Men-Dining Totoko

One of Tokyo's best 'ramen izakayas', this Jinbocho representative stands out for its Yamagata cuisine and wide variety of local sake on offer. Even the ramen is made mainly with Yamagata-grown ingredients – a case in point is the charcoal-grilled chicken found on top of their standard shoyu ramen (¥930). This masterpiece is served with chewy, thin noodles and a slightly sweet, flavourful soup, and is best combined with rare delicacies like fresh ayu fish (¥1,050) from Yamagata's Mamurogawa.