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Best Noodle Shops in NYC
Tasty Hand-Pulled Noodles 清味蘭州拉麵 is one of Best Noodle Shops in NYC.

1. Tasty Hand-Pulled Noodles 清味蘭州拉麵

8.3
1 Doyers St (btwn Bowery & Pell St), New York, NY
Noodle Restaurant · Chinatown · 170 tips and reviews

Untapped CitiesUntapped Cities: Do not let the absence of a creative or punny name stop you from entering this place. While other, more hip places are limited in terms of seating, this place seems to always have a spot for you.

Super Taste is one of Best Noodle Shops in NYC.

2. Super Taste

8.5
26 Eldridge St (at Canal St), New York, NY
Noodle Restaurant · Chinatown · 115 tips and reviews

Untapped CitiesUntapped Cities: They have a variety of different soups and other Chinatown favorites, like dumplings and fish balls. We never had too much of a problem finding a spot to munch down on some spicy beef soup.

Ippudo is one of Best Noodle Shops in NYC.

3. Ippudo

9.0
65 4th Ave (btwn E 9th & E 10th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 1164 tips and reviews

Untapped CitiesUntapped Cities: The franchise promotes themselves as a restaurant that 'transformed ramen into art.' Here in NYC, we are very fortunate to have two locations here: one in the East Village and one in Midtown.

Momofuku Noodle Bar is one of Best Noodle Shops in NYC.

4. Momofuku Noodle Bar

8.6
171 1st Ave (btwn E 10th & E 11th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · East Village · 849 tips and reviews

Untapped CitiesUntapped Cities: What separates this spot from the others on this list is that Momofuku ramen has its own style. Unlike other spots, this spot does not hide the noodles, but has them shown to you.

Chuko is one of Best Noodle Shops in NYC.

5. Chuko

8.6
565 Vanderbilt Ave (at Pacific St), Brooklyn, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Prospect Heights · 389 tips and reviews

Untapped CitiesUntapped Cities: While the translation for Chuko is 'vintage' the three musketeers of NYC ramen make sure to bring in new flavors and ingredients into their cuisine.

Totto Ramen is one of Best Noodle Shops in NYC.

6. Totto Ramen

366 W 52nd St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 584 tips and reviews

Untapped CitiesUntapped Cities: Do your soul a favor and upgrade from plain chicken soup and have one of their very popular spicy chicken ramen dishes, and don’t forget the egg.

Sheng Wang is one of Best Noodle Shops in NYC.

7. Sheng Wang

27 Eldridge St (btwn Canal & Division St), New York, NY
Noodle Restaurant · Chinatown · 24 tips and reviews

Untapped CitiesUntapped Cities: It may not have the reputation of Super Taste, but we can tell you firsthand that the noodles are just as good and you have much more of a chance of getting a seat in the spacious establishment.

Minca is one of Best Noodle Shops in NYC.

8. Minca

8.1
536 E 5th St (btwn Ave A & B), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Alphabet City · 302 tips and reviews

Untapped CitiesUntapped Cities: This place has a strong reputation for having incredible chicken based ramen bowls. And, like many ramen places, the location might be small, but the portions are worth the price and wait.

Suzume is one of Best Noodle Shops in NYC.

9. Suzume

9.0
545 Lorimer St (at Devoe St), Brooklyn, NY
Ramen Restaurant · East Williamsburg · 173 tips and reviews

Untapped CitiesUntapped Cities: For those who live in the area and see their lives as ramen-less lately, this is the perfect spot to chow down on noodles without having to worry about the L train being too packed on the way home.

Bassanova Ramen is one of Best Noodle Shops in NYC.

10. Bassanova Ramen

76 Mott St (at Canal St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Chinatown · 147 tips and reviews

Untapped CitiesUntapped Cities: More so than a good looking meal, we happen to hit up Bossanova frequently, whenever we desire some of their popular green curry ramen.