Hanamaruken Ramen 花丸軒 難波

It was Japanese habit to have ramen after a night of drinking. We ended up at Hanamaruken Hozenji. Hanamaruken was famous for its tonkotsu shoyu ramen. We ordered its most popular "Happiness" ramen (しあわせラーメン) and the slow cooked pork rib ramen.

The chunky pork rib was tender and delicious. And I was able to clean up the whole bowl including the soup.

We also had to try its fried rice (チャーハン). It was really as good as what we had read in reviews.

Always good to look around the shop to see what a customer could get for free. In this case, each customer could request for a hard boiled egg. And there was free kimchi as well.

Website: http://arakawapork.com/#
Tabelog: https://tabelog.com/osaka/A2701/A270202/27002618/

Dotonbori Kamakura どうとんぼり神座

We had been eating Ichiran ramen the last few times we were at Osaka. We thought that we should try some ramen that originated from Osaka.

We found that Kamakura was one of the popular one. The soup was a deviation from the usual. And was made by a chef that worked at a French cusine establishment. I found the soup lighter than usual ramen. A good start to our trip.

It was just counter seats at the shop. The staffs had to move around the narrow passage ways in between.

We ordered their standard set with gyoza and a beer of course. Common as many ramen establishment, you would need to make payment at the vending machine at the door.

Website: http://kamukura.co.jp/
Tabelog: https://tabelog.com/osaka/A2701/A270202/27001562/