7 ramen you should eat when you come to Hakata

Hakata in Fukuoka is a world-famous gourmet town. One of the highlights is ramen.

Hakata ramen is characterized by pork bone soup and thin noodles, but it is a deep gourmet that can be eaten according to each person’s taste even with the same menu such as noodle hardness and substitute balls.

In this article, we will introduce you by selecting from a number of ramen restaurants.

Hakata Ikkosha – Beloved Tonkotsu Ramen

Hakata Ikkosha is a well-known store with 16 stores in Japan, as well as overseas in the United States, China and Singapore. You can eat “Genso Awakei (the origin of bubble taste)” ramen that has been stuck to the taste of bones since its foundation in 2004.

It is composed by a soup characterized by fine foam that is evidence of real pork bone soup, custom-made homemade noodles that can taste the original aroma and elasticity of wheat even it is thin, and char siu soaked in a secret sauce that emphasizes compatibility with ramen.

Here you can enjoy real pork bone ramen that is recognized by the world.

Information

Hakata Ikkosha head office
Address : Hakata ward Hakata station 3-23-12
Tel : 092-432-1190
Business hours : (Mon-Sat) 11: 00-24: 00 (L.O. 23:30), (Sun) 11: 00-21: 00 (L.O. 20:30)
Regular holidays : Open year round
Access : 5 minutes walk from Hakata Station Hakata Exit
Web site : https://www.ikkousha.com/
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Hakata Isso – Rich creamy “pork bone cappuccino”

Hakata Isso is a restaurant run by the Yamada brothers who had dreamed of running a ramen restaurant since their teens. The soup uses only pig bones from piglets, and is characterized by the fact that a large amount of pork bones are boiled for a long time with high heat, and bubbles that are naturally born float on the surface.

From its appearance, it has come to be called “pork bone cappuccino” by ramen lovers. It’s a rich but refreshing aftertaste, so most customers drink the soup and go home.

Information

Hakata Isso Hakata Station East Main Restaurant
Address : Hakata-ku Hakata Station East 3-1-6
Tel : 092-472-7739
Business hours : 11:00-24:00 (* Ends as soon as the soup is sold out)
Irregular holidays
Access : 6-minute walk from JR Hakata Station on each JR Line and Fukuoka Subway Airport Line
Web site : http://www.hakata-issou.com/
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Replacement ball 10 yen! Cheap and delicious “Hakata Sanki”

Hakata Sanki is a restaurant that specializes in homemade noodles using 100% wheat developed for ramen. The extras are offered at an extraordinary price of 10 yen, so that more people can know the deliciousness of the noodles, which are characterized by being durable and hard to spread.

The feature is that vegetables are topped with 360g.

Information

Hakata Sanki Mizuki Main Restaurant
Address : 1-16-2 Mizuki, Dazaifu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Tel : 092-928-3308
Business hours : 11:00〜23:30（L.O.23:00）
Irregular holidays
Access : Near Kyushu Expressway “Dazaifu IC”, Fukuoka City Expressway “Mizuki IC”
Web site : https://hakata-sanki.jp/
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Here for street food! “Ganso Ramen Nagahama-ke”

Ganso Ramen Nagahama-ke is a ramen restaurant where you can enjoy simple ramen made with pure pork bone soup and thin noodles. There are local patrons who come to eat twice a day because they do not get tired of eating every day.

Menu only “Ramen”! It is said that enthusiasts can find their own way to taste the noodles, the amount of noodles, the amount of fat, and the condiments. First, sip a bite, add garlic, red ginger, sesame, ramen and so on, and customize it to your taste.

Information

Ganso Ramen Nagahama-ke
Address : 2-7-10 Otemon, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Tel : 092-725-5559
Business hours : Open 24 hours
Regular holidays : 7 am to 9 am on Monday (if Monday is a holiday, the next day)
Access :
[Train]
8-9 minutes on foot from Municipal Subway “Akasaka Station” Exit 1
9-10 minutes on foot from Municipal Subway “Ohori Koen Station” Exit 4
Web site : https://tabelog.com/fukuoka/A4001/A400103/40021130/
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“Hakata Ramen Shinshin”- Recommended after drinking

Hakata Ramen Shinshin is a famous ramen shop in Tenjin, Fukuoka Prefecture, where many people visit there to eat first hakata ramen. You can eat “Hakata Junjo Ramen” which was created for ramen with nostalgia and newness.

Soup that everyone drinks up, simple thin noodles that suck up the soup without disturbing it, this ramen that pursues these two, without strange odor or greasy, Mild and very easy to drink, with a slight sweetness. Be sure to enjoy plenty of soup!

Information

Hakata Ramen ShinShin Tenjin Main Restaurant
Address : 3-2-19 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Tel : 092-732-4006
Business hours : 11:00-3:00
Regular holidays : Sunday
Access :
[Train] 5 minutes on foot from Fukuoka Municipal Subway “Tenjin Station”, 7 minutes on foot from Nishitetsu “Fukuoka Station”
[Bus] 2 minute walk from Nishitetsu Bus “Tenjin Sanchome” bus stop, 1 minute walk from “Tenjin Kita” bus stop
Web site : http://www.hakata-shinshin.com/
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The head restaurant of the “Ganso Hakata Daruma”

Ganso Hakata Daruma has multiple stores nationwide, not just in Kyushu. The soup is simmered in a process called “call back”, which is characterized by the fact that it disappears as soon as it is put into your mouth.

The taste is rich and the smell is strong, making it a dish that you can enjoy the pork bone taste as much as you want. It is a famous restaurant that many celebrities visit, and there are sibling stores all over Japan, but once you come to Hakata, please try the taste of the main store with your tongue.

Information

Ganso Hakata Daruma Sohonten
Address : 1-8-25 Watanabe-dori, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka
Tel : 092-761-1958
Business hours : (Monday to Friday) 11:30 to 15:30, 18:30 to 24:00, (Saturday, Sunday and public holidays) 11:30 to 24:00 (* may end as soon as the soup is sold out)
Regular holidays : Open year round
Access :
[Train] 10-minute walk from Tenjin Minami Station and Nishitetsu Tenjin Station on the Nanakuma Subway Line
5-minute walk from Watanabe-dori Station on the Nanakuma Subway Line
Web site : https://tabelog.com/fukuoka/A4001/A400103/40000113/
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Evolution of Hakata Tonkotsu “Ramen Unari”

Ramen Unari is a restaurant where you can enjoy seafood pork ramen, which is rare in central Fukuoka. This pork bone soup has been thoroughly cooked for 20 hours and is popular for its rich, creamy taste.

“Seafood pork bone ramen”, which is made with seven kinds of carefully selected seafood added to the mellow pork bone, and “Seafood pork bone noodles” limited to Kiyokawa store are special dishes that can only be tasted here. Enjoy the collaboration between pork bones and seafood here!

Information

Ramen Unari Kiyokawa
Address : 1-2-8 Kiyokawa, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 1F
Tel : 092-524-0744
Business hours : 11:30-15:00, 18:30-3:00
Regular holidays : Wednesday
Access : About 600m from Exit 2 of Watanabe-dori Station on the Nanakuma Subway Line
Web site : https://ramen-unari.com/
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Conclusion

In Hakata, a ramen-fighting hot spot with a number of famous stores, there are still many stores that could not be introduced this time, as well as up-and-coming stores that have recently opened.

When you visit Hakata, be sure to taste the authentic Hakata ramen!