Shio (Salt) Ramen in Ikebukuro【8 shops】 Tokyo, Japan | IKEBUKURO Area Guide by Geek,Tokyo,Nippon(Japan)

Ikebukuro has many ramen shops.
Shio (Salt) Ramen tastes the lightest of all ramen.
If you don’t like oily or rich flavors, salt ramen is recommended.

Take care！”Soba” is sometimes used to mean not only “Japanese soba” but also “ramen.”　And “Chinese noodles” or “Chinese Soba” means “ramen”.

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1.Salt recommended! Ramen shops in Ikebukuro【2restaurants】
- 1-1.Salt Soba Specialty Shop Kuwabara 【Ikebukuro East】塩そば専門店桑ばら
- 1-2.Sea bream salt soba Toka【Tobu Department Store】鯛塩そば灯花
2.Ramen shops that has salt ramen on the menu【6 Restaurants】
2.【MAP】Ikebukuro Ramen

1.Salt recommended! Ramen shops in Ikebukuro【2restaurants】

They can’t stop loving salt ramen! I’ll share some ramen shops in Ikebukuro.

1-1.Salt Soba Specialty Shop Kuwabara 【Ikebukuro East】塩そば専門店桑ばら

Located in a back alley near Sunshine City, “Shio Soba Specialty Shop Kuwabara” is an authority on salt in Ikebukuro. Their unique ura（裏） soba is also popular, but we recommend trying the traditional shio soba first. You’ll be enchanted by the clear, golden soup.

＞Salt Soba Specialty Shop Kuwabara（塩の最高権威　塩そば専門店桑ばら）

1-2.Sea bream salt soba Toka【Tobu Department Store】鯛塩そば灯花

Directly connected to Ikebukuro Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro Station! Located on the 13th floor of the Spice restaurant area of Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro, “Taishio Soba Toka” offers “Taishio Soba” with a soup made from sea bream that soaks into your mouth. Reasonable prices are also an attractive feature!

＞Sea bream salt soba Toka（鯛塩そば灯花池袋東武店）

2.Ramen shops that has salt ramen on the menu【6 Restaurants】

I have picked out ramen shops in Ikebukuro that serve “Shio Ramen”. Each shop has its own unique characteristics, such as the ingredients used to make the soup and the atmosphere inside the shop. I hope you will find a bowl that you like.

2-1.Menya Hulu-lu【Ikebukuro West】麺屋　Hulu-lu(フルル)

“Menya Hulu-lu” is a Hawaiian ramen shop located in an alley a short distance from the Ikebukuro West Exit on Theater Street. They use homemade noodles made with Kibi Kurodori chicken, whole chicken, and aromatic vegetables, and water from Hawaii. It’s a bit of a walk from the station, but it’s worth the walk to enjoy the salt ramen in a warm atmosphere.

＞Noodle shop Hulu-lu(麺屋　Hulu-lu(フルル))

2-2.Soba-jyu【Ikebukuro East】そばーじゅ

Ikebukuro East Exit: Soba-ju, located a little way down Higashi-dori, is a ramen shop that serves soup made with Satsuma Jidori chicken without any artificial seasonings. Their Shio Ramen is a masterpiece made with a blend of three carefully selected types of salt. It has a refreshing yet deep flavor.

＞Soba-jyu(そば〜じゅ)

2-3.Ramen Iseji【Ikebukuro West】ラーメン伊勢路西池袋店

Ramen Iseji Nishi-Ikebukuro is a narrow shop on the first floor of a building along Gourmet Street, near the 1b exit in the Ikebukuro West Exit area. They use Yamato Shijimi clams from Lake Jusan in Aomori. It’s nice that you can taste not only the salt soup stock but also the clams themselves. Reasonably priced too. Last orders are accepted at 23:30, which is great!

＞Ramen Iseji（ラーメン伊勢路西池袋店）

2-4.Sanma Chinese Noodles Kissui【Ikebukuro West】秋刀魚中華そば生粋

Sanma means pacific saury.
“Sanma Chuka Soba Kissui” is. a ramen shop where you can eat ramen with the aroma of sanma, located in the back alley opposite the old Marui side across the theater street at the west exit of Ikebukuro. Apparently, they make it by cooking salt-grilled sanma for a long time with a sauce made from tamari soy sauce and red wine, and then combining it with the soup. It gives the impression of “sanma ramen” rather than “salt ramen”. It has been in business for over 20 years and has been making history in Ikebukuro.

＞Sanma Chinese Noodles Kissui（秋刀魚中華そば生粋）

2-5.Lake Shinjishijimi Chinese noodles Kohaku【Ikebukuro West】宍道湖しじみ中華蕎麦　琥珀　池袋店

Located on the first floor of the APA Hotel Ikebukuro North Exit at the west exit of Ikebukuro, “Shinjiko Shijimi Chinese Noodles Kohaku” is known for its clear soup that brings out the rich flavor of the shijimi. The salt seemed to bring out the flavor of the shijimi.

＞Lake Shinjishijimi Chinese noodles Kohaku（宍道湖しじみ中華蕎麦　琥珀　池袋店）

2-6.Japanese Ramen Gokan【Ikebukuro East】Japanese Ramen五感

It arrived in Ikebukuro like a comet in April 2023 and has become a very popular restaurant. The photo shows soy sauce ramen, not salt ramen. They are particular about using domestic and natural ingredients, aiming to make purely domestic ramen. Now they require a reservation. Follow the rules and make a reservation.

＞Japanese Ramen Gokan（五感）

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