Aoi — Restaurant in Tsukuba

I travel regularly to Tsukuba for research, and went here twice this week-out of this world. I had the regular Ramen and the shrimp. Both are phenomenal I think despite the shrimp ramen’s reputation I prefer the regular broth. Which ever you choose, you’re in for a wonderful experience of flavors and textures. And the gyoza! oh, the gyoza! Make sure you have some, as they are some of the best I’ve had. Also, excellent and gracious service by the very kind older couple who met us at the door. Very unique experience, and definitely ranks at the top of my ramen shop...

Wow, as a visitor it was my first time eating ramen in Japan. It tasted amazing!! The gyoza is also very good. It is quite warm inside but the ramen is worth it; it is like a restaurant and spa treatment for the face combined!

If you don't understand Japanese, it will be difficult to order from the machine (like it was for me haha), but the pictures I posted below of the ramen are the 1st and 2nd buttons. :)

I forget what the gyoza symbol was, but I know it's 280 yen and it's a white button at the bottom right of...

Incredibly deep ramen, totally worth it! Some people complain about the queue that can get very long on some occasions, but if you come around the end of service hours, there are usually much less people. Around 1000¥, lots of topping available. The large portion costs as much as the small one, but is definitely a challenge to finish if you're not prepared ^^

Maybe not everyday, but very nice...