UMA TSUKEMEN — Restaurant in Tokyo

This place simply serves amazingly delicious Ramen! The shrimp stock is rich and deep in flavor, coupled with the hot crust to dip in it. The noodles have perfect tooth. The pork is carefully roasted, sliced, and chopstick-tender. If you're entertaining visitors and you only have one chance to impress them with Ramen, Uma won't disappoint. It turns my normally noisy teenagers into silent slurpers of sublime Ramen goodness. And do engage the chef, who...

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Tsukemen en croute is a term I’d never thought I’d her myself say, but here we are. A true meld of the world’s two finest cuisines.

The dipping sauce is made featuring dried shrimp and as such has a very savory, nautical smell. The chashu is very average and the seating situation is tricky, but all in all, this is probably the best tsukemen...

Uma Tsukemen loves to kick tradition where it hurts most. On our most recent visit the chef suggested I try his new creation which he referred to as cold beef ramen. It turned out to be a totally unique fusion of ramen, gazpacho, and beef/seafood. What a great idea for the hot days of summer. Uma has become a regular stop for non-traditional noodle experiences...and his roast pork...