The first time I heard of Ichiran was after the opening of their first US restaurant in Brooklyn, NY. After many starts and stops since 2007, it was a 2016 New York Magazine article provocatively titled, “Is Ichiran New York’s Most Antisocial Restaurant?,” that put the Japanese ramen chain on my radar.
By this time I had already moved from NYC to Denver and I never quite had enough time to make it out to the Williamsburg location to try Ichiran’s famed tonkotsu ramen. So it wasn’t until 2017, when I was on my second trip to Japan, that I finally managed to get myself into an Ichiran shop.
As a solo female traveler in a country where I didn’t speak the language, the idea of a restaurant specifically designed to efficiently feed individual patrons that involved absolutely no talking or awkward interaction was pretty darn appealing.
But even those who have visited the US Ichiran location will find that in Japan the ordering process works a bit differently and I have found that you can end up hopelessly confused as to what to do when you arrive if you don’t know what you are doing so I thought it would be helpful to write up a step-by-step guide describing how to order at Ichiran.
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https://newdenizen.com/how-to-order-ichiran-ramen-japan/
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You need to take Japanese friend or guide who can speak English.
ReplyDeleteOr you try to follow photo gyidance. Once you are at it, same routine is helping you.
Lucky am I able to speak Japanese or read it, but no experience.