Daigorou-shoten

Daigorou-shoten, a member of Mentetsu family, is near the side of Yodo　River. This is located far from JR Osaka station to north west. Maybe it　takes over 15 minutes on foot. This is as popular and famous as Gnjou and　Yashichi in Osaka Kita area. Daigorou-shoten has traditional ramen blended　from shoyu or shio, and several kinds of tsukemen(Kotteri, Curry, Tomato　Tonkotsu etc). The noodle is handmade style(Jikaseimen), as fresh and good　quality. I like Curry Tsukemen all fo menus. This is tuned to Japanese　taste, that's not so hot but mild. And if you want to eat double mounts of　noodle, you sholdn't pay extra fee.

Kougaryuseimen (Sumiyoshi,Hyogo)

Kougaryuseimen is a member of Mentetsu family - this also includes Daigoroushouten　(Kita/Osaka), Ohmaeda　(Itami), Menyarou　(Ikeda), and　Marujou　(Nanba/Osaka) etc. This is located near Sumiyoshi station in JR West kobe line, and faces Kokudou Route 2. The master has a experience that worked as a shop-masuter in Toyonaka-Mentetsu - the center of Mentetsu familiy. They will serve you a high qualified noodle that has several characteristics - good flavor, soft touch and steady resistance to the tooth. There are special tsukemen called Keikotsu tsukemen and two regular
ramens of shoyu and shio. Keikotsu means a chicken born, boiled and stewed for a long time. This is different from Tonkotsu - made of pork born. The taste of Keikotsu isn't as heavy as Tonkotsu. On the other hand, shoyu and shio blend ramen look like Mentetsu style as the same as family shops. The soup looks clear and deep and the topping someone is gorgeous. Of course the taste is highly leveled and qualified as well as Toyonaka-Mentetsu. This is the one of the most popular among ramen lover lived in Kobe city and has always waiting line in front. Attached is shoyu ramen - regular menu.

Koryumasu (Sakuranomiya,Osaka)

Koryumasu is located near Sakuranomiya station in JR Wset Osaka-Loop Line　within a few minutes walk. This is the best poplular ramen shop in　Miyakojima-ku,Osaka city, and ranked the top by Ramen Data Base of Suplecs.　This shop has a very unique oupstock made of Tonpi that means tale of
chicken and includes lots of collagen. This ramen falls down Toripaitan soup　category. There are two kinds of ramen, regular or special, in this shop.　Their soup is very heavy but smoothly, and their rivals can't imitate the soup. Koryumasu looks like Koryouriya that means Japanese traditional small restaurant ranked middle. If you visit at Koryumasu, you will be surprised at this looks very clean and frankly. In every summer they start another special menu as tsukemen, popular too.

Attached piture is tsukemen, summer time menu.

Ramen Jinsei JET （Fukushima,Osaka）

There is Ramen Jnsei JET near Fukushima Station in JR West Osaka Loop Line　on a few minitues walk to north. They opend the shop in June, 2010 as a　scond bland of Higashinari Kinsei, the popular ramen shop in Tamatsukuri,　and then got the newface prize of, Kansai Ramen Taisho in 2010. They have a　special limited ramen/Tsukemen called "Torinikomi" that means chiken stewed very well. It looks like right-browned soup and the smell of the chicken is fragrant. On the other hand, reglar menus, Wafu-Shouyu and Shioniboshi, ares popular for ramen lover, too. Recently they have developed curry typed tsukemen that can be arrenged the ajustment of hotness. Now ramen lovers in Kansai area pay attention to Fukushima, there are many popular ramen shops.

Menya Roran （Umeda/Kitashinchi,Osaka）

There is Menya Roran in Osaka Station Building 3rd basement foor 2, located between Osaka station and Kitashinchi station in JR west. They have many kinds of ramen and tsukemen, and some kinds of soupstocks, Shouyu, Yuzushio, Miso etc. They are so skillful that they can make several variation of shoyu and Miso, Kotteri Assari Kogashi Hot etc. They always recommend Yuzushio ramen and tsukemen, but I like Kogashi Miso ramen best. They always open the shop without suspisious of business, however they close the shop earlier than another in night. Umeda and Kitashinchi is center of business in Osaka city, so they have many Roran lover among business men/women working nearby.
Of cause I'm one of then. Attached is Yuzushio Ramen, the most popular ramen in Menya Rouran.

Kinguemon (Fukaebashi,Osaka)

This ramen shop, Kinguemon, is the most popular among ramen lovers in Kansai erea as a strongly syoyu-blend ramen. There is Kinguemon near Fukaboshibashi station of Osaka Shiei subway on about 5 minutes walk to east. The owner of Kinguemon, Mr.Ohkura, has the experience that he had worked in the Ministry of Finance for eight years, and resigned the job. Then he had studied ramen by himself for a long time, and inquired the special technique of ramen. Now he gets many prize of ramen　sponsored by local magazines, Kansai isshukan, Ramen Walker etc. They have three regular ramen, red gold and black, and some special ramen, Osaka-black Naniwa-black and Naniwa-gold etc. My most favorite one is Naniwa-black. We can select the type of noodle, heavy or thin. I like better heavy noodle. Attached picture is Naniwa-black, heavy type noodle.

Pikkari Shokudou （Yahata, Kyoto）

There is Pikkari Shokudo near Hashimoto station of Keihan Line in Yahata　city, that is located between Kuze county in Kyoto prefecture and Hirakata　city in Osaka prefecture. The outskirts of Hashimoto station is very quite　and calm, and then there is a few lights in the evening. But the Japanese word "Pikkari" means bright, I think it is ironical. Pikkari Shokudo locates on about five minutes walk from Hashimoto station to south. This looks so old and small, I don't feel brightness from it's look.

A couple of master and his wife works in this raman shop and they have a high qualified shio-blended ramen. I hear the master is a specialist of salt, because he has the experience that worked in salt wholesales dealer of the salt by the rumor. Their salt blended soup is clear, soft and popular among Ramen lovers in Kansai area. It is few topping anyone on the their ramen. The ramen called "Maotan-men" is consisted of a few kaiware, thin noodle and shio blended soup. It is very simple and so cool. The shop doesn't lools bright, but the taste feels so delicious.

Ichiki （Dikokucyo, Osaka）

　Ramen Ichiki is a very casual shop in the outside of original area of Nanba,　Osaka. They has so unique ramen that I have never seen yet, and it is　called "Banmen." Banmen is consisted of only a little soup, large volume of chopped green onion, and fine noodles. And if you order a Banmen, you must be supprised at the low price. This type of ramen is generally categolized to "Shirunashi" that means little soup. The feeling is similar to Mazesoba than ordinaly ramen. Mixing egg to this, you can enjoy another feeling. Probably soup stock is made of chiken and pork, and it is salty and alittle oily. Banmen has so simple taste that many people after drinking session want to try it.