At the end of last year the Japan Centre– the one-stop shop for all delectable Japanese goodies- opened a Ramen noodle bar opposite its shop in Piccadilly, London. Hakata ramen is a tonkotsu (pork) broth-based noodle soup, and a speciality of the Hakata district of Fukuoka City in south Japan. Shoryu has brought over Fukuokan-born Head Chef Kanji Furukawa, meaning the ramen soup is one of the most authentic outside of Japan. The menu offers 9 types of different ramen, 6 of them tonkotsu based, and some others with miso soup and wasabi. I went for the Shoryu classic- a rich milky white soup with slices of pork and thin ‘hosemen’ noodles. Also on the menu are pork gyoza dumplings, soft shell crab and hirata buns. The restaurant is busy- don’t be surprise if you have to queue- but the food is well worth any waiting time.
Images: The Japan Centre Blog
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