Restaurant Features Asian Noodle Soup Ramen Japanese Noodles Best of CT Homepage Highlight 25+ Spots for Great Ramen in Connecticut April Guilbault March 16, 2023 Sluuuuuurp. Siiiip! Sip! Just a few of the sounds you might hear when consuming a steaming hot bathtub-sized bowl of delicious, noodlicious ramen. Whether you’ve got a simpler bowl of noodles and broth on the brain or one brimming with a myriad of toppers, not much is more satisfying than slurping to your heart’s content. To take the chill off these end-of-winter days, we’ve got the consummate listing for your next craving. Dive on in, the slurping is good! Here are 25 Spots for great ramen in Connecticut.If we missed a Ramen spot you love, please contact us.Mecha Noodle Bar-Fairfield, Norwalk, New Haven, Stamford, West Hartford www.mechanoodlebar.comMecha Noodle Bar, pronounced mèh cha, is an homage to all the mom-and-pop ethnic eateries, where the food is soulful but the ambience can be lacking. Mecha specializes in outstanding pho, ramen, and cocktails with hip music and high energy. As one of the first ramen shops in Connecticut, Mecha is the brainchild of Pho Vietnam, a legendary family-owned Vietnamese restaurant established in 2006. With several locations in Connecticut and Massachusetts, Mecha is bridging the gap of good Asian food you can only find in major cities.R & B Ramen N Bao-Oxford www.rnbct.comOxford Connecticut is now home to an amazing new restaurant located inside the Quarry Walk - Ramen & Bao. This restaurant features a unique blend of traditional Asian flavors and contemporary style. Guests can enjoy a variety of made-to-order ramen and bao dishes, with a focus on high-quality ingredients, in addition to gluten-free options. The atmosphere is welcoming and relaxed, with options for both in-dining and pickup service. Whether you're looking for a light snack or a full meal, Ramen & Bao is a must-try destination in Oxford Connecticut.EAT Noodle & Rice-Bridgeportwww.eatnoodlect.comAlmost a dozen various noodle soups, from Pho to Ramen and specialty soups. You can also pile on extra toppings such as Crispy Chicken, Crab Meat, Fish cakes. Side broths are availble as well-take some homeFujiya Ramen-Middletownwww.fujiyaramenct.comThis father-son business serves a wide variety of authentic Japanese ramen-Tonkosu, Chashu, Miso, Kaisen, Tan Tan, and others that you can pile high with extra veggies, meats, seafood and other delicious extras.Funju Noodle Bar-Wallingfordwww.funjunoodlebar.comRamen, Pho, noodles (Drunken, Pad Thai) in all shapes sizes and bowls. You might like the Super Bowl Ramen, brimming with clams, mussels, sausage, prawns, crayfish, veggies, noodles and a spicy seafood broth.Good Hope Dumpling and Ramen House-Norwalkwww.goodhopect.comSmall but mighty! They offer Szechuan or Japanese style ramen, bowls of flavorful Pho and even Bacon or Beef Stir-fried Ramen, which is served sans broth.Haruki Ramen & Izakaya-Norwalkwww.harukirestaurant.comChicken, Pork or veggie broths for your ramen, thin-noodles, wavy noodles, potato noodles. They have Spicy Mazemen for those who want the noodles..but no broth.Hokkaido Ramen-Orangehokkaidoramen.business.siteUdon, Chow-fun and nine different ramen bowls swimming with crispy pork belly, shrimp, Japanese fish cakes, vegetable and brothy goodness.Kaliubon Ramen & Poke-West Hartford, Wethersfieldwww.kaliubon.comFresh homemade ramen! Dive into their Curry ramen, wonton ramen, Kaliubon (spicy and with peanuts), Truffle Shoyu, Miso, Hot & Sour and more. Happily they have gluten-free ramen too.Kawa Ni-Westportwww.kawaniwestport.comSteaming bowls of ramen-miso, tokyo, tonkatsu and udon noodles-swimming in flavorful broths topped with everything from roasted mushrooms, pickled clams, hijiki, soft eggs and buttered corn.Kyushu Ramen & Sushi-Stamfordwww.kyushuramennoodles.comExecutive Chef Shigeru Iko, otherwise known as “The Secret Ramen Master”, will have you swooning over their very popular Tonkotsu and chicken based ramen broths, with chicken, pork, seafood or veggies.Mama Chow’s-Southportwww.mama-chow.comInspired by Asian street food and open-air markets, among a long list of dishes they offer six different types of Pho, along with Paitan Ramen and Spicy Miso Ramen, complete with pork belly, shoe egg and pickled mustard greens.Menya-Gumi-New Havenwww.menya-gumi.comFamily-owned Japanese restaurant that specializes in modern Japanese comfort food, Ramen being their focus. Vegetable broth base available, in addition to their chicken based broths brimming with add-ons.MIKU Sushi Bar and Restaurant-Greenwichwww.mikugreenwich.comChashu Ramen, with pork broth with Chashu pork or Miso Ramen, pork broth with pork, shrimp, chicken or squid. Spicy Miso Ramen available too.Nummy-West Hartfordwww.nummy.comFully customizable noodle bowls-go for the Nummy Noodles (Taiwanese flour noodles with vegetable and minced pork), the Little Pot (Korean Sweet Potato noodles with vegetables, mushroom and dried tofu skin) or the Mega Pot, which is the Little Pot with 20 extra toppings to choose from.Ramen Kuro Shiro-New Havenramen-kuro-shiro.business.siteSpecializing in authentic Japanese ramen dishes, they have a variety of classic hot ramen bowls, with your choice of broths topped with chases (pork belly) or kara age (fried chicken), cold ramen bowls, and vegan ramen choices with soft tofu and an assortment of veggies.Roishi-Hamdenwww.roishihamden.comServing Japanese faves, served up with a good dash of customer appreciation and quality ingredients! Nine different ramen to choose from…do you dare attempt the Inferno ramen??Roodle Rice & Noodle Bar-Wallingfordwww.roodle-ct.comAuthentic Thai food with a menu brimming with noodles and great ramen bowls; Spicy Seafood Ramen, Pork Ramen, Spicy Miso Ramen with Crispy Chicken, Sukiyaki Beef Ramen.So Ramen-New Britainwww.soramenct.comWhen half of the menu is devoted to ramen, you know they are serious; Katsu ramen with with curry, fried shrimp, shoe, specialty ramen bowls with Ox Tail, Butter Corn, fish cakes, more than a dozen spicy ramen to set your taste on fire and more construct-your-own bowls.Spice Club Indian Kitchen-Fairfieldwww.spiceclubindiankitchen.com In the midst of goat entrees and other Indian street food delights, they also have several ramen bowls-traditional Tonkotsu, Spicy Miso and vegetable ramen.Takumi Sushi, Ramen & Lounge-Branfordwww.takumibranford.onlineA good variety of ramen bowls, chock full of vegetables, grilled meats, mussels, Japanese sausage, fish cakes, tofu, and noodles of various shapes (thin, wavy, rice) to tempt your palate.Tiger Belly Noodle Bar-Granby www.facebook.com/tigerbellygranbyRamen and sushi bar offering house made Asian comfort food. They also offer gluten-free noodles.Tokyo Ramen-Storrstokyoramenct.comGreat late night eats just down the road from the UConn Huskies; seven different ramen bowls to choose with everything from wood ear mushroom, tofu, kimchi, shrimp and scallops, meats, spicy or not.
