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The best Tsukemen in Tokyo

Also spelt tsuke-men, dipping noodles, dipping ramen and morisoba ramen. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.

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  1. Number 1.Higashi-Ikebukuro Taishoken Honten

    Higashi-Ikebukuro Ikebukuro and Takadanobaba

    Open
    11am to 9.50pm, shut Wednesdays, early if the soup goes
    Where
    2-42-8 Minami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo

    Order the tokusei morisoba, the plate that started the whole genre in 1961. The dipping broth carries a light sourness and the noodles are softer than modern shops. Cash only, and Wednesday is the closed day.

    What to orderTokusei morisoba

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  2. Number 2.Higashi-Ikebukuro Taishoken

    Minami-Ikebukuro, a few minutes from Higashi-Ikebukuro station Ikebukuro and Takadanobaba

    Open
    11am to 10pm, shut Tuesdays
    Where
    2-42-8 Minami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0022

    This is where the dish started, so order the tokusei morisoba and accept the portion is enormous. Ask for a small if you are unsure, and remember Tuesdays are dark.

    What to orderGanso tokusei morisoba, the original dipping plate

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  3. Number 3.Rokurinsha (Tokyo Station Ramen Street)

    Tokyo Ramen Street, basement of Tokyo Station Ichibangai, Yaesu side Ginza, Yurakucho and Shimbashi

    Open
    7.30am to 9.45am, then 10am to 11pm
    Where
    Tokyo Ramen Street, B1 Tokyo Station Ichibangai, 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku

    Order the tokusei tsukemen and expect a queue down the corridor. The ultra thick noodles and gritty fish and pork broth are the template half of Tokyo copied. Morning service is quieter.

    What to orderTokusei tsukemen, with egg, pork and extra noodles

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  4. Rokurinsha Tokyo Station

    Tokyo Station Yaesu side Ginza, Yurakucho and Shimbashi

    Open
    7.30 to 9.45am, then 10am to 11pm, open daily
    Where
    Tokyo Ramen Street, B1 Tokyo Station Ichibangai, 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

    The tsukemen here comes with extra thick noodles from Asakusa Kaikaro and a broth heavy with fish. Queues on Tokyo Ramen Street run past an hour by lunch, so arrive for the 7.30am morning bowl instead.

    What to orderTsukemen with the extra-thick Kaikaro noodles

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  5. Fu-unji Shinjuku Honten

    Yoyogi Shinjuku

    Open
    11am to 3pm, 5 to 9pm, shut Sundays and holidays
    Where
    2-14-3 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Hokuto Daiichi Building 1F

    Get the tsukemen, thick chicken paitan crossed with fish, not the ramen most first timers order. The queue down the side street near Shinjuku's south side starts before opening, and Sundays and public holidays are out.

    What to orderTsukemen

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  6. Tokyo Style Noodle Hotate Biyori

    Akihabara Tokyo Station, Nihonbashi and Kanda

    Open
    11am to 2.40pm and 5.30 to 7.50pm, shut Wednesdays
    Where
    2-25 Kanda-Sakumacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Umeya Building 1F

    Scallop is the whole point, so ask for the hotate kombu-sui tsukemen, noodles served sitting in kelp water. Evening service is short and sometimes cancelled, Wednesday is the closed day, and the counter seats very few.

    What to orderHotate no kombu-sui tsukemen

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  7. Tsukemen Enji Kichijoji Sohonten

    Kichijoji Shimokitazawa, Setagaya and Kichijoji

    Open
    11am to 4pm, 5.30 to 10pm, all day at weekends
    Where
    1-1-1 Kichijoji-Minamicho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, Nanyo Building 1F

    Vegetable potage tsukemen is the order, thickened with yam, onion and apple over a pork and fish base. Ask for the germ noodles. Thirteen counter seats and cash only, and the Nakano and Ikebukuro shops are separate.

    What to orderBejipota tsukemen with germ (haiga) noodles

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  8. Tsukemen Gonokami Seisakusho Shinjuku

    Sendagaya Shinjuku

    Open
    11am to 9.30pm daily, last order 9pm
    Where
    5-33-16 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Chatelet Shinjuku Gyoen Dai-ichi 1F

    Ebi tsukemen is what people come for, a hot thickened prawn broth that clings to fat noodles. Fourteen seats, cash in hand and no bookings, so expect a wait outside at weekends and through lunch.

    What to orderEbi tsukemen

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  9. Men Fujisaki

    Kameido Asakusa and Ueno

    Open
    11am to 3pm, 5.30 to 8pm, shut Mon, sells out
    Where
    2-8-11 Kameido, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Adream Kameido 101

    Tickets go out from half ten, and the noodles finish when they finish, so early matters. Eat the tsukemen the way the shop intends, salt and plum paste first, kelp water poured on later. Shut Mondays.

    What to orderTsukemen

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  10. Tsukemen Gonokami Seisakusho

    Sendagaya 5-chome, behind Takashimaya near Shinjuku-Sanchome Shinjuku

    Open
    11am to 9.30pm daily, last orders 9pm
    Where
    5-33-16 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

    Prawn heads rather than pork bones make the dipping broth, sweet and heavy in a way the fish and pork shops are not. Skip the extras; the plain ebi bowl is the point.

    What to orderEbi tsukemen, the prawn dipping noodles

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  11. Menya Warito

    Ikejiri-Ohashi Shibuya and Harajuku

    Open
    Lunch only, 11am to 2.30pm, shut Tue and Wed
    Where
    3-7-10 Aobadai, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Cross One 1F

    Rich seafood and pork bone tsukemen, ordered at 200 or 300 grams of noodle. Lunch is the only service, roughly eleven until half two, and the shutters stay down Tuesday and Wednesday. Cash, twelve seats.

