Ramen
- Ivan Ramen is back in London with a residency at The Ned
A year after his longish residency in Islington won him legions of London fans, top ramen chef Ivan Orkin is back in town with another residency. This time he's heading into the City with a two-month stay at The Ned. The chef, who runs the highly-rated Ivan Ramen in NYC and has been the subject of a Netflix Chef's Table episode, will be presenting a special menu at The Ned's Kaia restaurant.
There will be four new ramens on
... - Bone Daddies are bringing their ramen to Leicester Square
Updated 2/10/23 with opening date and launch offer
Just over a decade since they first served up a steaming bowl of ramen to Londoners Bone Daddies are gearing up to open their eighth restaurant. The new place will be just opposite Leicester Square tube station making it a super handy spot for shoppers and tourists alike.
Taking over two floors of a site between Leicester Square and
... - Test Driving Ivan Mazemen - Ivan Orkin's London residency at Neighbourhood in Islington
There are a few weeks left to try the Ramen Junkie's London residency. Here's why you should...
- Ivan Ramen's Ivan is popping up in London with Ivan Mazemen in Islington
You may have seen him on Netflix's Chef's Table, or tried his food at last year's collaboration with Bone Daddies. But now ramen hot shot Ivan Orkin of Ivan Ramen fame is coming to London for a full-blown residency.
The TV star and New York restaurateur will be running his Ivan Mazemen residency at Islington food hall Neighbourhood (previously known as Sessions) for four weeks. Mazemen is Ivan's broth-less ramen
... - Supa Ya Ramen bring their "inauthentic" ramen to Peckham
They moved from pop-up to permanent restaurant in Dalston and now Supa Ya Ramen are getting ready to open their second place, this time in Peckham.
Luke Findlay’s ramen bar specialises in what he calls "inauthentic" ramen which is influenced by British produce and flavours. So the ramen includes:
- Roast Chicken & Corn - chicken soup, sesame miso,
- Kinoya are bringing their ramen from Dubai to Harrods in London
A Dubai ramen restaurant feted by both Michelin and the World's 50 Best Restaurants list is coming to London. Kinoya Ramen was this year marked as the One To Watch on the Middle Eastern and North Africa iteration of the 50 Best List. They said "the effect it has had on the Dubai dining scene in its fledgling stage has been profound".
The izakaya-style restaurant will open at Harrods next spring, so we did a
... - Anime-themed restaurant Uzumaki is heading to Bloomsbury
Last year you may have spotted the arrival of London's first anime-themed ramen restaurant, Uzumaki. It popped up on High Holborn serving a selection of ramen, sushi and bubble team in a Naruto-themed restaurant. And when we say anime themed, we really mean anime-all-in because the restaurant became known for its cosplay and ramen promotions where customers were encouraged to turn up dressed as their
... - Tonkotsu hits on Finsbury Park for its next restaurant
It's all go at Finsbury Park. As part of the new development around the station, there are all manner of restaurants, cafes and bars opening and the latest to throw their hat into the ring is Tonkotsu.
The good news for fans of the ramen group is that their signature Tonkotsu ramen will be on offer here - making it perfect for hungry commuters or Arsenal fans craving that gorgeous pork and lardo broth. They'll also
... - Panton Yokocho is a new ramen bar coming to the Japan Centre
14/10/21 - updated with the opening date
Late last year, the people behind Japan Centre opened Heddon Yokocho, their spin-off ramen bar on Heddon Street. It must have been a success because they already have another lined up. They're opening Panton Yokocho on, you guessed it, Panton Street - very near the flagship Japan Centre store.
As with the previous restaurant, this will be
... - Uncle Roger is doing deliveries and a London pop-up with Matsudai Ramen
1/10/21 - updated with the location of the pop-up
If you're one of Uncle Roger's (aka comedian Nigel Ng) legions of fans, you'll probably have seen his video last night with news of his upcoming ramen tie-in. Fresh from conquering the world of egg fried rice, and as a celebration of hitting the 4m followers mark, Uncle Roger has switched his attentions to ramen.
In his latest video he teams up
... - Kanada-Ya is cooking up ramen for Carnaby and Ealing
It's expansion time for another popular restaurant - this time Kanada-Ya who have two new London places opening before the end of the year. So if you've yet to try their tonkotsu ramen, then more opportunities are on the horizon.
First up is Carnaby. They're opening in the Newburgh Quarter, taking over what used to be Shinola. The Carnaby restaurant will have room for 60 inside and 28
... - Supa Ya are finally launching their permanent ramen bar in Dalston
For the past few years they've been running supperclubs and residencies, but now Supa Ya Ramen are finally getting ready to open their first permanent restaurant. They had originally been looking to launch one back in March 2020 but, well, we all know what happened then. Now, however, the time has finally come for them to launch properly on Kingsland Road.
As with their pop-ups, you
... - Tonkotsu is bringing ramen to Kentish Town
Tonkotsu is growing again - one of London's most popular ramen restaurants will be opening their first North London restaurant since launching nearly 10 years ago
As you'd expect, ramen is at the heart of the menu, made with noodles created in-house daily, using machines imported from Tokyo. On the menu at Kentish Town will be:
- The signature Tonkotsu ramen, a pork and lardo
- Tonkotsu bring their ramen to Walthamstow
19/11/20 - updated with launch date and offer
Good news for any Walthamstow foodies wanting to raise their spirits with a bowl of ramen this winter. The newest branch of Tonkotsu is opening up on Hoe Street, bringing bowls of broth, fried chicken and strong cocktails to the neighbourhood.
The new restaurant - Tonkotsu's twelfth in London - will serve up their signature ramens with both the noodles and stocks made in house from
... - Japan Centre is launching ramen restaurant Heddon Yokocho
Next up from Japan centre is a new ramen restaurant, inspired by the Yokocho alleys of Japan and based in Heddon Street. They'll have a range of ramen from across Japan, in a restaurant with a 70s feel.