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10 Best Bowls of Ramen in NYC
Yuji Ramen is one of 10 Best Bowls of Ramen in NYC.

1. Yuji Ramen

8.1
150 Ainslie St, Brooklyn, NY
Ramen Restaurant · East Williamsburg · 25 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: The Ankimo Miso Ramen features noodles which swim in a creamy monkfish liver broth with torched squid and bitter dandelion greens. Kind of weird, but it tastes like you're eating the ocean.

Tabata Noodle Restaurant is one of 10 Best Bowls of Ramen in NYC.

2. Tabata Noodle Restaurant

7.4
540 9th Ave (btwn W 39th & W 40th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Garment District · 201 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Tabata's namesake dish intertwines Burmese and Japanese cuisines. The broth is a combination of soybean and coconut, which is then topped with spicy chicken, red onions, flavored egg, and cilantro.

Ivan Ramen is one of 10 Best Bowls of Ramen in NYC.

3. Ivan Ramen

7.9
25 Clinton St (btwn Stanton & E Houston St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Lower East Side · 323 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: At Ivan Ramen, Orkin's hottest selection is the spicy red chile ramen. The crimson-hued broth is flavored with dashi and chicken broth, then filled with minced pork, rye noodles, and a smashed egg.

Momofuku Noodle Bar is one of 10 Best Bowls of Ramen 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

Village VoiceVillage Voice: The Momofuku Ramen is the star here. Luscious dark broth, succulent pork, crisp seaweed, squishy egg: There's a reason this dish inspired an international trend.

Mei-jin Ramen is one of 10 Best Bowls of Ramen in NYC.

5. Mei-jin Ramen

8.0
1574 2nd Ave (btwn E 81st & E 82nd St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Yorkville · 108 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Beef bones simmer for hours creating a rich & slightly gelatinous stock. It's offered with soy, spicy chile,& miso. Beef, bean sprouts, corn, arugula, bamboo, green onion,& garlic chips add freshness.

Ippudo is one of 10 Best Bowls of Ramen in NYC.

6. Ippudo

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

Village VoiceVillage Voice: The Akamaru Modern is the most popular. Silky broth and aromatic garlic oil coats the super-thin, elastic noodles. Tender pork chasu, cabbage, sesame kikurage mushrooms, & scallions are placed atop.

Chuko is one of 10 Best Bowls of Ramen in NYC.

7. Chuko

8.7
565 Vanderbilt Ave (at Pacific St), Brooklyn, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Prospect Heights · 389 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: The veggie ramen houses springy noodles & flavorful miso with briny seaweed, sweet acorn squash, cabbage, bamboo shoots, green onion, & egg. It's just as satiating as one of the meatier counterparts.

Minca is one of 10 Best Bowls of Ramen in NYC.

8. Minca

8.2
536 E 5th St (btwn Ave A & B), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Alphabet City · 302 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: The Minca Sio, flavored with salt and roast garlic, topped with sliced stewed pork and wild vegetables, is the way to go. For this dish, go for the thin noodles; they really soak up the savory stock.

Ramen Lab is one of 10 Best Bowls of Ramen in NYC.

9. Ramen Lab

70 Kenmare St (btwn Mulberry and Mott St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · NoLita · 86 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: The Torigara Shoyu Ramen is phenomenal. Chicken stock & rendered chicken fat top a special shoyu tare sauce, followed by melt-in-your-mouth pork chasu, menma, nori, spinach, & naruto fish cake.

Totto Ramen is one of 10 Best Bowls of Ramen in NYC.

10. Totto Ramen

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

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Spicy ramen is best.The secret is a chile oil filled w. garlic, onion, dried shrimp & scallops. It's ladled on top of paitan broth, firm noodles, 2 hunks of fatty pork, scallion, bean sprouts & nori.