2024-01-24 How to Order at a Ramen Restaurant
Cultural Tips
Ramen restaurants in Japan often have a unique way of ordering. If you don’t see any cash counter and you see a ticket machine (shokken) near the entrance, the restaurant is a ticket order style.
Before you take a seat, you buy a ticket for whatever you may eat. You have to choose what you’ll have right away after entering the restaurant. After you buy a ticket, you pass it to the staff and take a seat.
Ramen restaurants tend to be where you spend time just for eating. That’s why many ramen restaurants only have small space for eating.
Another surprise is that some Japanese people often order ramen with rice. It’s not crucial yet a common way to enjoy ramen: after you eat ramen, you put some soup on rice and eat it all.
Spicy Noodle IKEDA has a spicy and delicious soup that matches perfectly with rice. English menu available. Friendly staff will help you to get the ticket. It is also famous for how spicy ramen is that you can challenge for the hottest (level 7)!! If you can complete spicy ramen level 7, your sign will be on the wall. Who will be the next challenger??
