Genraku Ramen, Kuramae

Looking for a place to grab lunch while walking around the neighbourhood of Kuramae, we came across Genraku Ramen. Now I’m not usually a big ramen person - partially because for some reason there’s always long lines outside the good ones. But we must have come at a good time, because we managed to slip in without having to wait at all. Although technically they serve your typical miso and shoyu ramens, Genraku’s specialty is how they fling rather a large amount of pork fat on top. And quite literally - they had these big metal strainers that they kind of do a throwing motion at, towards your bowl. They do this before they give the bowl to you, mind! But as a result your ramen (and the sides of the bowl too) will be liberally coated in fat. Luckily they have tissues and a bottle of disinfectant at each table so you can wipe your hands afterwards. I’m no ramen expert, but it tasted pretty good to me! And it was only in the range of 800 yen, so quite an affordable place to get your…