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Best Ramen in
Nagoya
Taiwan ramen and bold red miso
Nagoya has a reputation for intense, uncompromising flavours — and its ramen reflects that. The city's signature contribution is Taiwan ramen: a fiery bowl of thin noodles in punchy meat broth topped with spicy ground pork, chives, garlic, and chillies. Despite the name, it's a purely Nagoya invention from the 1970s. Red miso (hatcho miso) also appears in local ramen dishes, adding a deep earthy intensity that defines the broader Nagoya food personality.
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All Nagoya Ramen Directory (39 Shops)
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Raamen Ajisai
Shoyu · Rokuban-cho
Menya Shishimaru
Tori Paitan · Kamejima
Raa Menya Shio Soba Shizuku
Shio · Myoon-dori
Ebi Soba Hiiro
Fish · Horita
Chuka Soba Naru
Tsukemen · Imaike
Ramen Senmon Ten Tokugawa Cho Josui
Shio · Morishita
Yaba Misen
Spicy · Yaba-cho
Tsubame Sanjo
Niboshi · Fushimi
Chuka Soba Taiga
Shoyu · Kokusai Center
Tori Soba Nagonoki
Tori Paitan · Kokusai Center
Menya Hanzou
Tsukemen · Fujigaoka
Manchin Ken
Tonkotsu · Taiko-dori
Joshin Ya
Shoyu · Kokusai Center
Menya Hayabusa Meieki Ten
Fish · Taiko-dori
Chuka Soba Ueda Seimen Ten
Shoyu · Marunouchi
Kounan JR Central Towers Ten
Shoyu · Nagoya
Ramen (Hatta)
Jiro-style · Hatta
Tori Soba Susuru Fushimi Hanare
Tori Paitan · Fushimi
Mendokoro Guriko Nagoya Sakae Ten
Shio · Sakae
Chuka Soba Ryan
Shoyu · Nagoya
Betokon Ramen Shinkyo Meieki Nishiguchi Ten
Betokon · Nagoya
Ramen Rikimaru
Miso · Kokusai Center
Niboshi Ramen 88 Hon Ten
Niboshi · Nagoya
Nagoya Karamen Shachirin
Taiwan-style · Yaba Cho
Menya Yuko Nagoya Ten
Shoyu · Meitetsu Nagoya
Wa Men Guri Tora Nagoya Ten
Kotteri · Kokusai Center
Yanagibashi Sanryo
Tsukemen · Kokusai Center
Tantanmen to Mabo Dofu no Mise Yanagibashi Toragen
Tantanmen · Kokusai Center
Misen Jrnagoyaekiten
Taiwan Ramen · Nagoya
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Tsukemen · Nagoya
Nidaime Hibiki
Miso · Hisaya-odori
Hongotei Meieki
Tonkotsu · Nagoya
Ramen Hongotei Hon Ten
Tonkotsu Paitan · Hongo
Menya Gyujirou Nagoyaeki Ten
Gyukotsu · Nagoya
Ramen Ginga
Tori Chintan · Nagoya
Menya Kazan
Tanrei Shoyu · Yabacho
Ichiran Nagoya Eki Ten Nagoyaeki Ten
Tonkotsu · Nagoya
Ichiran Nagoya Nishiki Ten
Tonkotsu · Sakae
Miharu
Shoyu · Hira
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Nagoya ramen guide
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Frequently asked questions
What is Taiwan ramen from Nagoya?
Taiwan ramen (台湾ラーメン) is a Nagoya invention — despite the name, it was created in Nagoya in the 1970s at a restaurant called Misen. It consists of thin noodles in a soy-based broth topped with minced pork, garlic, chives, and chilli. It's much spicier than typical ramen.
Is Nagoya ramen spicy?
Taiwan ramen — the most famous Nagoya style — is notably spicy, with ground pork fried with garlic and chilli. Other Nagoya ramen styles using hatcho miso are intensely savoury rather than spicy. Regular shoyu and tonkotsu options are also widely available.