Touted as the only ramen shop serving Kobe beef ramen in the world, Ramen Yazawa is more than just a one-trick pony. Apart from the house specialty Kobe beef ramen, their signature dishes also include gyoza with minced Kobe beef and fried rice with the prized beef.
They have two branches in Kobe including the flagship store near Center Plaza West Building (what they call the "Ramen battlefield" in Kobe with a bunch of ramen shops) but the one we went to was a proper restaurant (not really a ramen shop) on the sixth floor of Clefy Sannomiya shopping complex.
This branch called Kobe beef Ramen Yazawa NEXT offers so much more than just ramen and Kobe beef. Here we find all kinds of seafood and vegetables dishes, some are even advertised for their "nutritional healing" benefits.
But everybody was looking healthy enough so we are sticking with their Kobe beef ramen noodles tonight.
Ramen Yazawa's original Kobe beef ramen actually came with a super milky broth which were simmered with Kobe beef bones for hours. That would've been our first choice if little guy wasn't involved. But since he's not really into beef, we opted for the less attractive shoyu ramen (soy sauce based) instead.
The set menu also included a small appetizer platter with slices of roasted Kobe beef, Kobe beef meatball and some marinated meat floss made with Kobe beef (spicy!).
Lastly, a small bowl of steamed rice with a thin-slice of Kobe beef on top.
While the shoyu ramen was bland and boring, this one with the Kobe beef bones was far more interesting.
A very flavorful broth~!
This came with diced beef and fresh chives making each spoonful of noodles even more heavy with flavors. Personally, I thought the broth tasted a bit like the one from our Chinese dan dan noodles. It's tangy with some extra spicy kick which wasn't bad but it's not how I imagined the beef broth to be (I was thinking along the line of a beef consommé).
Food Rating: 4/10
Price: ￥￥
Address: 6/F Clefy Sannomiya, 1-4-3 Sannomiyacho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0021, Japan
Closest Metro Station: Sannomiya
Tel: +81 078-332-5589
Website: www.koubegyuu.com/en/shop/yazawa-next/
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