Banraiken Second Stage is conveniently located in the Ganso Ramen Yokocho which is pretty much an alleyway which only has ramen stalls. The stalls are all unique to some degree and offer a different take on the popular ramen dish. The stalls that also sell gyoza have roots in Chinese ramen soup while the stores that do not sell gyoza are typically the Japanese style ramen. To get to this restaurant get off at Susukino subway station and make your way to the second exit. Turn left onto eki-mae dori, turn left at Lawsons convenience store, walk a short distance and you’ll find an alleyway that is directly opposite a bank on the other side of the street, the restaurant is about 5 stalls in of which you’ll see the sign.
Once you get here you have the convenience of just pointing at the pictures and saying ‘kore’ this and they will ask you miso or soy. (Ramen comes in four flavours miso, soy, pork, and salt – all of which use a pork stock). I highly recommend the Cha-shu Ramen. This particular ramen store frys the pork and makes the sides crispy then puts it in the noodle soup later. The portion sizes of this restaurant are quite large and well worth paying the 700-1200 yen for. To fill you up more just grab a bowl of rice for about 200 yen and you should be pretty satisfied after your finished with both your ramen and rice. There isn’t much in terms of drinks, you can grab the usual beer as a side for 500 yen for a large 1 liter bottle or just go with the free water. An added addition at this restaurant is that you watch the chef cook the food in front of you (if your tall enough) which is slightly interesting to see how he prepares the bowl of ramen in a particular order.
For the fact that they fry the large slice and that the restaurant only sources it’s produce from within Hokkaido make this ramen restaurant worth trying to find. It is both unique and tasty in its own right.
To get here: Susukino Subway station exit 2 (follow instructions in blog)
Price Range 700-1200 Yen
Tel: 011-533-6460
Hours: 11:00 am – 3:00 am
Susukino Station, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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