Ramen Zundouya Kyoto Sanjo

Easily my favourite ramen in Kyoto. Cozy atmosphere and delicious ramen! You can choose how thick you want your broth, what type noodles you prefer and add a variety of toppings.

When we went around 1pm, there was not many people. staff is quite fluent in english! easy to order and staff was also friendly! do make a stop if your passing by. not to be missed

Zundouya is a chain ramen shop in a side alley near Pontocho Alley in Kyoto. The whole menu is basically one broth base with various toppings. For 1200￥, I got the All-Topping Ramen, selected the thin, straight noodles, and with the maximum amount of pork fat. Holy wow, this might be one of the fattiest broths I have ever tasted. The fat is so rich and thick it clouded the soup and made it very buttery. Unfortunately, I was hoping the fat to actually be properly mixed in with the broth, but it was not the case; it was just added to the base broth. This made it lack a truly cohesive, well-rounded flavor, though despite the heavy fat, it was not too salty or oily. The mix of toppings made the whole ramen much better, as the soft chashu really fell apart and the spice and vegetables gave it an extra kick.

Great alternative to Ichiran ramen folks in kyoto recommended it and we enjoyed it! great if they like beautiful and thick broth. if they have space in their travel plan, they should look at this! they have many options and sets to it together with. bier is also quite cheap here!

Delicious quick rams. the broth is not too salty. they can choose different amounts of fat in their broth and species of noodles. the fried chicken is also super good.