Monday, September 25, 2017

黒須 (Kurosu in Jimbocho)

神保町黒須

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Jimbocho, for reasons I can't really figure out, is gaining more and more quality ramen shops in recent years. This part of town is almost all business, with the majority of the country's publishers maintaining a Jimbocho address. Hungry writers?

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Bringing things full-circle, the building just across the alley from today's ramen is the home of Shueisha, the publisher of Weekly Playboy, a magazine I worked with for quite some time. Does anyone remember our weekly ramen corner, ラーメンアメリカ人?

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Just look for the easy-to-recognize sign.

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Kurosu is only open for a few hours at lunch.

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Just three menu items. From top down they have shoyu ramen, niboshi ramen, and a tsukemen. As this was the first time, the ramen had to be shoyu.

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Very quality Oyama chickens from Shimane (島根県) Prefecture go into the soup.

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Although ramen has always had a strong pork element, these days shops are kicking their chicken game up very high. High quality yields great stock, great chicken oil, and great chicken chashu.

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Kurosu's location is just off the main drag, so you might have to search a bit for it.

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東京都千代田区神田神保町3-1-19
Tokyo, Chioda-ku, Kandajimbocho 3-1-19
Closest station: Jimbocho

Open 11:00-15:00
Closed Sundays

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