Tokyo's Best Ramen According to Weekly Playboy Magazine

We (Abram and I, aka ラーメンアメリカ人) cracked out a ranking for our last week with the magazine*. This is in no way definitive, but I think we came up with a pretty solid list that could keep anyone busy for a few months. The lists are grouped in general categories. Click the shop names to be taken to a page, if I've written about it. Most shops are in Tokyo, a couple are far, far away.



TOP5 Salt (塩ラーメン)

1. 麺や河野



2. 牛骨らぁ麺マタドール本店



3. 厚木本丸亭



4. 饗くろ㐂



5. ぜんや

(sorry, I haven't gone)




TOP5 Miso (味噌ラーメン)

1. カラシビ味噌らー麺鬼金棒



2. 味噌麺処花道



3. 金竜

(sorry, I haven't gone! This spot is a bit out of the way in Chiba)

4. 3SO



5. ラーメンおやじ本店






TOP5 Light Soy (淡麗系醤油)

1. 煮干鰮らーめん圓



2. 一汁三煮干裏不如帰



3. むぎとオリーブ



4. らぁ麺やまぐち



5. 本枯中華そば魚雷






Thick Style (濃厚系ラーメン)

1. 麺屋吉左右



2. 燦燦斗



3. 無鉄砲大阪店



4. 長尾中華そば西バイパス本店



5. 俺のラーメンあっぱれ屋






Tsukemen (つけ麺)

1. 風雲児



2. 中華蕎麦とみ田



3. 俺のラーメンあっぱれ屋

(I didn't have the tsukemen)

4. 頑者



5. べんてん

(sorry, I haven't been)




TOP5 Soupless Noodles (汁なし油そば系)

1. 担々麺本舗 辣椒漢



2. 麺屋はなび高畑本店



3. むぎとオリーブ



4. 油そば専門店GACHI



5. ajito ism






Extreme Style (エクストリーム系)

1. 麺や河野



2. パイナップルラーメン屋さんパパパパパイン



3. 千里眼



4. ラーメン凪新宿煮干ゴールデン街店



5. ラーメンBARスナック、居酒屋

* The magazine in question is Weekly Playboy (週刊プレイボーイ or just 週プレイ). It's a weekly men's interest magazine available everywhere, especially at your local convenience store. Just look for the bikini-clad idol on the cover. Our article, Ramen Americans, ran for about two and a half years on a weekly basis.

A huge thanks is in order to all of our readers.