I Waited 4 Hours to try Japan's BEST RAMEN 🍜

Woke up at 6am to try this legendary ramen...
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - 1:09 About the ramen restaurant
1:10 - 1:50 Interviewing Japanese friends
1:51 - 5:45 Waiting in line
5:46 - 7:00 Ordering inside
7:01 - 10:14 Eating the ramen
10:15 - 11:09 Final thoughts on the ramen

[@seerasan]

Never thought I'd wait 4 hours to eat a bowl of ramen before midday 😂 Also side note - the rankings for the Tabelog foodie website are constantly changing, so this ramen restaurant was at number one in Japan for ramen previously, but it's changed to number 2 now.

[@christianknight9669]

A new video yay!

[@Taurusus]

Well I guess now you have to hit up the new ichiban!

[@Millennial_Cringe]

Can you write down extra names or do they have to come physically wait in the line too?

[@axelstone3131]

I just found your channel (yesterday I think it was). I like yours eyes 👀 I’ve always wanted to go to Japan

[@vnxdragon]

i'd eat your bento box any day seerasan

[@Highwind2013]

I love ramen so much, thank you for waiting 4 hours to showcase this ramen shop for us mad respect, I will definitely mark this shop on the map

[@user-yi2gp8wr2s]

Thank you very much for your posting☺ 投稿（とうこう）ありがとうございます☺ Please enjoy Ramen🍜 ラーメン、ぜひ楽しんでください🍜

[@MissiBoo]

You show true commitment to your cause Sarah 👏. You also have very good friends, who waited with you. The ramen looks amazing 😮 and I can understand why people queue. Thank you for another excellent video 🫶

[@elizabeth4689]

It’s cool that you’re so fluent in the language. Will you talk about how you landed a full time job?

[@KOTDM1988]

Never clicked so fast 🍜

[@RaymondwLin]

Thanks for the recommendation/heads up. I am always on the look out for a new shop to try, will mark it on my map and make it a must eat on my next trip!

[@jorgesaki7849]

Ohh my gosh!, I want to eat that ramen!!!🤩🤩🤩 thanks Sarah for this video....nice guys your friends😊

[@michelrail]

I love hearing you speak Japanese.❤

[@jimwoodworth9130]

My wife and i are planning to visit Japan in 2 or 3 years. Cannot believe I am excited about having soup. Thanks for a great and informative video.

[@simonliu-uw7tl]

fast，delicious，and can be either very healthy or full of energy，easy to absorbe.ideal food!

[@AmbientWalking]

I really enjoyed my time watching this trip today. It really calmed me down. Thank you!

[@Zm-dg3lb]

LOL... I just had my breakfast and seeing your video make me want to eat ramen. :D so sad.....

[@datlam7836]

Wow thanks for showing this awesome ramen shop off. I'm going to Tokyo in a couple days so this will definitely be on my list!

[@blackswordsmanguts]

It's nice to finally see someone do a video about Shima! I waited an hour back in March.

[@LasuDeo7-12]

Thanks for the ramen tip. I'm in Tokyo often and love to try new places. I waited in line for 3 hours at Mutekiya it was the best I have ever had. ❤❤

[@virus86]

I did a Michelin star ramen tour in 2020. It was easy to get a seat since Japan was closed to tourists. My favorite is Soba House in Shinjuku.

[@Gilraen15]

Thanks for a great foodie video! Keep it Up! More Ramen Videos 😁😁😄

[@AllStars2525]

That loos so delicious! It was well worth the wait!!

[@bertman4]

Your slurping technique is top notch!

[@CheesecakezYum]

Damn I’m getting hungry watching this. And also missing Japan 😅

[@dodiatkins4515]

Nice slurp. Looks delicious. Looking gorgeous as always. Another great video. Sending Love from SanDiego. 😊

[@Owlerycrinkie0918]

I admire your patience and endurance 😊.

[@kelvinc]

Haha lining up for popular restaurants is such a Japanese thing. It’s always a sign it’s worth it though 🍜

[@TheCreepypro]

I love ramen as much as the next person but this is a bit much but hey it was a really fun video so props to sara for enjoying herself and showing us!

