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A thread titled “Osaka’s Ramen Game Is Too Weak” popped up on 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyo G” board and sparked a lively debate. Posters brought up ramen scenes from all over Japan — Yamagata, Niigata, Tokyo, Kyoto, Hokkaido, and more — as they argued over just how good Osaka’s ramen shops really are. Some said “Osaka just has Kyoto ramen shops that expanded here,” or that chains like Kappa and Kamukura are satisfying enough, while others pushed back with specific shop names, highlighting just how divided opinions were.
What people said
Yamagata, Niigata, Tokyo
Actually it's weird that people in Tokyo, which has tons of restaurants, are so obsessed with ramen specifically.
Obviously because every shop there sucks lol
Only Hokkaido or Niigata are even in the same league.
Niigata ramen is good, but is Hokkaido really that great? It might just be a "battleground" because there are so many shops, not because they're good.
I don't want to go to that place under Odoya where the staff cosplay as construction workers.
Yoshikawa, part of the Akutagawa lineage, is still one of the better ones
That's why there aren't many shops worth talking about.
I see Houryu around a lot
Ramen Jinsei JET (Fukushima)
Tsumugi (Ibaraki)
Hayato (Minami-Morimachi)
Moeyo Mensuke (Fukushima)
Sora no Hoshi (Senbayashi)
Rekishi wo Kizame (Kami-Shinjo)
Jinrui Mina Menrui (Nishi-Nakajima)
Buta no Hoshi (Amagasaki)
Sanku (Fukushima)
Jikon (Sumido)
Sorry, but isn't that a pretty low level? Feels like it's about 1.8 laps behind Tokyo.
No need to make your own — just leave it to Kyoto.
The shops on Re: #25's list are good at business but the taste is just average.
Jinrui Mina Menrui ("All Humankind Is Noodles") is genuinely great at exposure and promotion, but the taste is more like "…huh?" Not bad, just average.
There ARE genuinely great ramen shops based in Osaka, but none of them made that list.
That's a relief.
Doesn't a lot of Osaka ramen just taste like thinned-out udon noodles?
You clearly haven't actually eaten it lol (i.e. talking big without real experience)
There's also Shikura, though it's closed indefinitely
They're not that particular about ramen itself, so Tenichi, Kappa, Zundo, Kairiki Yokozuna, Makotoya, Kamukura, and Marugen are plenty for them.
Is there even a Tokyo-founded chain that's better than Kappa?
Even the famous ones are just average.
Outside Osaka, where's actually good then?
Tokyo.
And I mean the famous shops, not the average level.
Tokyo's actually famous for bad food though
Got any specific shop names?
Miyako Soba's shoyu ramen is great.
The obaachan pulls out a packet of concentrated ready-made ramen soup right in front of you, cuts it open, pours in hot water, and makes your ramen — and honestly, it's just genuinely good lol
Kappa isn't creative, but there's something good about a simple, rich tonkotsu.
There aren't that many places doing a really rich tonkotsu.
No way I'm giving that up lol
Info on Osaka's good ramen shops is my secret treasure.
Though the people who already know, know.
Even if I name a specific shop, people would just pile on to trash it anyway.
Just go check the top-ranked shops on a ramen database.
The fact that Kamukura isn't on it makes it seem trustworthy
Kadoya Shokudo is S-tier?! Lolololol
A tier list where Kadoya Shokudo is S-tier lol
I'll say this much, Kadoya isn't bad.
But S-tier? lol
Ramen should be that junky and cheap.
If you eat that stuff, you've got no right to complain that Tokyo soba broth is too dark.
I want to try it once.
I like that style made for construction workers who sweat a ton on the job.
I've had it, and it makes you go "this is all ramen really needs to be."
Background and Key Points of This Topic
Ramen ratings are a subjective topic heavily shaped by personal taste, and it’s worth noting that in this thread, the standard for a “famous shop” and the regions used for comparison varied from poster to poster. Points like Kyoto ramen shops expanding into Osaka, and comments that chains like Kappa, Kamukura, and Tenichi are satisfying enough, were often tied to Osaka’s distinctive “konamon” (flour-based food) culture and its sheer abundance of dining options, with many citing factors beyond taste itself. At the same time there was pushback, with comments like “even the famous shops are just average” and “criticism that doesn’t name specific shops isn’t convincing.” In the end, the discussion largely stayed at the level of gut-feeling comparisons. Note that this article simply introduces individual opinions from within the thread and isn’t based on objective evidence like statistical surveys.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “Osaka’s Ramen Game Is Too Weak.”
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