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No. 8 in the world · November 2026

Sosakumenkobo Nakiryu

Otsuka, Toshima · Tokyo, Japan

dan dan noodles in ChengduNo. 8
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The one bowl to order

Tantanmen: sesame and chilli broth, thin noodles, a spoon of minced pork

The line to expect: A line outside most days before opening. Beat it: arrive 30 minutes before the doors on a weekday.

Once one of Tokyo's MICHELIN-starred ramen shops, now on the Bib Gourmand list; its tantanmen is the bowl people come for.

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Sichuan dan dan noodles

Sichuan dan dan noodles

30 min · 2. Chengdu street noodles: a small bowl with a spoon of sauce at the bottom (chili oil, sesame, numbing pepper), crisp pork on top. Toss from the bottom. Japan's tantanmen is its soupy cousin.

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