[@pt399]

Thanks for such a thorough review. This is everything I look for in these. From what time you started, how many people were there, how the list works and even what happened to people that came later. Of course the food itself was well documented and looked delicious. Hoping to try on my next trip. Also, is it that you “cant” eat shrimp or that you “wont” eat shrimp? 😝

[@silverian]

Thank You for No.1 Ramen place tour!

[@n1ngnuo]

I admire you. I see some shops with long lines here in Taipei and I just cannot imagine waiting that long.

[@flavorhostage]

I was thinking I'd never line up but then again I'm going to Kitakata one of these days just to try the ramen up there. Right now I'm on my yearly Japan trip and I think the best food is is in Hokkaido and Kagoshima and I bet you could find better ramen in some odd out-of-the-way place hours from Tokyo. But what do I know? Tokyo food for me has been so hit and miss. Random places in Kagoshima have been exceptional this year. Additionally, everyone in Kagoshima has been really chatty and friendly. One of the reasons I daydream about moving here.

[@IanFarquharson2]

Now I'm hungry :( and it's a couple of hours 'til dinner time. Looks great.

[@reirei7246]

If you ever have the chance to visit Nagoya, I highly recommend trying the ramen from Sugure and Hanzo Group! In my opinion, they offer some of the best tsukemen and paitan ramen that I haven't found anywhere in Tokyo that comes close to their level.

[@Martholimew]

Watching this before i had breakfast was a terrible idea 😅 definitely looking forward to visiting japan snd trying real ramen!

[@fumeokid]

Your japanese is really good! :)

[@jacobrael6565]

Not a collaboration cafe but the #1 Ramen shop! Thanks for waiting in line to take us in for the first delicious bite! 🙏🏻 UMAI!!!

[@joltfiend]

I've only ever been to Japan in November so I know how cold it's going to get. I'm staying somewhat close to this place, so I might give it a try when I'm there in a few weeks.

[@seerasan]

Let me know how it goes! :D

[@DrBamWam]

@@seerasanI want to sleep with my sister

[@elementneon]

Get a girl that looks at you like Seera looks at food.

[@RolandoNispiros]

Looks amazing. Making me hungry and I’m about to go to sleep lol.

[@scloh1]

I don't know if I could wait that long for ramen. Thanks for bringing us along. Would love to see you eat other ramen restaurants, especially ones that are out of the way or in strange places. I once ate at one under an on-ramp to an overpass near Yokohama Stadium, and it was perfect after freezing cold watching a soccer match.

[@melissad4976]

Food adventures with friends!!

[@ramenbatman]

great bowl, next time I go need to try their tsukemen. It's uncommon for shops to make their noodles his mentor was one of the 1st to do so.

[@kuruptzZz]

My favorite ramen spot is monta japanese noodle house in las vegas. I took my friend who is a ramen fanatic (went to japan multiple times to do a ramen tour), and he said it was among the best shoyu ramen. So anyone visiting vegas, I highly recommend! It is tiny though and the wait can also be hours

[@VincentImmortal]

LETS GOOOOOOOO!! I was in Tokyo for a week and ate 11 bowls. Can’t wait to eat more next time I come. Great content as always!

[@tdolan500]

11 bowls at the same place??

[@VincentImmortal]

@@tdolan500 I had two bowls at one and another two at another! Other seven were from seven different shops so nine shops total

[@ntaiy7576]

すごいな👍👍

[@BenfromBrilliantSide]

Great video! I also loved hearing you speak a bit more japanese. I would love if you included you speaking more japanese in your videos.

[@seerasan]

I am planning to film 1 day speaking in Japanese! Coming out eventually!!

[@BenfromBrilliantSide]

Yesss! I'm totally looking forward to that. @@seerasan

[@jojosmith1097]

Slurping like a native :) Damn, that looks incredible, but I didn't see you drinking the soup first. That's a must :)

[@brianng8350]

Wow, just a line to sign up. The restaurant is not even opened yet but people are lining up. At least, you know when you will be seated with the sign up. Good system, but I think it only works with Japanese people. There would be so much disorder if this was in New York or Los Angeles… 😂😂😂 The noodles look good. And it is filling!

