In 2015, Ivan Ramen opened on the Lower East Side. Today, it still stands out in a city full of ramen shops, with each dish mixing Japanese and Western cooking styles and ingredients. One dish on the menu is a steaming bowl of original rye noodles, a rich soup made […]
Ivan Orkin went against Japanese tradition in 2007: he opened a ramen restaurant in Tokyo as a white guy from Long Island. To the surprise of many, he quickly became a local celebrity, and was named “Rookie of the Year” by a ramen magazine. Now he makes his mark in […]
There’s a secret to dining at Ichiran. Even though this ramen restaurant insists that customers dine alone, people are coming in groups in anyway. And they’ve found a way to eat the noodle soup together. When Lindsay Herz and her two friends decided to try this Brooklyn spot, they each […]
David Bokov stood in line outside of a tiny Japanese restaurant in downtown Manhattan. The place only has 10 seats, and only serves three dishes. Everyone’s favorite noodle runs out early. “I’ve been waiting all month for this,” said Bokov, a visiting student from Seattle. Welcome to the Ramen Lab, […]