I thought by having lunch a little early today would help me avoid the crowd but no such luck. At least not when I'm trying to have a decent bowl of Japanese ramen in Central.
Like any good ramen shops in the world, Shugetsu (麵鮮醬油房周月) has its own facility to make fresh noodles in-house. That's a good way to control the quality of your noodles.
I was lucky that the wait wasn't very long (for solo diners only).
One of the things I hate about sitting at the counter tables is that, you get to see all the little things chefs do behind the scene. Last time at Nagahama No. 1 Ramen (長浜 No.1拉麵 ), it was the chef taking his mask off for a breather. Today, I caught our chef here scratching his head (and hair) while he was cooking the noodles. Mind you, that's the same hand that put the noodles into the boiling water.
Shugetsu Ramen - Shugetsu is best known for its tsukemen, or dipping noodles but as a purist, I prefer something much simpler, which will be their signature shoyu, or soy sauce based ramen.
Their soy sauce based broth was prepared with sardines, mackerel and kelp giving it great depth of flavors. But make no mistake about it, the soy sauce which is produced by a longstanding factory in Ehime (愛媛県), is what makes this broth so damn good.
The succulent grilled Kurobuta pork belly, very smoky and full of flavors.
The marinated egg very nice too.
Other than this location on Gough Street, they also have two other locations in Quarry Bay and Causeway Bay to help get your ramen fix.
Food Rating: 6.5/10
Price: $$$
Address: G/F, 5 Gough Street, Central, Hong Kong
Closest Metro Station: Central
Tel: +852 2850-6009
Opening Hours: 11:30am - 9:30pm daily
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