A ramen shop that has been operating in Akihabara for over 45 years! Rib meat ramen (medium) for 1,000 yen at Sekitori Ramen Ryuken!

When you come to Akihabara, you may have a hard time deciding where to have lunch.

To help you decide, here are some Akiba eats that I, Shun Gori, who is always roaming around Akihabara even when I don't have any plans to visit, recommend.

As an Akibaite who likes to spend his money on his hobbies, I will mainly introduce dishes that can be eaten for less than 1,000 yen, assuming that the amount of money you can spend for lunch is within 1,000 yen.

Akiba is one of the most fierce battlegrounds for ramen in Japan. Recently, "tonkotsu (pork bone)" and "back fat" ramen have become popular, and there are lines of people waiting in line at all such restaurants. On the other hand, that store that was open until the other day has closed today. ...... It seems that Akiba is the very embodiment of the proverb "rise and fall".

Did you know that there is a ramen shop in Akiba that has been in business for more than 45 years? This time, we would like to introduce you to a truly long-established ramen store, "Kantori Ramen Ryuken.



Kantori Ramen Ryuken is a long-established ramen restaurant tucked away in a back alley off Chuo-dori Street, about a 3-minute walk from JR Akihabara Station.

From the Chuo-dori side, enter the alley between "Animate Akihabara No. 2" and "Taito Station Akihabara".

Entering the alley, you will see a red curtain on a well-worn building. That is "Kantori Ramen Ryuken.



The interior of the restaurant is quite compact, with only six seats at the counter. However, it is not so small that you will bump into the customers next to you when eating or drinking, but rather, it is just the right size. The interior is decorated in the style of a traditional ramen shop, and many people may feel at home in the old familiar storefront.



Although there is no lunch menu, a bowl of ramen costs 530 yen, which is quite inexpensive even by the Akiba area's ramen market standards and easy on the wallet.

Also, while many ramen shops these days offer a variety of toppings and noodle hardness, this restaurant does not ask you to order such things. Basically, you taste what you are served, which is the traditional style.



Inside the restaurant, faded posters and can badges are displayed as a testament to the restaurant's more than 45 years of history. It is interesting to look at them while waiting for your ramen to be served.



Since the budget for this project was set at 1,000 yen, I was torn about what to order, but I was in the mood for a big bowl of meat, so I decided on the rib meat ramen and a medium portion to use up all my budget. This cost me 1,000 yen.


The noodles were the traditional medium-thick type, and the soup was soy sauce-based. The toppings are as simple as the name "Rib Meat Ramen," with a large amount of rib meat, seaweed, pickled bamboo shoots, and seasoned eggs.



I lifted up the rib meat and found it to be "too big to be called rib meat. It was too big, too thick, too heavy, and too rough. It was so big that it was easy to replay in my brain, "It was just a hunk of meat! And on top of that, it was so tenderly braised that I couldn't lift it any more.



Incidentally, since it is rib meat, of course the ribs are attached. Be careful not to bite them when you eat it.



The ramen is simple.
The taste of ramen is just what I was looking for, so much so that my brain replayed the words, "It's just like this, just like this. The meat is so delicious that you find yourself replaying it in your mind, "This is just the kind of ramen I want, just like this.



You can enjoy the ramen while savoring the meat. Before I knew it, I had finished the ramen in no time at all.



The proximity of the kitchen to the customers' seats allows us to see the meat being prepared, but it is still just a hunk of meat.



This time, I visited "Sekitori Ramen Ryuken," a long-established ramen restaurant that has been in business in Akihabara for more than 45 years.

The ramen at this restaurant, which has probably been serving the same taste for many years, gave me a sense of relief, or perhaps nostalgia, that is not found in the ramen that is popular these days, and made me want to eat it on a regular basis. Fatty back-flavor ramen and vegetable ramen are both delicious, but sometimes it is good to try this kind of simple ramen, isn't it?



As I slurped down my ramen, I finished it while chatting with the friendly owner about the latest Akiba news, and left the restaurant vowing to try the Negimiso ramen next time since it was getting cold.


Restaurant Information
Name: "Sekitori Ramen Ryuken
Address: 4-3-12 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Phone:None
Business hours:11:00 - 21:00
Closed: Monday (If Monday is a national holiday, the restaurant will be open on Monday and closed the following day.)
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