Shoryu Ramen specialises in Hakata tonkotsu ramen from Kyushu. Made with a thick, rich pork soup, tonkotsu ramen originates from the Hakata district of Fukuoka city in Kyushu, southern Japan.
Shoryu Ramen
Japanese Restaurant in Soho
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Opening Summary
Mon - Fri: 11:45 - 15:00 / 17:00 - 0:00
Sat: 11:45 - 0:00
Sun & Bank Holidays: 11:45 - 16:00 / 17:00 - 22:30
Mon - Fri: 11:45 - 15:00 / 17:00 - 0:00
Sat: 11:45 - 0:00
Sun & Bank Holidays: 11:45 - 16:00 / 17:00 - 22:30
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All In London Review
With ramen this good it's no wonder Shoryu keeps expanding.
Of the many London ramen restaurants we’ve visited, this branch of Shoryu is one of our favourites. The contemporary design brings in traditional Japanese flourishes without going over the top. Window benches and communal tables make it a social place, which the staff emphasise with their yelled Japanese greetings as you pass the kitchen – a touch of class. We visit early on a Wednesday night and despite being made to wait ten minutes while staring out at a half-full restaurant, the smell of hot broth staves off a mardy mood.
Shoryu has a range of grilled meats, fish and vegetables in its yakitori section (and midweek lunchtime offers) but finds its fame from the ramen and its melt-in-the-mouth buns. Both the breaded soy marinated chicken and the classic char siu pork hirata buns are excellent. There is nothing bad to say about the spongy, pillows that come filled with sticky sauce-covered meat.
As for the ramen, the lack of negativity is echoed. The Kotteri Hakata is for those who can ante up on the slightly cloying nature of tonkotsu ramen, for this is the extra thick version. It is a rich, salty pork soup filled with fatty globules that dares you to finish it. Obviously I do. The BBQ pork, nitamago egg, onion and fine soft noodles are almost an afterthought. If you don’t like the thought of a broth as thick as Heinz Cream of Chicken then you can choose from the range that includes the likes of peri peri or curry ramen.
We drink Kirin beer on draught to wash down the ramen – of which a frozen version also exists – but there is also a range of cocktails and wine. The Shoryu Soho manager also doubles as the in-house sake sommelier, which is a pretty good excuse to get stuck in.
The London ramen scene continues to expand and Shoryu Soho is certainly one of the best around.
Reviewed by T.A.O
Published on Mar 23, 2015
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