I went to a ramen shop with a traditional style where you buy a food ticket before taking a seat. I ordered a soy sauce pork bone ramen for ¥800, added 3 sheets of seaweed for ¥50, and a bowl of rice for ¥100. I also purchased the all-you-can-eat option. I asked for the noodles to be cooked slightly firm, and they were very kind in accommodating my request. The ramen reminded me of the taste from a previous job at a ramen shop, which made me happy. The broth was rich and on the salty side, with a strong soy sauce flavor. The thick noodles were cooked just right, and were enjoyable to slurp up. The ramen also came with spinach, which was delicious when mixed with rice and seaweed. The pork belly chashu was tender and easy to eat, and the green onions complemented the dish well. I will definitely come back here when I crave ramen again!

I had tonkotsu shoyu ramen. The noodles were thick and satisfying. This time I went with the regular option for my first visit, but next time I plan to try some additional toppings. They also have free items like grated garlic and raw onions on the table.

I went to Umeda-ya, a Yokohama-style ramen restaurant located next to Osaka Station Building No. 2. I had the shoyu tonkotsu ramen with extra seaweed and rice, and requested the noodles to be cooked soft. I remembered that soft noodles are delicious in this style of ramen. I enjoyed rolling the rice in seaweed soaked in the soup.

Family-style ramen and seared chashu rice. Located in Umeda, Osaka but serving Yokohama-style family ramen, Umeda-ya. You can find it in B2 of Osaka Station Front Building No. 2. The restaurant only has counter seats, and you can purchase meal tickets at the ticket machine inside the store. I ordered the Tonkotsu Shoyu Ramen for 800 yen and the Chashu Rice for 200 yen. Since it's a family-style ramen, they asked for preferences like noodle firmness and oil level, but I chose the standard options. At the counter seats, you can find garlic, pickled ginger, and onions for free toppings. It's rare to have pickled ginger in family-style ramen! The soup isn't too heavy, and you can drink it easily. The chashu rice with plenty of green onions was delicious when alternated with the ramen. The medium-thick noodles were also great, and I enjoyed every bite until the end. 23rd ramen of the year, 142nd overall.

- Interior: Clean and neat - Price range: Around 1000 yen - Purchased food ticket from the machine outside - Average customer service - Wait time: Around 5 minutes - Dish: Pork bone miso ramen with seared chashu bowl - Overall evaluation: The pork bone miso ramen was slightly spicy and had a bit of a different feel from traditional house-style ramen. The ramen itself was average, but the seared chashu bowl was delicious.

I wanted to eat family-style ramen, so I came here. I ordered ramen, seaweed, and rice for 950 yen. The family-style ramen soup, seaweed, and rice are very delicious. Sometimes, I crave this. Overall, it's decent. In Kanto, rice is often free, but in Osaka, it's paid. By the way, it seems that Yoshimuraya in Yokohama has moved. I want to eat at Yoshimuraya again before I die. Thank you for the meal.

I visited this place for the first time in a while on my way back from Umeda. The interior of the restaurant consists only of a counter. It was slightly crowded during lunchtime. If you go in the early afternoon, you can enjoy a leisurely meal. There are condiments available on the tables as well. There are hangers behind the seats for jackets, including those of salarymen. You purchase your ramen ticket from a vending machine. You can customize the taste, noodle firmness, and richness of the broth. I recommend adjusting your visit time if you want to enjoy a relaxed meal!

On this day, I was on a business trip to Osaka and planned to visit a local ramen shop. However, I had trouble finding the shop as I was not familiar with the area. I ended up going to just one shop due to the heavy luggage I was carrying. After visiting my appointments in Osaka, I planned to meet a legendary professor in Kyoto. I found the shop in Osaka and ordered a tonkotsu shoyu ramen with extra chashu and nori. The soup had a familiar CPS aroma and flavor, but it was not too sweet or strong. The noodles were thick and chewy, but lacked a distinctive flavor. The chashu was decent but not exceptional. Overall, I was satisfied with the visit to the shop that I had been wanting to try for a while.

I suddenly had a craving for family-style ramen, so I wandered into a ramen shop! I ordered the "Tonkotsu Shoyu Ramen for ¥800" with an additional "Rice for ¥100"! The toppings were available at the counter, so you could customize the amount as you like! I ended up adding onions, garlic, and pepper! I am satisfied! Thank you for the meal!

Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to find authentic "Iekei" ramen in the Kansai region. I was craving Iekei ramen so I decided to try Umekita-ya. Although the restaurant seemed like a chain, I couldn't resist. They asked about the firmness, richness, and amount of oil in the ramen, so I chose everything to be normal. The ticket machine mentioned free rice refills, but there was no clear indication of that. A female staff member efficiently served the ramen, but the soup was lacking and there was hardly any aroma of chicken oil, which is a characteristic of Iekei ramen. The soup was too mild, the noodles were scarce, and there was only one slice of chashu. If you are familiar with authentic Iekei ramen like at Sohonten or Oowadaiken, this one is questionable as an Iekei ramen. The fact that they offer salt ramen was already suspicious. I wish they would open a direct branch in Kansai soon, as I don't want to go to a chain restaurant. Laugh.

