Ramen as healthy as it is godly

Probably the most popular ramen outside Japan is tonkotsu ramen, whose fatty, creamy pork-bone based broth is understandably a universal crowd pleaser. I used to believe this was the only way to go with ramen, until I visited Afuri (Ebisu branch), who specialise in yuzu-shio (citrus-salt) ramen.

Line up, curiously gaze at the ramen ‘vending machine’ ordering system, press the button with the big sticker next to it (though good to check with a local that it is indeed the yuzu-shio ramen that you are coming here to eat), pay, and wait for your turn at the counter.

Then the bowl of precision and deliciousness shall arrive in front of you. Upon first sip of the soup, you probably won’t be blown away. But have patience. Sip more soup, slurp more perfectly springy noodles, chew on delicious grilled belly pork. At this point, around a minute into your degustation, you will realize what I’m talking about. Ever so slightly tangy and salty, the broth has a lip smacking taste sensation which truly does excel. A steal at 850 yen. I easily could’ve ordered two.

+81 3-5795-0750

Address: 117 Bldg. 1F, 1-1-7 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (東京都渋谷区恵比寿1-1-7 １１７ビル１Ｆ)

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