Ramen Saba 6 Shinsaibashi らぁ麺鯖六 心齋橋本店 (Osaka, JAPAN) ★★★☆☆

For our dinner venue tonight, I have entrusted little nugget to call the shots for me and to no one's particular surprise, the ramen-loving kid decided that we should be having ramen noodles. He even had a ramen shop in mind and it was a place we walked by everyday during our current stay, Ramen Saba 6 Shinsaibashi (らぁ麺鯖六 心齋橋本店).

Ramen Saba 6 Shinsaibashi is a small ramen shop located on the basement level of Shinsaibashi-suji Shopping Street that specializes in chicken paitan ramen (鶏白湯拉麵) which is of course little guy's favorite.

It was almost 7pm on a Saturday evening but not a single soul here. Am I missing something here?

Chicken paitan ramen (980 yen) – This came with some chicken shoulder loin, purple onion, scallion and bamboo shoot. The broth was rich and flavorful (a bit salty too), a stark contrast to the umami-rich one we had Mugi to Tori (麦×鶏) a few days ago. I like the thick and eggy noodles working well with the powerful broth.

The name Saba (or mackerel) refers to another signature ramen at the shop, featuring a special broth made with the unique blend of six different flavors including mackerel and chicken. But I guess I would have to wait for our next visit to find out more.

Food Rating: 5/10

Price: ￥￥￥

Address: B1F Sakura Shinsaibashi, 3-5-22 Minamisenba, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 542-0081 Japan

Closest Metro Station: Shinsaibashi

Tel: +81 (0)6 4256-3383

Opening Hours: 11:00am - 11:00pm daily