Ramen KOUSEN — Restaurant in Wakkanai

small restaurant runs with classic wooded door and owned by a family, they are very nice to us who are not local people of Wakkanai city and doesn't speak Japanese.. I was served by a grandma who are able to speak english well. This is the best and fluffiest gyoza in Wakkanai i've ever had. Their chili oil, combined with sesame oil and soy sauce with a sprinkle of chili flakes for gyoza are incredible and perfectly matching with the gyoza and chuka don!!

Easily reach out by foot from Dormy Inn. From my 2 nights stayed in Wakkanai, I come back twice to enjoy my dinner in a cold night (4°c) of spring Wakkanai.

And.. I saw so many local people order Chahan (fried rice), this is their best seller item. It served with warm...

Had the standard Shoyu Charsiu. The broth was old style and nothing remarkable but it is filling on a cold night such as it was. The meat was a bit lanky (not fatty) which is a classic style. Nothing too remarkable about the taste. Overall the Ramen was what you would expect to eat after a night of drinking to finish off the night, the establishment accommodates that by having late closing hours and is near the pubs. I also had the gyoza but other than being not uniformly prepared and heavy on the dough and leek there was a good enough taste of garlic to make...

Showa style restaurant.

I had vegetable miso ramen and it’s the real deal. The ramen is cooked on the spot and oh my they are fresh. The portion is large and you can actually taste the miso in the soup. Be careful though, this is not your “ramen” ramen place, this is more of a 家系

The shop is presumably family owned so please be polite and respectful when entering the shop. As if you need to have at least some Japanese level to order and pay. Don’t just enter and start speaking English.

Other than that, the atmosphere is so showa as if I went...