Tokyo Famous Tonkotsu Ramen Restaurant Hakata Furyu (博多風龍) in Akihabara

Tokyo Food

2018.02.26

Do you like RAMEN?! One of our favorite tonkotsu ramen shops opened up in Akihabara! There are a variety of great ramen shops and flavors here in Japan.

Hakata Furyu

Hakata Furyu、There are stores all along the Yamanote Line, but this time we went to their super nice branch in Akihabara!

From JR Akihabara Station's Electric Town Gate, take a right and just continue straight.

It's super close (only a 5minute walk from the station) and easy to find.

Hakata Furyu Tonkotsu Ramen Akihabara

After going straight, ⇧you'll eventually see the restaurant on your left-hand side!

This was our first time going to the Hakata Furyu restaurant in Akihabara and we were surprised at the difference how everything was set up.

For example!
A touchscreen ordering machine that has images for each menu item and is available in Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, and Korean.
Next, they will ask you how you would like your noodles cooked.

There's a variation of 4 preparation types:(from left to right)
-Very hard (ばりかた; barikata)
-Hard (かた; kata)
-Regular (Medium) (普通; futsu)
-Soft (やわ; yawa)

THE THREE MOST POPULAR RAMEN DISHES

1
TONKOTSU RAMEN
(とんこつラーメン)
730yen

A super yummy and rich tonkotsu pork broth ramen
that's classic to Kyushu but special to Hakata Furyu.

Also comes as a set with a bowl of rice

2
Black Garlic Oil Tonkotsu Ramen
(黒マー油とんこつラーメン)
630yen

Similar to the regular tonkotsu ramen but the garlic oil adds a little extra punch
giving the ramen a new and unique flavor.
Don't let the word "garlic" put you off!

The taste is surprisingly subtle and balances really well with the pork broth.
If we're in the mood for tonkotsu ramen,
this is our go to!

3
Spicy Miso Chashu Ramen
(辛味噌チャーシューラーメン)
880yen

For those that are more in a "miso ramen" mood,
the karamiso (spicy miso) ramen is the way to go.
There is so much flavor inside a single bowl,
it's unlike any other bowl or miso ramen we've had thus far.

Some miso ramen can leave you with a really oily feeling
but for some reason, the spicy miso ramen here doesn't do that.
Plus the hint of spice is a really nice touch!

We didn't do it this time,
but adding boiled eggs to miso ramen is so good!
So if you get the spicy miso ramen we TOTALLY recommend you add one!

Specual TIP ①

At each table and counter seat are special and authentic
Kyushu condiments that you can add to your ramen.
Red pickled ginger, Wagiri togarashi (Japanese dried red chili pepper)

You can see benishoga in dishes like yakisoba, gyudon, takoyaki, okonomiyaki, and oyakodon.
The most popular are the benishoga, a red pickled ginger that is pickled using red plum vinegar,
and this mixture on the right.

Specual TIP ②

All you need to do is ask for one! Show off your Japanese skills and say,"Kaidama kudasai", and you're ready to go!!

The person taking the order will ask you how you would like your ramen, so this time we tried the firmest type they had!!

If you really liked the last batch of noodles, you're of course more than welcome to have the same, but it's also fun to switch it up and play around!

Hakata Furyu

When people think about going to go get tonkotsu ramen, normally they think of Ippudo and Ichiran.
Which are great places!!

We love eating there too, but we wanted to mention another highly recommended tonkotsu ramen shop that is just as good and functional for foreigners.

That place is called Hakata Furyu!!!

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