Tsukemen is the art of dipping noodles in soup to eat -- maybe not exactly an art but this is the main difference it has with mainstream ramen, a dish tasteful in its own right. As it originates in Japan, it must be found in the capital of Tokyo -- and anyone who has thought this is correct to assume the best is in Tokyo too.
When in Ginza, look for a restaurant named Kagari. Expect your soup to be top-notch with all proper furnishing including creamy eggs, beef and pork, and excellently made succulent noodles made for dipping and tasteful appreciation. Foodies having trouble looking for the katakana of "Kagari" might find in Ginza's Chome street a large sign in romaji or Roman English letters that says "Soba" on top of a door.
Gonokami Seisakujo has this upscale feel of an amazing Japanese restaurant -- what with all the prawn and shrimp sculptures in walls and tables, one be led to believe they have this hidden devotion to the almighty crustacean. Translating directly into English as "Five's God Factory," the price is not quite godly, but is next to it. Despite the price, the taste justifies everything; shrimp broth is as crazy and amazing as it sounds.
Menya Sho's branches in Nishi-Shinjuku and in Shinagawa make them both accessible and delectable -- but according to Wa-Oh! Japan, the two branches have some differences in the menu. The food guide column said a plethora of amazing ingredients coupled with salt and possibly umami-based broth complements the bountiful meat across the noodles making the tsukemen restaurant worth eating at.
Fairly priced and delicious, Tsukemen Enji in Kichijoji specializes in different kinds of noodles with a broth based on vegetables that may contain apples or yams. Tsukemen Enji is the essential choice for the vegetarian tsukemen hunter, or maybe not because the broth is still made from pork, chicken or seafood. Great choice for veggies though.
Tatsunoya in Shinjuku have veteran eaters of this joint sing of long lines -- but the smells do not deceive the dedicated foodie. According to Hub Japan, Tatsunoya's noodle servings are for heavy eaters -- which translate to great news for everyone.
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