Highly recommended by locals! A very popular restaurant with addictive, rich, flavorful soup (Shimoishida, Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu City)

Hello everyone! I was born and raised in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture! My name is Nami and I love good food and going out, and I also run a blog.

This time, we will introduce some recommended ramen restaurants in Kitakyushu City.

Everyone in Kitakyushu knows about this ramen shop! The hugely popular ramen shop "Ishida Ichiryu Main Branch" (Shimoishidate, Kokuraminami Ward, Kitakyushu City)

Ishida Ichiryu, a representative "Kitakyushu ramen," opened in 2008 about a 12-minute walk from Ishida Station on the JR Hita-Hikosan Line. It is a hugely popular restaurant with 12 stores mainly in Fukuoka Prefecture, and plans to open a store in Taiwan in 2024.

At the Kitakyushu Ramen Championship (sponsored by the Kitakyushu Ramen Championship Executive Committee), an event where popular ramen restaurants in the Kitakyushu and Chikuho regions gather together to decide the grand prize winner by visitor votes, this ramen restaurant has won the championship in 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2023, becoming the first ramen restaurant to be inducted into the tournament's Hall of Fame!

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There is a private parking lot for 8 cars, so it is convenient to come by car.

The interior of the restaurant has a bright atmosphere with upbeat music playing. There are seven counter seats and six table seats.

It fills up quickly at lunchtime, and it's not uncommon to see a line forming.

Choose from two flavors, "rich" and "yatai," for a delicious pork bone ramen simmered for a long time.

The delicious aroma of pork bone soup wafting through the restaurant will whet your appetite.

Let's take a look at the menu.

Broadly speaking, there are two types of ramen: "thick soup" and "yatai soup", whose thickness varies depending on the simmering time and preparation method, and "tsukemen", which features a rich seafood and pork bone soup.

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This is the "Rich Ramen" (800 yen). The soup is made with carefully selected ingredients, regardless of cost, and simmered for over 16 hours, making it as rich as its name suggests!

The pork bone flavor is brought out to the fullest, with a strong aroma and taste. There is no unpleasant odor at all.

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The noodles are thin and mix well with the soup, and the slightly grilled pork slices have a richer flavor the more you chew them, making them a perfect match for the ramen!

The ramen was so delicious that it was gone before I realized it.

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This is "Yatai Ramen" (800 yen).

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Compared to the "Koku Ramen," the soup is lighter. You can really taste the pork bone flavor, but it's easy to eat. I think everyone will like it.

This is "Yatai Wonton Noodles" (970 yen), which is "Yatai Ramen" topped with wontons.

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I thought it was unusual to top tonkotsu ramen with wontons, but the taste was exceptional!

The wontons are juicy and you can really taste the meat.

I also got to taste the char siu, so it felt like a good deal!

By the way, in addition to condiments such as pepper and garlic, there is also "spicy takana" on the table.

It's spicy and makes a great addition to ramen.

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Be sure to check out the side dishes too!

Side dishes include "Gyoza" (6 pieces for 400 yen), "Roast pork rice bowl" (400 yen), "Onigiri" (rice balls) (100 yen each), and "Rice" (170 yen).

On this day, I ordered fried rice (550 yen).

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It was light and fluffy with a rich flavor. It was full of ingredients and the portion was huge, so I was very satisfied.

If you like tonkotsu ramen, this is a famous Kitakyushu ramen restaurant that you should visit at least once.

If you're interested, please go and check it out♪ (Text by Nami)

＜Click on the store name for more details about the store ↓＞
■Ishida Ichiryu Main Store
Address: 1-4-1 Shimoishidate, Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Business hours: 10:00-21:00
Closed: Open all year round
*This article is current as of the time of publication. *Prices in the text include tax.

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