[@oscararias_perez7162]

I can’t wait go there. 🍜

[@areasevenpro]

Hope to try this ramen place when I return to Tokyo next year.

[@KuroRyuu86]

Saving THIS for the future trip to Japan, if they are still there. That looks Godly. I had to scroll back to see if you had to use Katakana for your name because the chef comes outs to check. I'm guessing thats not the case.

[@-DirtyShoes]

You would make Frank from 5am Ramen proud! Looked like some good eating. Gotta find me some decent ramen now.

[@dancross3340]

Best Ramen I had in Japan was in Osaka dont remember the name of the place but it had a red exterior and was on covered mall street I know that doesnt narrow it down much. Spicy Pork Ramen !! so good. also if you cant eat seafood wasnt it cooked in your ramen ?? so you ate it.

[@marcjy5228]

There is no one best ramen in japan. There are tons of fantastic ones out there each top draw in its own right

[@jaekim3552]

Good video!

[@jaekim3552]

Thank you for the in-depth video.

[@DestroyersGarage]

I went when I was there for 5 days with some mates from Australia, they were too busy to seat us 3 times and I ended up going alone while they had carls jr. It was the best I've had thats for sure.

[@Danielroams]

There are good ramen shops everywhere in Tokyo. There's no need to wait in line, girl. 😅

[@anthonyfam5469]

I agree Lol

[@catherinelam9381]

Luckily, I’m not much into ramen lol. But glad to know how it looks like. Thank you!

[@christianknight9669]

First!

[@teruphoto]

11:03 I always stay in Ueno and there's a famous duck ramen shop with long lines all the time (I've yet to go coz my days are always so packed with activities 😅)

[@MaximSupernov]

I really enjoy your commitment to pronouncing it in the Japanese way, "TABEROKU." That's not very Aussie of you!😂

[@ArturoGarzaID]

🍜 😋

[@Type1DomoGuy]

Famous words spoken. "This slaps!"

[@hukmai]

japan loves its line

[@bigwinie]

I've never been to Japan and have only eaten ramen here in America. I can't wait to one day try ramen in Japan to see how good and how different of a taste they really are. You make it look delish in the video though!

[@JoshuaYuan36]

I want to try this so bad

[@elysiumcore]

hakata tonkotsu ramen will always be a fav for me. Give me porky goodness... I do no think i could wait many hours just for food 😂

[@PeaceFORever-]

Worlds best? Google review 4.3 ! 😮

[@shugogh12]

Id do that wait in winter cus the line would be significantly reduced... Also I'd be blanketed up XD

[@oliverturk3068]

would be goodif you did a pizza comparison video of tokyo but not just one rest , at least 4 or 5 ??

[@ashakydd1]

I would consider doing this as it is such an early time to sign up. If I had to stand there all day, it would be a no go for me.

[@seerasan]

Same, the only reason I did it was cause of the sign up system!

[@TechProGabe]

Certified slapper

[@helenstratigos4862]

Do they have Open Table or another online/phone reservations system in Tokyo?!

[@RAMN-kg3xo]

I'm Japanese. I love Ramen. I'm glad you ate ramen that is not Ichiran. There are various kinds of ramen, so please try it. I recommend Toripaitan.

[@kennykent5336]

I'm not even Japanese, but it's so sad that so many tourists made video about Ichiran, their ramens are so average ! But cause of that, other tourists will want to go there instead of best real Ramen locaations !

[@Ditronus.]

With that long of a wait, the shop should really increase the price of their ramen. Let price reduce the quantity demanded and provide a better experience for those who value it the most. 😊

[@yoshimitsu1977]

It’s very rare to have bad ramen in japan, no need to waste hours in line.

[@danopticon]

I really enjoyed all the nonverbal body language exchanges from 8:47 to 8:55 … a good reminder that communication not only depends for context on paralanguage - on gestures, tone, pauses, sighs, and facial expressions - but that communication can even consist entirely of it. It’s a reminder too that paralanguage is also learned and is therefore connected to culture: I wager that by seeing a non-Japanese person employing those same gestures, you’d be able to tell that they’d either been raised in Japan or had lived there a long time!