    What to orderTsukemen, 300g

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  12. Tsukesoba Kanda Katsumoto (Jimbocho)

    Kanda-Sarugakucho, a short walk from Jimbocho Tokyo Station, Nihonbashi and Kanda

    Open
    10am to 6pm, or until the broth runs out
    Where
    Sarugakucho Building 1F, 1-2-4 Kanda-Sarugakucho, Chiyoda-ku

    A clear, light dipping broth instead of the thick fish and pork norm, so take the plain tsukesoba first. It opens at ten and shuts when the pot empties, often mid afternoon.

    What to orderPlain tsukesoba, egg added if you want it

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  13. Menya Kissou (Kiba)

    Toyo 1-chome, on Daimon-dori between Kiba and Toyocho Tsukiji, Tsukishima and Toyosu

    Open
    11:30am to 3pm on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays only, often sells out earlier
    Where
    Toyo 1-chome, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0043, on Daimon-dori a few minutes from Kiba station; street number not confirmed

    A small counter worked at its own pace, pouring a thick pork and fish broth that regulars measure against Taishoken. Opening days and hours are short and it sells out, so check first.

    What to orderTsukemen with ajitama, the marinated egg

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  14. Ramen 3000 (Komagome)

    Komagome Ikebukuro and Takadanobaba

    Open
    9am until sold out, about 2pm, shut Wednesdays
    Where
    1-16-10 Komagome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Louvre Building 101

    Ask for the shio tsukemen, pork and chicken bones lifted with seafood. It opens at nine in the morning and shuts when the pot empties, often well before two, so treat it as breakfast. Closed Wednesdays.

    What to orderShio tsukemen

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  15. Tsukemen-ya Yasubee (Takadanobaba honten)

    Takadanobaba, two minutes from the Toyamaguchi north exit Ikebukuro and Takadanobaba

    Open
    11am to 10pm, Sundays to 9pm
    Where
    1-22-7 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0075

    The first of the Yasubee counters, in student territory, with a soy based broth milder than the thick fish shops and refills as standard. Use the onion and vinegar; sizes jump sharply.

    What to orderTsukemen, medium, hot noodles if you dislike cold ones

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  16. Vegepota Tsukemen Enji (Ikebukuro)

    Ikebukuro 2-chome, west of the station Ikebukuro and Takadanobaba

    Open
    11:30am to 10pm daily, or until the soup runs out
    Where
    Restage Ikebukuro 1F, 2-48-2 Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku

    Puréed vegetables carry the fish in this dipping broth, thick enough to coat a spoon, and you choose wheat germ noodles or chewy ones. Evenings mean a wait, and portions run large.

    What to orderVegepota tsukemen with the haiga wheat germ noodles

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  17. Bonito Noodle RAIK

    Komazawa-Daigaku Shimokitazawa, Setagaya and Kichijoji

    Open
    11am to 2.30pm, 6 to 9pm, shut Tue and Wed
    Where
    2-41-2 Komazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

    Bonito is layered hard here, so take the tokujo nokou katsuo tsukemen with its thin noodles. It sits twelve minutes on foot from Komazawa-Daigaku station and closes Tuesdays and Wednesdays, which catches people out.

    What to orderTokujo nokou katsuo tsukemen

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  18. Dashi no Toriko

    Roppongi Roppongi, Azabu and Akasaka

    Open
    11.30am to 3pm, booking only, last entry 2pm
    Where
    3-14-16 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Pentaville Building 1F

    A kombu water tsukemen specialist two minutes from Roppongi station, and bookings are the only way in. Lunch alone, last entry at two, forty five minutes at the table. Order the plain kombu-sui tsukemen.

    What to orderKombu-sui tsukemen

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  19. Tsukemen Sanada Senju Honten

    Kitasenju Asakusa and Ueno

    Open
    11am to 2.45pm, plus 6 to 9pm Tue to Fri
    Where
    3-6-1 Senju, Adachi-ku, Tokyo

    The Oyama chicken tsukemen sets single farm poultry against pork and fish, and it is the plate to have. Mondays are lunch service only, closures are irregular, so check the shop's feed before crossing town.

    What to orderOyama chicken tsukemen

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  20. Tsukesoba Kanda Katsumoto

    Jimbocho Tokyo Station, Nihonbashi and Kanda

    Open
    10am to 6pm, 5pm Sundays, stops when soup runs out
    Where
    1-2-4 Kanda-Sarugakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

    Order the clear shoyu tsukesoba and you get two kinds of noodle in one bowl, dipped in a niboshi and mackerel broth. There is no dinner service, and they stop when the soup runs out.

    What to orderSeichu shoyu tsukesoba

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  21. Mita Seimenjo (Mita honten)

    Shiba 5-chome, near Tamachi station Roppongi, Azabu and Akasaka

    Open
    10.30am to 11pm, Saturday and Sunday to 10pm
    Where
    Atlas Tamachi Building, 5-22-8 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0014

    The shop the chain grew from, still using stone ground flour for the thick noodles and a pork and fish broth. Steady rather than thrilling, and the seasonal limited bowls are skippable.

    What to orderTokuno tsukemen, the extra thick pork and fish version

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  22. Tsukemen Warito (Ikejiri-Ohashi)

    Aobadai, Meguro, by the east exit of Ikejiri-Ohashi Shimokitazawa, Setagaya and Kichijoji

    Open
    Lunch from 11am, shut Wednesdays
    Where
    3-7-10 Aobadai, Meguro-ku, Tokyo

    One man works the whole room, so service is clipped and the lunch window narrow. Noodles come cold and springy against a pork and seafood broth. Go early, and not on a Wednesday.

    What to orderTsukemen with the pork and seafood double soup

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