know when I can ever have...