[@Tomluke5823]

I mean is just nodding face for saying yes but ok Well you could see in her a little bow in the yes but no more than that, you gotta really look into it

[@samsberrie]

touch grass

[@makokx7063]

横浜家系ラーメン in 平塚 is the best ramen in existence.

[@Akshun82]

Looking forward to *Journey across Japan - Ramen Edition*

[@seerasan]

I couldn't handle that many bowls of ramen 😂

[@yuiao4048]

wow, you can sizzle^^

[@tdolan500]

What are those machines like for ordering if you can’t read them? How does Google translate fair with them? I’m visiting in December and I need to avoid prawns too.

[@ramenbatman]

ir's great bowl, try break beats or ramen feel

[@filu_desu]

Wow! Not going to lie, that ramen really does amazing! But here's the question, Sarah... This ramen or your favourite udon?

[@seerasan]

Udon still wins for me! 😂 Even though this was the best ramen based off of rankings, it's not my favourite ramen. All time fav is a bowl of burnt soy sauce ramen from Gogyo!

[@filu_desu]

@@seerasan Oh, thank you so much for the recommendation! I will be in Japan for a month or two next spring, so burnt soy sauce ramen from Gogyo is now on my to do list!

[@jennicav1397]

Would love more content with your friends out places. Fun to see you speak Japanese.

[@kino9553]

Are you able to purchase more than 1 bowl of Ramen per person?

[@TheRealUnconnected]

Even though that Ramen is maybe 1,000JPY more than normal, it is still cheaper than what i used to pay back in sydney for mid-tier ramen. (excepting Ryo's ramen, the only real ramen shop in Australia)

[@seerasan]

True! My fav ramen in Sydney is at Gogyo, try it if you haven't already! That's also on the pricey side, now it's $22-30 for one bowl 😳 Sweat it used to be around $17, so it's gone up!!

[@TheRealUnconnected]

@@seerasan I actually got ramen tonight at my local spot here in Tokyo and can report the egg and extra pork topping have both increased in price by 10 JPY :( Inflation is hitting me where it really hurts now.

[@theuglyhairmonster2]

Pre order and pay system is what is needed.

[@seerasan]

We can only dream.... 😭

[@LordBagdanoff]

The queues are crazy cause some of the restaurants have so little seats

[@williamneidecker-gonzales]

Crying i cant be there rn 😭 😭 😭

[@nerl7473]

The only way I would eat at a place like that would be staying in a hotel across the street rolling out of bed to sign my name once the line is gone then going back to sleep till its my turn 😂

[@seerasan]

One of my friends went back home for a nap instead of going to the cafe with us 😂

[@PradeepRaajkumar1981]

Aussie Victorian Here from Tamilnadu - South India.. I missed the RAMEN in Melbourne..

[@gordonswarbrick9844]

Sarah achieves total Japanese status by picking up the slippery egg with chopsticks..

[@showya1500]

try kamukura神座

[@den_525]

I lived near there for about a month, and i just walked past at 845 daily... if there are spots for when I'm available, I'd put my name down if not I'll just go another day... had it about 6 times.

[@HappySwedishPancake]

Nothing beats miso ramen in Sapporo though ;P... ....or a really good sesame tantanmen 😁

[@seerasan]

Honestly, I agree 😋

[@KP-xi4bj]

Nah, they're not respectful of the driveway. They just don't want to be run over. LOL

[@ramenpharmacist]

Can’t believe the wait has gotten that intense phew 😮‍💨

[@seerasan]

Recently it's not as busy apparently, before it was even tougher!

[@PANTSYRS1]

this egg look yummy ...

[@protorhinocerator142]

Have you ever tried Vietnamese pho? It's like Ramen on steroids. Made with bone broth. Super delicious.

[@TyxTheRedSnapper]

If you like to try some fancy ramen in a classy enviroment, ask Tokidoki Traveller for Antcicada! She said it's tasty, but she wouldn't know who to ask to join her 😂

[@meat_loves_wasabi]

The queue is gonna be longer now with tourist

[@TimChuma]

Have seen people waiting in a long line for Ramen in my city too. There are other places to get it. Also the same with dumplings meh

[@celinecgwc]

So hungry noooow