Ippudo 一風堂
I Highly Recommend ☆☆☆☆☆
Taipei restaurant offering: Ramen, ラーメン / Fried Chicken, Karaage, から揚げ / Pot Stickers, Gyoza, 餃子 / Dessert, デザート / Pudding, プリン / Fried Rice, チャーハン / Gua Bao, グアバオ / Appetizers, 前菜 / Sides, 食品側 / Beer, ビール / Tea, 茶
Address:
Shin Kong Mitsukoshi A8
B1, No. 12, Songgao Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City 110
台北市信義區松高路12號B1 (新光三越A8)
Phone: (02) 2725-1222
Hours: Sun - Thu: 11am - 9:30pm, Fri & Sat: 11am - 10pm
Last Reviewed: 21 February 2017
Ippudo is one of the major contenders of the ramen world in Japan, and in any other country they have opened up locations -- I believe they have opened up more locations in different countries than any other Japanese ramen chain restaurant.
They don't have tsukemen (つけ麺, dipping noodles), instead they solely focus on ramen. They have a range of rich to lighter ramen choices that should appease all clientele's preferences. They also have some delicious side items that you don't see at other ramen restaurants. They deep fry corn chips in their fried chicken's breading in order to make it extra crispy -- it's delicious! If you're a ramen lover, Ippudo is a must try. Ippudo uses less ingredients than other ramen restaurants: their pork slices are very thin and you don't get more noodles for free, but you can pay for them. However, I still always leave Ippudo feeling full and satisfied with their basic ramen bowl. I can't believe their stores in Taiwan don't have English menus! But don't worry, I have translated their menu into English in the photo section below.
"On October 15, 1985, IPPUDO was opened with a counter seating capacity of 10. Shigemi Kawahara the Ramen King made a grand impact on the industry with his original interior design and Tonkotsu (pork based) ramen. The classy shop interior with his heavy emphasis on wood is like a wood sculptor's studio yet kept sparkling clean with modern jazz playing in the background. The attention to detail and hospitable service translate to quality dining in a modest establishment with a decor and ambiance that hints at sophistication and quality. Tonkotsu ramen soup is free of the usual smell of pork with a light aftertaste. The selection of ingredients and the seasoning suited to the customer's well-being has won over female customers tempting them to want to try it every day. Thanks to the efforts, discipline and quality standards of the Ramen King, the status of ramen has been raised to become one of Japan's most favored dishes by young and old alike. Yet, IPPUDO does not just stand on its laurels. As a revolutionary flag bearer, the team exhaustively explores the possibilities of ramen. This resulted in ground-breaking innovations being added to Tonkotsu ramen and eventually impressed people from overseas, not to mention the Japanese. In the meantime, the team scrutinizes ingredients and seasonings from around the world to successively create new ramen varieties using some of the various cooking techniques found worldwide. Twenty years since its establishment, IPPUDO continues to impact the ramen industry. The fast food that was originally a JPY500-bowl is now a complete meal costing JPY1,000. To introduce one of Japan's national dishes to the world culture, IPPUDO initiated its ambitious efforts toward an auspicious future in New York.
Japanese ramen has a roughly 400-year history. At the beginning of the 20th century, expatriate Japanese from mainland China sold ramen at food stalls in Yokohama's Chinatown. This is how ramen spread to the rest of Japan. In those days, Chinese lamian (pulled noodles) was adapted to suit Japanese preferences and called Chuka Soba (Chinese noodles). A simple bowl of Chuka Soba, egg noodles in a broth made from chicken stock seasoned with soy sauce, became popular for its taste, reasonable price, and fast service. In the 1950s, Chuka Soba gradually proliferated to become the common people's taste readily enjoyed by one and all. In the meantime, ramen made its emergence through the cooking techniques used for Chuka Soba. Then it was only a matter of time until the ramen varieties flourished locally and regionally using available traditional ingredients. In the 1980s, many chefs and cooks became enchanted by the freedom and depth that ramen offered, and ramen shops started popping up one after another. These chefs stimulated, motivated and encouraged one another, to advance the rise in the Japanese ramen market. Now, one bowl of ramen has that special something that transcends all culinary ethnicities and nationalities such as Japanese, Chinese, French, Italian, and Indian. Although there are thousands of different flavors and varieties, they are all known by the collective name "ramen." Thus this Japanese soul food, ramen, was born out of each chef's individual and free, unconstrained idea and concept. Ramen is a cosmos created in a bowl. The basic broth is derived from the essence of pork, chicken, beef, or seafood, and seasoned with soy sauce, salt, miso, and other important ingredients. It's totally up to each individual chef to decide which ingredients and how much to use."
-Ippudo's NY website
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Address:
Shin Kong Mitsukoshi A8 B1, No. 12, Songgao Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City 110 台北市信義區松高路12號B1 (新光三越A8) Phone: (02) 2725-1222 Hours: Sun - Thu: 11am - 9:30pm, Fri & Sat: 11am - 10pm Chinese Menu Only (but I translated it into English in the photo section) Credit Cards Accepted No Stupid 10% Service Charge No Reservations Click on the link below for their Google Map page for the street view and/or other visitor's photos. Afterwards, you can click the dedicated back button on Google Maps to view the destination on a full-screened Google Map for directions. Ippudo - Songgao Road |
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Address:
Breeze Taipei Station Fl. 2, No. 3, Beiping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100 台北市中正區北平西路3號2樓 (微風台北車站) Phone: (02) 2370-9222 Hours: 10am - 10pm Daily Chinese Menu Only (but I translated it into English in the photo section) Credit Cards Accepted No Stupid 10% Service Charge No Reservations Click on the link below for their Google Map page for the street view and/or other visitor's photos. Afterwards, you can click the dedicated back button on Google Maps to view the destination on a full-screened Google Map for directions. Ippudo - Breeze Taipei Station |
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Address:
No. 85, Sec. 1, Zhongshan N. Rd., Zhongshan Dist., Taipei City 104 台北市中山區中山北路一段85號 Phone: (02) 2562-9222 Hours: 11:30am - Midnight Daily Chinese Menu Only (but I translated it into English in the photo section) Credit Cards Accepted No Stupid 10% Service Charge No Reservations Click on the link below for their Google Map page for the street view and/or other visitor's photos. Afterwards, you can click the dedicated back button on Google Maps to view the destination on a full-screened Google Map for directions. Ippudo - Zhongshan N. Rd. |
Visit a Ippudo location in NYC and listen to Yuske Nakamura give a brief explanation on ramen.
Japanese Eats visits Ippudo's Ginza, Tokyo location.
Brian of Ramen Adventures was invited to be a judge at the 2015 Ippudo Ramen Contest.
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