Last Updated: Feb 9, 2023

Tokyo Ramen Street

A Delicious Mecca for Noodle Lovers

When I tell people that some of the BEST ramen I’ve ever had was actually in the bowels of a monolithic train station, they tend to give a inquisitive look at best. Who can blame them? They must think of me as being delusional while describing the succulent tastes all whilst visions of rodents and filth occupy their minds. Though I would never touch anything in a place like New York’s Grand Central Station with a two meter pole, c’mon — this is Japan we are talking about! There are delicious slices of heaven hidden away in every nook and cranny.

Anyway, the place in question with the amazing ramen that we’ll be exploring today is none other than Tokyo Station’s famous Tokyo Ramen Street. This mecca featuring scrumptious noodles is a small underground alleyway nestled into the one of labyrinthine corridors of the colossal Tokyo Station. Tokyo Ramen Street is situated in an area call Gransta that connects the Yaesu and Marunouchi sides of the station. Of course contrary to common logical tenants, Grandsta is home to more than 100 different shops and gourmet restaurants.

Tokyo Ramen Street is often billed as a “battleground” due to the fact that several extremely high caliber restaurants from all over the country coexist here. In fact…