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Soy sauce flavor and pork bone soy sauce flavor. Carefully crafted Chinese-style noodles.
In Wakayama, ramen is commonly referred to as “Chuka Soba.” Based on the characteristics of the soup, it can be classified into the following three types.
One type is the soy sauce–based style. Although it appears dark brown, it is surprisingly light in taste and is considered the origin of modern Wakayama Chuka Soba.
The second type is the pork bone soy sauce style. The rich and mellow pork bone broth blends perfectly with soy sauce, creating a deep and layered flavor. In both styles, the noodles are straight and slightly thin, and the toppings are simple—chashu pork, fish cake, bamboo shoots, and green onions. It offers a rustic, comforting taste.
In addition, Wakayama has been seeing an increase in new-style ramen shops that do not fall into these two categories.
Each shop serves its own unique ramen with particular attention to detail, so be sure to visit each one and enjoy the different flavors.
As a unique Wakayama food culture, there is a custom of eating ramen together with “Hayanare Sushi (a local dish of mackerel placed on vinegared rice)” and boiled eggs. When paying, please declare the number you have eaten and pay accordingly.
Store Introduction
Soy Sauce–based
Honke Arochi Marutaka Chuka Soba
The predecessor started with a stall in Wakayama City for more than 60 years. A shop is set up in the downtown area, and local customers gather after returning home or drinking alcohol. Even though it is moderately rich, the soup that can be drunk is not a burden even if you eat it late at night. You can taste the roots of Wakayama Chinese soba.
| Recommended: Chinese Soba |
| Opening hours: 17:30-27:00 |
| Holidays: Monday, Sunday |
| Address: 2-50 Tomodacho, Wakayama City |
Marukyo Chinese Soba
The first founder started with a stall, and now the fourth generation is making a business according to the current needs while preserving the taste of the business stall
| Recommended: Chinese buckwheat, char siu |
| Opening hours: 11:00-14:00/16:00-21:00 |
| Closed: Thursday |
| Address: 120 Saikamachi, Wakayama City |
Fukui Shokudo
Old-fashioned Chinese soba, Kasu udon is also recommended!
| Recommended: Chinese Soba |
| Opening hours: 11:00-18:30 |
| Holidays: Monday, Tuesday, unfixed holidays |
| Address: 71 Shin-Saikamachi, Wakayama City |
Pork Bone Soy Sauce–based
Ide Shoten
Customers come from all over the country, and if it is a weekend, it will be a long line.
They also opened a store at the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum.
An exquisite balance of tonkotsu soy sauce soup with fine noodles.
| Picks: Chinese buckwheat, specialty Chinese buckwheat |
| Open: 11:30-22:00 |
| Closed: Thursday |
| Address: 4-84 Tanakacho, Wakayama City |
Chuka Soba Marutaya (Burakuricho Branch)
Born in Wakayama and raised in Wakayama.
It is a Chinese soba shop that continues to value taste, customer service and atmosphere.
| Picks: Chinese buckwheat, specialty Chinese buckwheat |
| Opening hours: 11:00-15:00 17:00-26:00 |
| Regular holiday: Monday (next Tuesday for holidays and holidays) |
| Address: 5-35-1 Kitashin, Wakayama City |
Yamatame Shokudo
It is a rich Chinese soba soup that becomes a habit once eaten. Please enjoy the pork bone soy sauce soup, which is rich but has a strong taste.
| Recommended: Chinese soba/kamisomen |
| Opening hours: 11:00-17:00 |
| Closed: Sundays and public holidays |
| Address: 12 Fukumachi, Wakayama City |
A Carefully Crafted Bowl
Ramen Marui (Nakanoshima Branch・Arochi)
The royal road of Wakayama ramen (Chinese soba), a ramen made of pork bone soy sauce and filled with green onions in a bowl is a feature of Marai. The exquisite harmony of the soup and green onions weave up the appetite. Green onions can be adjusted as you like, so please feel free to ask the staff.
| Recommended: Ramen, spicy ramen |
| Opening hours: 18:00-25:00 |
| Closed: Sunday |
| Address: 2323 Nakanoshima, Wakayama City |
Ramen Marui (Junibancho Branch)
| Recommended: Ramen |
| Opening hours: 11:00-21:00 (Sunday 11:00-17:00) |
| Closed: New Year holidays |
| Address: 87 Junibancho, Wakayama City, Le Chateau Junibancho 1F |
Ryuotei
Dongpo Noodles (also known as Tongpo Noodles) are named Dongpo Noodles because of Chinese Song-era poet Su Dongpo's preference for eating them.
