Atago (Tokyo, Minato-ku)

京鰹節つけ麺 愛宕 ATAGO

きょうかつおぶしつけめん あたご

Shoyu ramen, yuzu taste: 14 / 20

In the evening, I continued my exploration of Shimbashi ramen scene with my German friend. Atago is an atmospheric restaurant with a very black interior. I ordered the Yuzu shoyu ramen, and my friend the Yuzu tonkotsu gyokai ramen.

 

Broth: I’m not a big fan of shoyu broth, but with that light yuzu taste, it was quite enjoyable.

Noodles: Whole grain noodles, quite thin, which could be a bit firmer.

Meat: A couple of small slices of tender, slightly fat chashu.

Egg: Well cooked ajitama with gooey yolk; not perfect (some small parts were hard), but very honorable. Apparently, this is a special 'goma tamago' (see the "other reviews" below), but I did not see any difference with a regular one.

Toppings: Thick menma, negi, and nori.

So this was a pleasant-if-not-so-remarkable ramen. The yuzu tonkotsu gyokai my friend ordered had thicker noodles (also whole grain), and the yuzu taste was kind of masked by the strong broth flavors.

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Other reviews: Ramen Adventures, Ramen Tokyo.