SHORYU RAMEN Covent Garden

Shoryu Ramen | Tonkotsu Ramen Restaurant in London

Established in 2012 and recommended in the Michelin Guide each year since 2014, Shoryu Ramen brings authentic tonkotsu ramen from Hakata, Japan to the UK under the creative vision of Hakata natives Tak Tokumine and Kanji Furukawa.

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This hearty pork-based noodle broth is usually reserved for a quick fix in Japan, where ramen joints are full of businessmen slurping noodles alongside young people after a stint in their local izakaya (Japanese bar).

Though London’s ramen bars tend to be more upmarket and come with a higher price point (in Japan you rarely pay more than a few pounds), the authenticity generally remains in the best of them, particularly at Japan Centre-owned Shoryu.

Shoryu’s signature ganso tonkotsu had a deep umami hit and came with all the trimmings – char siu barbecue pork belly, squid-like textured wood ear mushrooms, soft-boiled nitamago egg with molten yolk and plenty of ginger, nori seaweed and crisp, fried shallots.

If you are looking to mix things up a bit, there are eight tonkotsu varieties to choose from – Dracula tonkotsu is ramped up with caramelised black garlic oil and garlic chips, cold summery ramen comes in a lighter miso broth, and kotteri hakata tonkotsu is not for the faint hearted with double nitamago egg and an extra rich broth (we asked to try some and could barely manage a small cup it was so rich!)

If you’re a fan of Japanese fried karaage chicken, this dish is for you, as it came with a generous portion of fried Goosnargh chicken in the broth, along with bamboo shoots, a springy fish cake and all the trimmings.

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first we had Bone Daddies open up in Old Street and now a fifth Shoryu Ramen has set up shop in Covent Garden.

All the Shoryu staples are present and correct.

The char sui pork hirata buns are sweet, sticky and fluffy, the Hakata Tensunabe Gyoza are light and crispy, and both the signature Shoryu Ganso Tonkotsu and richer, meatier Kotteri Hakata Tonkotsu slipped down a treat.

As if you needed more reason to go, the new site also boasts an exclusive Truffle Tonkotsu; their trademark ramen upgraded with truffle and fried shallots.

so get down to Shoryu and start slurping.

Review: Shoryu Tonkotsu Ramen, Covent Garden - SaltyCritic

While walking towards the Toni and Guy Academy for a haircut, one worth a measly fiver – and not too bad haircut at all I might add, just not worth the four hours spent experiencing your hair being fumbled over by a student – I made note of the Shoryu Ramen across the road, a ramen joint I’d not come across before.

Plus, Shoryu has got an open kitchen with hot aromatic steam spreading from bubbling broth pots, boiling noodle water behind the counter and hot ramen bowls on every table.

Broths at the ready, both the vegetarian and the pork, and noodles pulled from a wooden box and put into strainers in boiling water, the captivating assembly would thus begin: first, the empty bowl is taken to a shared mise-en-place where lashings of different sauces from shoyu to miso are dropped into the bowl depending on the kind of ramen ordered for; second, a single ladle of the broth is poured into the sauced bowl and mixed around with a chopstick that is then put aside to be used again; third, noodles are taken from the water in their strainers, theatrically shaken, and then allowed to cascade into the redolent broth, after which two new chopsticks are taken and used to mix and tumble the noodles for proper integration; and finally the bowl is garnished with thin slices of grey pork from a tray that looked like it had been out for a while, or seafood or chicken similarly stored, soft boiled eggs that are piled on top of each other in large Tupperware containers, and other small bits like chopped spring onions, neatly cut nori sheets and pickled onions from the seemingly bottomless metal draw.

Some words about traditional tonkotsu ramen before we discuss Shoryu’s iteration.

While the broth of the Shoryu Ganso Tonkotsu, their signature ramen, was tasty, robust and distinctively moreish, the chashu pork slices were near wafer thin, tasteless and unimpressive.

Shoryu Ramen Covent Garden Bottomless Brunch Review | London ...

Japanese restaurant Shoryu Ramen is one such outpost in which I can indulge my cravings.

Taking place at their Covent Garden restaurant every Sunday, the bottomless brunch is here to fill you up for the entire day.

Shoryu Ramen have taken the word ‘bottomless’ very literally in terms of their brunch, with a huge food selection that includes bottomless ramen, four sides each, bao buns and ice cream.

Rather than enjoying the view of the gorgeous hall opposite Shoryu Ramen, passing groups ogled at us and our feast - perhaps fours sides each was a little excessive.

Shoryu Ramen’s bottomless brunch costs £38 and is available on Sundays at Shoryu Ramen, 35 Great Queen St, London WC2B 5AA.

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Brunch Review: Shoryu Ramen, Covent Garden, London

Exclusive to Shoryu Covent Garden each Sunday, the ramen restaurant’s brunch is a boozy Japanese procession of Eastern indulgence.

Tucked within the corner of this central London restaurant with the distinct urban buzz of London Fashion Week just beyond the pavements outside, the tables of Shoryu Covent Garden are all occupied and floor staff are fast off their feet balancing endless rounds of wine and deep bowls of steaming ramen.

A bottomless brunch is not without the alcoholic refills and at £38 per person, Shoryu Covent Garden offer a choice of red and white house wine, sparkling wine, Kobai plum wine with soda or green tea.

The essence of Shoryu restaurants is a concept that hones in and perfects Hakata tonkotsu ramen from the south of Japan which is made with a thick, rich, white pork soup and thin, straight ramen noodles.

Proudly dishing out their niche Hakata tonkotsu ramen recipe that has been designed by Executive Chef Kanji Furukawa who was born and raised in Hakata, Shoryu provide the UK with highly crafted and genuine tonkotsu, rarely found outside Japan.

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This hearty pork-based noodle broth is usually reserved for a quick fix in Japan, where ramen joints are full of businessmen slurping noodles alongside young people after a stint in their local izakaya (Japanese bar).

Though London’s ramen bars tend to be more upmarket and come with a higher price point (in Japan you rarely pay more than a few pounds), the authenticity generally remains in the best of them, particularly at Japan Centre-owned Shoryu.

Shoryu’s signature ganso tonkotsu had a deep umami hit and came with all the trimmings – char siu barbecue pork belly, squid-like textured wood ear mushrooms, soft-boiled nitamago egg with molten yolk and plenty of ginger, nori seaweed and crisp, fried shallots.

If you are looking to mix things up a bit, there are eight tonkotsu varieties to choose from – Dracula tonkotsu is ramped up with caramelised black garlic oil and garlic chips, cold summery ramen comes in a lighter miso broth, and kotteri hakata tonkotsu is not for the faint hearted with double nitamago egg and an extra rich broth (we asked to try some and could barely manage a small cup it was so rich!)

If you’re a fan of Japanese fried karaage chicken, this dish is for you, as it came with a generous portion of fried Goosnargh chicken in the broth, along with bamboo shoots, a springy fish cake and all the trimmings.

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A new branch of Shoryu will always give ramen lovers something to celebrate.

Famous for its creamy tonkotsu pork stock that takes 12 hours to prime, the ramen here is so good, you can almost feel it in your bones.

The ramen’s the star here.

It feels like the kind of place where you could have a nice, civilised lunch with your mother-in-law.

But hey, sometimes mothers-in-law need ramen too.