kansui — Restaurant in Stavanger

Good quality Tonkotsu ramen, rich thick broth, delicious pork belly (but I find it a bit too fatty), fresh homemade ramen noodles. After traveling to Japan I have been missing Japanese food a lot. In Kansui you can try their interpretation of ramens. I was extremely full after having dinner there. Kansui reminds me wooden interiors of Japan, entrance is a really nice touch.

Service has a room for improvement. We were served ramens and we realised there’s nothing else on the table (no chopsticks, no spoons, no napkins). We had to get up and ask for all these things ourselves. After ordering beer we were given beer glasses (a young guy from the kitchen gave them to us), one of the glasses had big lipstick mark on it. If you have mixed up clean and dirty dishes in the kitchen - the hygiene level can be improved too.

Another thing I would mention is music. There were old American songs from 80s or something like this… if the owner thinks it’s a good match for the atmosphere - fine, that’s his concept.

I would come back and try other types of ramen. Yes, it’s pricy, but making good quality pork bone broth and ramen noodles from scratch takes time and experience, so good work should be paid well.

Don’t forget to try Kirin beer, very light and delicious especially when you want to freshen up after...

This is a nice cozy place with countertop seating around the windows for around 15 people. The service is quick and friendly. For me it felt slightly hidden.

I ordered the Vegeterian ramen which was cooked in a mushroom broth and came with boiled eggs and vegetables. The boiled eggs were certainly marinaded in a sauce as they had a brownish tint to them. Overall the dish was satisfying, but did feel underwhelming for the cost. The comparison I had in mind was Ramen that I typically make at home with the inexpensive store bought ramen packets. The flavours of the dish were well balanced, yet mild. Nothing in the ramen was addictive, where you want to take a second bite right after the first. It felt like a healthier and much more fresh version of the typical ramen. All the ingredients felt fresh and dish was warm. I finished it fairly quickly and left with...

I had the tonkotsu ramen at 1330 on a Friday afternoon. I was with one person who had the shio ramen. The place was half full at most. 279kr per bowl. it took 10 minutes for the food to come after ordering, and the ramen was … ok. Noodles not evenly cooked, eggs half runny rather than jammy and not much colour or taste on the outside. Pork was charred on one side and seemed almost cold on the other side, although it looked cooked. Tontoksu broth was not that good, taste and smell were a bit weird/not typical tontoksu. The staff said almost no words to us, other than hello, spinach, ok and goodbye. Music was loud American hip hop. It was an average experience. The prices are objectively high but not exceptionally so for stavanger, and I did eat the ramen, which is hard to find in here, so I give...