I put that dongpa meat (pork kakuni) on top of the noodles.
| Recommended: Dongpa meat noodles (Tong Po Lo noodles), char siu noodles |
| Opening hours: 11:30-15:00/17:00-23:00 |
| Closed: Monday (open for public holidays) |
| Address: 4-82 Misonocho, Wakayama City |
Menya Hisio (Main Shop)
Founding In the year of Meiji 14, under the cooperation of the hometown of soy sauce Yuasa no Marushin Honke, Kishu Yuasa Ginjo soy sauce ramen for eating delicious soy sauce. Although it is a black dashi, it is never heavy, and the incense, sweetness and umami of soy sauce live.
| Recommended: Kishu Yuasa Ginjo Soy Sauce Ramen, Raw Ichimoto Soy Sauce Ramen |
| Opening hours: 11:00-14:30 17:30-23:00 |
| Closed: Monday |
| Address: 45 Bokuhanmachi, Wakayama City |
Menya Hisio (JR Wakayama Station Branch)
| Recommended: Yuasa white soy sauce ramen, Kishu Yuasa ginjo soy sauce ramen |
| Opening hours: 11:00-15:00 18:00-24:00 |
| Closed: Unregular holidays |
| Address: 5-7-12 Misonocho, Wakayama City |
Umai Mon Dokoro Kotaro
Speaking of Wakayama ramen (Chinese soba), which is specially made by Kotaro, pork bone soy sauce soup, which is rich but aftertaste mellow. You can choose "rich" and "easy" according to your preference. The secret homemade char siu and the fine noodles with the koshi are intertwined in the soup and once you eat them, you're a yamitsuki.
| Recommended: Kotaro Ramen |
| Opening hours: 11:00-14:00 17:30-23:00 |
| Holidays:Monday |
| Address: 1-33 Honmachi, Wakayama City |
Chinese Restaurant Kuku
A popular Chinese restaurant for its light-flavored Chinese cuisine. Welcome back to welcome your customers. In a homely atmosphere, we offer hearty Chinese cuisine and a la carte from classic dishes to creative Chinese!
| Recommendations: kuku noodles, charcoal ramen |
| Opening hours: 11:30-14:00 (on Saturdays and Sundays only) 17:00-22:00 |
| Closed: Unregular holidays |
| Address: 2-13 Motoderamachi, Wakayama City |
Marumi Shoten
The fine noodles, which are often intertwined with soup made of pork bones and chicken gala, are a taste loved by many people.
| Recommended: Special Chinese Soba |
| Opening hours: 10:00-22:00 |
| Closed: Set for closing days at Mio Wakayama |
| Address: 5-61 Misonocho, Wakayama City, Wakayama MIO B1F |
Maruman Ramen(Kyubancho store)
A simple creamy Kishu Tonkotsu ramen with grated ginger! It is a new classic of Wakayama♪White, red and black, you can choose from three kinds of soup.
| Recommended: Kishu Tonkotsu Ramen (white) |
| Opening hours: 11:00 to 14:30 (15:00 on Saturdays and Sundays) 17:00 to 21:00 |
| Closed: seven days a week |
| Address: 1 Kyuubancho, Wakayama City, Nakaya Building 1F |
Ramen Himawari
Carbonara-style ramen introduced in the TV show, and fried from Funabari is very popular. It is available from the standard Chinese soba to the creative ramen and rice dishes.
| Recommended: Calvo-style ramen, man's meat soba |
| Opening hours: 18:00-29:00 |
| Closed: Unregular holidays |
| Address: 5-63 Kitashin, Wakayama City |
