Tanpopo: Japantown, San Francisco, CA, USA I can’t say that this is the best ramen that I’ve had, but my mom was visiting for the week and we were really hungry…
Ippudo SF: FiDi, San Francisco, CA, USA I came here with my officemate after we had a small unofficial happy hour next door. Needless to say, after some small plates, we…
Marufuku Ramen: Japantown, San Francisco, CA, USA This place has probably the best ramen in SF, and I live one block above Mensho, also pretty good. My friend actually recommended this…
Ichiran Ramen: Brooklyn, NY, USA I came here for lunch on a Saturday, fully expecting this to have a line out the door. Thankfully there was no line! I didn’t get…
Mei Jin: Upper East Side, Manhattan, NYC, NY, USA This was recommended by an attending in my department whose wife had spent some time up here in this neighborhood reportedly “knows…
Momofuku Noodle Bar: East Village, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA So many of my friends had raved about Momofuku Noodle Bar for both the ramen and the pork buns and…
Jinya Ramen: Atlanta, GA, USA Atlanta finally has quality ramen. Finally. Despite the fact that I will be gorging off amazing ramen in NYC, I am so happy to have…
Furagu Sushi: San Mateo, CA Who can come to a state where half of it is coastline and not eat sushi!? We made sushi our post-race meal after completing the SF…
Santouka Ramen: San Jose, CA, USA One of the things I really wanted to try was ramen. There is a very large population in California, particularly the Bay Area. In addition…
Ginya Izakaya: Atlanta, GA, USA Shoya Izakaya has a new sister and it’s ITP! I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I met two friends here for dinner, and they…