Noodle joints inside transport hubs and shopping centres can be hit and miss, but Tokyo Station bucks the trend by offering its own little piece of ramen paradise. At Ramen Street, eight shops, including vegan (and gluten-free) ramen purveyor Soranoiro Nippon, shio (salt) specialist Hirugao and tsukemen (dipping noodles) favourite Rokurinsha, are on hand to entice noodle fans.
Among the newer additions to the lineup, we’d be remiss not to highlight Kakushinya Tokyo, ramen innovator and Soranoiro founder Chihiro Miyazaki’s reimagining of the rich, tonkotsu-based Yokohama ie-kei style, and the first sister shop of Nogata miso masters Hanamichian.
Warning: the queues can get very long at lunchtime.