DJ Takuro Yanase’s Ramen Break Beats turned up the volume further with the August 2024 opening of this second offshoot, tucked away under the railway tracks in Nakameguro. At Jazzy Beats, the Tori Nibo Ramen (from ¥1,380) is the signature bowl: a milky, fragrant paitan soup made with heirloom Amakusa Daio chicken from Kumamoto – a staple ingredient at all three of Yanase’s eateries – and several kinds of dried fish, paired with reliable straight noodles from Mikawaya Seimen, one of Tokyo’s premier artisanal noodle factories.
The premium Tokusei version of the dish comes topped with scallions, red onion, a soft-boiled ajitama egg, lightly grilled char siu and wonton, plus chopped nori whose aroma helps bring out the seafood elements in the soup. Jazzy Beats also does regular shoyu and shio ramen (from ¥1,230), as well as a soupless mazesoba version of the Tori Nibo (¥1,200).