Tokyo Ramen Takeichi — Restaurant in Amsterdam

The ramen was so good I deliberately burned my mouth twice... Wow. What a spot and what a quality of food. I knew I was at the right place when I could only hear Japanese coming from the kitchen.

I entered this gem on the Vijzelstraat out of the blue. I'm usually not this spontaneous with visiting a restaurant but I guess something called me into here. When I walked past, I gotta be honest, it didn't look like much. But then again, that goes for most places that are well worth your visit. The place was full with Asian people which is always a good sign. And trust me, it was busy through out my experience.

The miso deluxe ramen is simply fantastic! It contains, bamboo shoots, red/green onion, half an egg, two chicken chashu and some cabbage. If I tell you that each and every single ingrediënt is great, it's an understatement. The broth is savory and salty, just perfect. The veggies are soft and crispy at the same time while holding flavour!! The chicken is great as well, not really special but it is freaking tender. It almost falls apart on your chopsticks and absorbs the broth.

The restaurant isn't too big. As a matter of fact it doesn't hold that many people. So be aware of the consequences that come with that. My experience was great, the music is at a perfect level so you can hear it through the conversations without making you yell. The atmosphere is oke, it's straightforward. Eat your ramen and be on your way. I love it.

The service is amazing. Despite being a bit overwhelmed, the dude that helped me was fairly quick, clear and very nice to me. He speaks multiple languages so that's dope too. Big props to this spot and keep it up! I'll be sure to bring my friends here. A...

Went there for dinner. The ramen was one of the tastiest I’ve eaten in Europe, but it was unnecessarily inconvenient and eco-unfriendly that it only allowed take away.

I am Japanese, and I can tell that the ramen was fantastic. Chicken based broth was very tasty, and at the same time, not so oily so leaves a fresh after taste. Extra vegetable option is recommended. I personally prefer shredded onion rather than diced ones in ramen, but that was ok. Chicken was tender and tasty as well. What was the most amazing to me however, was the noodle itself. It was one of the most authentic noodle I’ve eaten outside Japan.

The staff was quite polite. One of the shop keeper was Japanese so we could order in Japanese.

I would love to give a 5 for the ramen itself, but the only drawback is that they only have take away option. It is not just environmentally unfriendly (lots of unnecessary plastic waste), but also extremely inconvenient. There’s no place to sit around near the restaurant, so we had to carry it all the way to our accommodation. If we were here for just a day trip, we wouldn’t have had a chance to taste it. I don’t see the point to keep it just for locals who lives near the location. They explained that they used to serve in store but they closed it because of COVID, and they sent back the bowls to Japan so are unable to serve in-store, but I feel it is such a waste of the cozy atmosphere inside and the authentic experience of eating ramen from the bowl. You can heat it at home once it becomes cold on the way, but that is not the same as slurping noodles from the warm broth...

Came here with quite some expectation and the one thing that I like the most is their flavoured egg. That egg was really amazing. Soft and sweet flavoured with a smooth texture that you won't get tired of.

The karaage portion was huge and loved it a lot. (the miso karaage felt like they used some miso flavoured sauce from a store and put it on the plate) Also the roasted chicken had nice flavours and the chicken was tasty and yet not dry.

We hade the noukou vegetable ramen and I liked the broth a lot. Full bodied and tasty. (Could taste that they made it more creamy with soy milk) Also ordered a tantanmen. chicken broth with (a bit too much) soy milk. Nice bowl but I got a bit tired of the same flavour by the end of the bowl though. We couldn't resist the temptation and ordered another bowl of salty chintan chicken broth with chicken chashu and chicken meatball. The meatball was quite flavourless on it's own but the tori chashu was tasty. The broth was again full bodied and satisfied us completely.

Friendly staff and all in all, would definately to out of my way to visit again as they're one of the best in the...