I arrived at the restaurant around 2 p.m. on Sunday. It wasn't full, but there were a few customers. I chose this place because I thought I could have an early dinner with this amount of food. The menu seems to change a bit each time, but the taste remains the same as Umekita-ya. It was delicious.

Kitashinchi is a ramen restaurant located in the second building, specializing in "kamigoto" style ramen. I didn't know there was a "kamigoto" style ramen in a place like Osaka, where cheap eats are abundant. The tonkotsu shoyu ramen costs 750 yen and you can get a rice refill for 100 yen. The noodles are described as medium thickness with low water content. I ordered them extra firm and they came out extremely firm, but still delicious and with a strong presence. The soup is on the mild side and lacks a distinct sharpness. The broth is served in a trendy triangular bowl, but the quantity is quite low, which affects the overall experience. The chashu is thick and flavorful, meant to be enjoyed with the soup. The seaweed is thin and dissolves quickly, unlike the thicker seaweed usually found in "kamigoto" style ramen. Spinach and green onions are also included as toppings. The sliced onions on the table lack freshness due to their thickness. Rice is usually free in "kamigoto" style ramen, so charging for it feels out of place. Overall, the ramen was delicious, but the lack of soup and the unusual combination with rice left something to be desired. If it wasn't advertised as "kamigoto" style ramen, it could have been mistaken for a different type of ramen.

If you have had house-style ramen in Kawasaki, Yokohama, or Tokyo, you might not like it. I found the taste to be very bland, even though I ordered it with a strong flavor, firm noodles, and extra toppings. It looks like house-style ramen, but it is far from being as rich and hearty as true house-style ramen.

- Tonkotsu Shoyu (firm, strong, regular) for 750 yen - 1.5 times noodles for 100 yen - A ramen shop located on the 2nd basement floor of Osaka Station Front Building No. 2. - Soup: A rich tonkotsu-based shoyu soup. Ordered with a strong flavor and normal amount of back fat. - The noodles are straight, curly medium-thick noodles. Ordered firm. - Toppings include 1 slice of chashu, spinach, 3 sheets of roasted seaweed, and chopped white onions. - On the counter, there are white pepper, pickled ginger, grated garlic, black pepper, and chopped green onions provided. - The shop has only 10 counter seats. Visited for the first time in search of lunch. The soup ordered with a strong flavor was somewhat mild for a house style ramen. But still, it was missing the rice that usually comes with house style ramen... Ordering 1.5 times noodles felt a bit unsatisfying. The rice for 100 yen was free for seconds, so I regretted not getting it. It's important to do some research beforehand. Thank you for the meal!

Today, I came to the basement of the second building to go to a ticket shop! There are hardly any ticket shops from Shin-Osaka to Tokyo Station in the unreserved seat section... While walking and thinking about this, I came across a ramen shop! I don't usually come to the second building, so I decided to have dinner here! I bought a regular tonkotsu shoyu ramen and added extra spinach with a food ticket! Gotta get those veggies in! As I sat down towards the back, the first thing I noticed was the faint smell of the drain... At first, I thought it was my imagination, but it definitely smelled... Even so, if it's just me, I'm sorry sweat sweat. The noodles were cooked and the staff drained them... but the draining seemed a bit sloppy... I thought they should have drained it a bit better. But maybe this is normal here? I wondered. Anyway, I got my bowl of ramen! This time, I ordered firm noodles, rich soup, and extra oil! I love rich flavors♪ There were various toppings to choose from, so I added chopped onions and sesame seeds! There was also grated garlic, but I usually avoid adding garlic to my ramen because it tends to overpower the taste! I took a sip of the soup... and another one... slurped the noodles... The rich soup with a sweet, fatty flavor was delicious, but to be honest, when it comes to ramen, I like house ramen, but this one tasted pretty similar to others (laughs). I've never had a house ramen that I thought was bad, but I've also never had one that stood out as exceptionally delicious! If there's an ultra-delicious house ramen out there, please let me know! The thickly sliced and seared chashu was delicious though!!! Thank you for the meal!

