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No. 21 in the world · November 2026

Ivan Ramen

Clinton Street, Lower East Side · New York, United States

a shoyu ramen in Onomichi, JapanNo. 21
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The one bowl to order

The shio ramen with rye noodles

The line to expect: Easier than it used to be; book for dinner on weekends.

Ivan Orkin's shop, an American who made his name with ramen in Tokyo; a delicate shio and noodles with rye in the dough.

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Shoyu ramen with chicken broth and soy tare

Shoyu ramen with chicken broth and soy tare

4 hr broth (30 min hands-on), 20 min to serve · 4 bowls. Tokyo's oldest ramen: a clear chicken and pork broth, seasoned in the bowl with a soy tare. Make the broth and tare a day ahead and a bowl takes ten minutes.

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