For oodles of noodles and a fun dining experience, head to the basement and dine underground at Tokyo Station’s Ramen Street (東京ラーメンストリート) – it is also fun to combine with Tokyo Character Street.
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Comprising 10 ramen restaurants with dishes from different Japanese prefectures, Ramen Street is a popular spot, especially with workers (salarymen) who are commuting home from Tokyo Station in the evening.
Grab a ticket from the vending machine outside each respective ramen restaurant and slurp your broth and noodle dishes with passion – and be prepared to queue for some of them (but it is worth it).
From the location to prices, here is our guide to Tokyo Station’s Ramen Street.
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Where is Tokyo Station Ramen Street / opening hours?
Located in the basement (B1) of Tokyo Station, Ramen Street can be found along “First Avenue Tokyo Station” underground mall on the Yaesu side of the station.
Entry is free but obviously you pay for all your food and drink upfront at vending machine kiosks outside each restaurant.
Ramen Street opening times vary but the core hours for most restaurants is 10am to 11pm.
That said, the earlier ramen street restaurant (Rokurinsha) opens at 7.30am; and Tonkotsu Ramen Oreshiki Jun and HANAMICHIAN both open at 8am. Most restaurants take last orders half an hour before closing.
Incidentally, as all the restaurants are undercover, doing a ‘ramen crawl’ here on a rainy day in Tokyo isn’t a bad idea, and there are several craft beer pubs and German style beer halls also located in the same First Avenue Tokyo Station area.
What to expect
As of November 2025, there are 10 restaurants in Ramen Street Tokyo Station, each with their own distinct dishes and broths – more on this in the next section.
We’ve visited Ramen Street on several occasions and definitely the busiest period seems to be 5pm to 8pm when workers descend here for a quick slurp before taking their train home from Tokyo Station.
Some restaurants (like the famous Rokurinsha) often have queues that are over 20 people deep – so there are queuing sections outside each restaurant. That said, there will always be some ramen joints with no or small queues so don’t be deterred.
All of the restaurants have menu boards outside and a vending machine whereby you purchase your food and drink – you then hand your tickets to the staff inside, they allocate you a seat and your ramen dish turns up a few moments later.
This is the best place to try regional ramen dishes all under one roof in Tokyo.
PS if you plan to visit Yokohama, we also highly recommend the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum which has a similar set-up to Tokyo Station Ramen Street but the theming is way cooler, set in a retro setting with vintage style shops and restaurants.
What restaurants are in Ramen Street in Tokyo Station
The 10 current ramen restaurants are as follows (correct as of November 2025).
And before you visit, you can get a ‘ramen’ factsheet from the official Ramen Street website – which tells you the key characteristics of each signature ramen like:
- Broth base
- Flavor intensity – mild, balanced or bold
- Heaviness – light, balanced or rich
- Noodles – thin, balanced or thick
- The main meat / protein
Kakushinka TOKYO
Open 10.30am to 11pm
This is the ramen restaurant we chose to eat at last time as the food and interior looked good, there wasn’t a queue but we could see several local workers inside (always a good sign).
We’d read online too that Kakushinka TOKYO is known for its bold broth, and that it is renowned for its richness and thick noodles (which we love) – this ticked all our boxes and it was a great choice.
Tokyoeki Ikaruga
Open 10am to 11pm
Famous for their seafood tonkatsu ramen and established over 20 years ago.
Ramen Gyoku
Open 10:30am to 11pm
Thick Fish broth ramen combining chicken with several dried fish ingredients.
Soranoiro Nippon Shoyu ramen
Open 9am to 11pm
Michelin listed ramen restaurant with a unique chicken, kelp, shiitake mushroom and apple broth.
Rokurinsha
Open 7.30am to 11pm
Likely the most famous place in Ramen Street, this is the top Tsukemen joint AKA dipping ramen, – this is when the noodles are served separately from the hot broth.
Shio Ramen Senmon Hirugao
Open 10am to 11pm
A famous shio ramen restaurant using the whole chicken for broth and slow roasted pork toppings.
Oreshiki Jun
Open 8am to 11pm
Thick tonkotsu ramen with a 24 hour simmered pork broth.
Hanamichian miso ramen
Open 8am to 11pm
A Michelin Tokyo guide awarded restaurant that is bold, rich and thick served with pork belly.
Tsugaruniboshi Hirakoya
Open from 10.30am to 10.30pm
Famous for their Hirakoniboshi / dried sardine broth and pork leg topping from their hometown of Aomori.
Misokin Miso ramen
Open 11am to 10.30pm
Once a Youtube chef, this online sensation had their own Misokin instant noodles instore and now has their own ramen restaurant in Tokyo Station.
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