Personally, I have always kept my distance from the genre known as "Yokohama-style ramen" and haven't really explored it much. In my mind, Yokohama-style ramen has certain characteristics: 1) it seems to be high in salt content - but then again, isn't ramen generally like that? 2) I have the impression that the noodle portion is small - maybe I've been eating too much Jiro-style ramen and it's affecting my perception. 3) I picture the noodles being short - this is just my own assumption. 4) Every place looks the same (the storefronts and the presentation of the ramen) - some might say it gives a sense of stability. 5) The word "Yokohama" doesn't quite sit well with my Kansai upbringing - as a Kobe native, I have less affinity for Yokohama than for Tokyo (laughs). For these reasons, I hadn't really made an effort to visit, but when I stopped to think about it, I realized that I actually enjoy thick curly noodles and I don't dislike tonkotsu broth. Since I regularly take medication to lower my blood pressure, both a rich soy sauce ramen and a salty tonkotsu soy sauce ramen are essentially the same for me. So, I guess the name "Yokohama-style ramen" was what was holding me back. I don't really feel drawn to the idea of Tokyo-style ramen either. Well, I think it's about time to stop being so stubborn and narrow-minded about where I eat, so I finally paid a visit. The ramen here looks really attractive - a rich tonkotsu broth with nori and spinach for color, and a chashu that looks like it would wrap nicely around a ball of rice. The table is stocked with condiments like chopped onions, grated garlic, black pepper, and pickled ginger for flavor customization. The noodles are thick and loosely curled, perfect for slurping. But still, on the shorter side. The rich broth makes you crave a bowl of white rice from early on, and as someone with high blood pressure, it feels a bit indulgent to slurp it down. The soup portion isn't particularly large to begin with, so unintentionally finishing it off happens quite easily. There's apparently a stamp rally type of challenge at some of the locations, but I've refrained from participating as it might lead to an increase in my blood pressure medication (laughs). If I were to start something like that, I know I have a tendency to visit the restaurant just to finish the challenge, so I'll resist the urge. I'll stick to my style of only finishing the soup when I really feel like it. I might crave Yokohama-style ramen every now and then. I'll probably visit again from time to time. Thanks for the meal! (⁠*⁠´⁠ω⁠｀⁠*⁠)

I visited Yokohama-style ramen restaurant Umeda-ya during a business trip to Osaka. I heard good reviews about this place the day before from a customer, so I decided to check it out. I arrived at the restaurant at noon and it was full, but I only had to wait for about 5 minutes before I could go in. The turnover seemed to be relatively fast. I purchased a ticket for the tonkotsu shoyu ramen base for 750 yen and added a side of chashu rice for 200 yen. I sat at the counter and handed my ticket to the staff. I requested normal firmness for the noodles, normal richness for the soup, and normal amount of oil. After a short wait, my order arrived. I first tasted the soup and then tried the noodles. Having eaten plenty of Yokohama-style ramen in Tokyo, I had a specific taste in mind, but Umeda-ya's flavor was slightly lighter and refreshing, making it easy to eat. It was just to my liking. It wasn't as heavy as some of the ramen in Kanto that can be overwhelming when eaten with rice, but it was delicious even when eaten on its own. The chashu rice was also delicious, with plenty of green onions and a generous amount of chashu. The flavor complemented the soy sauce tonkotsu soup well. I didn't expect to come all the way to Osaka to eat Yokohama-style ramen, but I was pleasantly surprised by how tasty it was. I hope they open a branch in Tokyo too. Thank you for the meal. I will definitely come back!

Located close to Kitashinchi Station. Head to this place inside Osaka Station Front Building No. 2. First, purchase a meal ticket at the ticket machine. Then, take a seat at a counter table. I ordered tonkotsu shoyu ramen with firm noodles, normal saltiness, and normal oil amount. Let's dig in! The soup is a pork bone soy sauce with just the right amount of saltiness. Some ramen in the style of this shop can be quite strong even with normal flavor, but not here. The noodles have a good texture and go well with the soup, but I still crave rice. I didn't order any though. So, thanks for the meal! During lunchtime, rice is included for free, so if you want to eat a lot and get a good deal, lunch is the way to go.

I visited this place that I had been curious about for a while. I arrived on a Saturday evening a little after 4 pm and the place was empty with no other customers. I purchased a ticket for the standard menu, which seemed to be the "tonkotsu shoyu" ramen, from the ticket machine outside the store and handed it to the staff. They asked me about the intensity of the flavor, the firmness of the noodles, and the amount of oil, so I requested a stronger flavor and after about 7 minutes, the ramen was served. The bowl that was served had the appearance of a typical "home-style" ramen, with the presence of seaweed and spinach standing out. Since I asked for a stronger flavor, it had a pretty strong salty taste, giving it a robust finish. I customized it to my liking by adding plenty of onions and garlic from the condiments on the table. The thick and chewy noodles had a satisfying texture. The tender chashu was easy to eat, but I felt like it lacked a bit of the meat's umami flavor. The spinach, which absorbed the flavor of the soup well, and the three sheets of seaweed that were included, not only added to the visual appeal of the "home-style" ramen but also tasted quite good. The soup was a bit too salty for my liking, so I left some of it, but overall, this "home-style" ramen was well put together and delicious, and I finished it all. The price of 750 yen was quite reasonable, and although I didn't order it today, the fact that you can get a rice refill for free for 100 yen is a good deal when you're really hungry. Next time, I'd like to try the salt-based soup as well. Thank you for the meal!

Second visit. At the counter, there are hair ties, pickled ginger, onions, garlic, pepper, sesame seeds, chili oil, and vinegar. I ordered ramen with an egg for 850 yen, with less oil and a stronger flavor. Although it doesn't feel like they're cooking the soup inside the restaurant, it's probably factory-made, but considering its location in Osaka, I think it's a pretty delicious house-made ramen.