Tucked away in a quiet alley in Sendocho (and not far from the legendary Kamo River 鴨川), River Ramen is a small ramen shop that ended up rescuing us from the heavy rain.
The sleek and modern chic ramen shop looked more like a dessert cafe or coffee shop at first glance.
There are four different types of ramen served at River Ramen including two ramen noodle soup and two tsukemen ramen (cold or lukewarm thick noodles served with steaming soup on the side).
Kohaku Ramen (900 yen) - The marriage of chicken and seafood broth was really nice. It's relatively light but very flavorful. This came with a marinated soft-boiled egg, two pieces of barbecued pork (one tasted like pork's neck and the other more like pork belly), bonito shaving and a lovely hint of yuzu. I like the thick noodles there working there with the flavorful broth.
Shiro Ramen (950 yen) - This was served in a white miso-spiked chicken paitan broth (white soup) so not surprisingly, a lot more creamy and milky than the broth from the previous Kohaku Ramen. While it came with deep-fried potato strings, shredded chili peppers and barbecued pork, there's no egg!
If you like a creamy and soothing ramen broth like me, Shiro Ramen would be a much better choice here. The only thing I didn't like about it were the thin noodles making it a little hard to absorb the flavors of the broth.
Now that we've finally got a full stomach, it's time to head back into the rain and back to our hotel for some sleep.
River Ramen is open Friday to Wednesday from 11:30am – 15:00pm for lunch and 18:00pm - 23:00pm for dinner.
Food Rating: 5.5/10
Price: ￥￥￥
Address: 225-3 Sendochō, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, 600-8019, Japan
Closest Metro Station: Kawaramachi
Website: www.river-ramen.com
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