Savoring Fukuoka’s Best Ramen: Unveiling the Ultimate Noodle Delights

For those who are planning to visit Fukuoka (Hakata), the home of ramen, I will introduce best ramens. I grew up in Fukuoka and visit Fukuoka every year. If you like ramen, this article is a must to read. Hope you will find an interesting ramen for your trip to Fukuoka.

This article answers to the following questions :
Where is the best place to eat ramen in Fukuoka?

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Hakata Ramen ShinShin

This is a popular restaurant in Hakata where you can find moderately good pork bone ramen. I have eaten there many times, and it is really delicious. You can also enjoy the extra-fine noodles that you can’t taste anywhere else. This restaurant is so popular that you can even buy a ramen set at the airport. This popular restaurant is always crowded because it is run by an owner who honed his skills at a food stall. There are several stores in Hakata Station and Tenjin.

Here is my review of Hakata Ramen ShinShin at Hakata Deitos (JR Hakata Station).

Tenjin Head Quarter: 2-19 3-Chome Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka (MAP)
Hakata Deitos (JR Hakata Station): 1-1 Hakata Eki Chuo-gai, 2nd floor, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka (MAP)
Kitte Hakata (near JR Hakata Station): 9-1 Chuo-gai, B1 floor, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka (MAP)
Sumiyoshi: 5-15 5-Chome Sumiyoshi, 1F, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka (MAP)
Website: http://www.hakata-shinshin.com/ (Japanese Only)

Ichiran

It is now a very famous restaurant that can be found all over Japan. However, the main restaurant is in Fukuoka. In Fukuoka, there is a Fukuoka-only menu called “Kamadare Tonkotsu Ramen,” which is interesting to try. The restaurant’s design is unique in that each seat has its own curtain, so you can concentrate on the ramen.

The Ramen is served by Japanese traditional bento box. The ramen is very tasty.

Head Quarter (Nakasu) : 3-2 5-Chome Nakasu, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka (MAP)
Tenjin Nishi-dori : 1-57 2-Chome Daimyo, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka (MAP)
Canal City : 2-22, 1-Chome Sumiyoshi, B1 floor, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka (MAP)
Hakata Station : 1-1 Hakata-eki Chuo-gai, JR Hakata City 10F, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka (MAP)
Hakata (near Hakata Station) : 2-1 2-Chome Hakata Eki Mae, Fukuoka Center Building B2 floor, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka (MAP)
Fukuoka Airport : 778-1 Shimo-Usui, 2nd Floor, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka (MAP)
Website : https://en.ichiran.com/index.php (English website)

Ippudo

This is another famous restaurant that can be found all over Japan. The Daimyo main restaurant near Tenjin has a limited menu.

Head Quarter (Tenjin) : 13-14, 1-Chome Daimyo, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka (MAP)
Hakata Station : 1-1 Hakata-Eki Chuo-gai, JR Hakata City 10th Floor, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka (MAP)

Hakata Ikkosha

This is a very famous restaurant with more than 60 stores in Japan and overseas. It is called “Awakei (Bubble)” because the surface of the soup is covered with bubbles of fat. The soup is made from the skull, backbone, and bones of a pig, and is quite thick. The Founder “Kosuke Yoshimura” invented this soup in 2004. The homemade thin flat noodles are slightly thin. This is also a very popular restaurant that offers instant ramen sets at the airport.

Head Quarter : 23-12 3-Chome Hakata Eki Mae, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka (MAP)
Fukuoka Airport : 782-1 Shimo-Usui, 3rd floor, Hakata-ku, fukuoka (MAP)
Hakata Daitos (JR Hakata Station) : 1 Hakata Eki Chuo-gai, 2nd floor, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka (MAP)
Hakata Ichiban Gai (Hakata Station) : 1-1- Hakata Eki Chuo-gai, B1 floor, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka (MAP)
Website : https://www.ikkousha.com/ (Japanese)

Ramen Jinanbo

A popular ramen restaurant with a moderately rich taste. The noodles are very thin. The noodles are ultra-thin, so even people who don’t like tonkotsu can eat them. In addition to ramen, the main restaurant’s limited menu, Hakata Meat and Meat Rice, is also popular for its delicious taste.

Head Quarter (JR Hakata Station) : 16-4 2-Chome Hakata Eki Mae, Hakata-ku Fukuoka (MAP)
Hakata Oh (Canal City) : 2-22, 1-Chome Sumiyoshi, 5th Floor Hakata-ku, Fukuoka (MAP)
Website : http://www.r-jnb.jp/index.html (Japanese)

Fukuchan Ramen

Although it is located in the suburbs, a short distance from Tenjin and Hakata, it is a popular restaurant loved by the locals who never stop coming. The soup, made by mixing two different concentrations of pork bone soup, is moderately rich. The noodles are between thick and thin. The free chives and kimchi on the table is also a specialty of the restaurant, and is delicious wrapped around chashu pork. In addition, the grilled rice is also popular.

Head Quarter : 24-2, 2-Chome Taguma, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka (MAP)
Website : https://www.fukuchan-ramen.com/ (Japanese)

Hakata Issou

The attraction of Hakata Issou is its thick soup. Although it opened late in 2012, it is now a very popular restaurant. The noodles are slightly thinner.

Head Quarter (near JR Hakata Station) : 1-6, 3-Chome Hakataeki-Higashi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka (MAP)
Website : http://www.hakata-issou.com/

Summary

We have introduced some of the most popular ramen stores in Fukuoka and Hakata. There are as many ramen stores in Fukuoka as there are Starbucks in New York, but these are the ones that are extremely popular among the locals. Ramen is one of the most popular meals in Fukuoka, and can be enjoyed at lunch, dinner, or even after a night of drinking at an izakaya.