Ramen Sukoyaka — Restaurant in Tokyo

Visited Ramen Sukoyaka for the first time today- Tuesday April 2, 2025. It was a 9°C cool drizzly morning and I arrived at 10:08am, almost 1 hour before they open. I was first on line, and got to wait behind the fire hydrant (actually a fire extinguisher in red box) across the street. 2 people joined the line at 10:40am, so I guess I arrived a tad too early. Anyway, they opened the door at 11:00am and I entered the store.

I ordered the "Special Salt Ramen" [特製塩ラーメン] for 1300 yen. Decided to get it Large Size [大盛] for an extra 150 yen, along with a Seasoned Egg [味玉] for 200 yen. Lastly ordered a Rice Bowl [次き込みご飯] for 300 yen. Handed my tickets over to a very friendly lady behind the counter and sat down in the first seat. The counter is L shaped and can sit 8 or maybe 9 people at once. Few minutes later, my ramen was presented to me very nicely on a tray.

Took a sip of the soup, and it had a very mellow animal-based flavor but the shellfish (clam) flavor was more predominant and made for an amazing combination that came together brilliantly! No problem getting there early to wait by myself to eat this delicious ramen- I will happily do it again 🙂

The handmade noodles were of the thin and straight variation, and they had a nice chewiness to them. The included 2 slices of  low-temperature processed chicken and 1 slice of chashu pork, were large, and very tasty. Highly recommend getting the "Aji-Tama" which is their seasoned soft-boiled egg. It was cooked just right and the flavor was intense. Seriously, don't forget to order their 味玉! The rice dish however, was lackluster in taste, and I didn't find that to be special at all. I'll pass on that next time I go there. And I will definitely be returning there to try the other ramen they serve. No wonder why they have made the #Tablelog Top 100 Tokyo Ramen Restaurants for the past 5 years in a row!

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to improve language skills, this review was written in English.

"Sukoyaka" is a restaurant that is highly evaluated on the evaluation site “食べログ”. It is about a 3-minute walk from Mitaka Station.

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