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東京豚骨ラーメン 屯ちん 池袋西口店
Rich but not too heavy, Tonchin’s Tokyo tonkotsu ramen comes with a choice of wavy or straight noodles. There are also gyoton, miso ramen and tsukemen, with table condiments such as spicy mustard greens for adjusting the flavour. The Ikebukuro West Exit branch is open for 24 hours.
01 / ABOUT THE PLACE
At Tonchin, choosing your noodles is the first decision: go for wavy or straight. Some diners who opted for wavy noodles have noted how well they held the soup and back fat. The menu describes a broth made by slowly simmering pork, chicken, vegetables and other ingredients, then seasoning it with dark soy sauce. It comes with three-layer pork belly chashu, bamboo shoots, a seasoned boiled egg and nori. Reviews describe the ramen as rich but not too heavy, making it a good fit for those after a balanced soy-sauce-and-tonkotsu flavour rather than an especially intense pork-bone broth.
To change things up as you eat, add a little garlic, chilli bean paste or spicy mustard greens from the table. One diner found the mustard greens quite hot, so it may be best to start with a small amount. A reviewer who paired ramen with rice reported that it was cooked so the grains stayed distinct, and enjoyed eating it with chashu.
For a different flavour, the menu also offers gyoton ramen, miso ramen and tsukemen. Gyoton combines bonito-infused oil and fish stock, with tender-tip bamboo shoots and fresh wakame seaweed from Sanriku. The miso ramen is made with the restaurant’s own blend of house-prepared miso and is served with corn as a standard topping. Tsukemen comes in three styles: tonkotsu soy sauce, miso and gyoton. The tonkotsu soy sauce and miso versions use fried spring onion oil, while the gyoton version is made with a special sweet vinegar and bonito-infused oil.
Some diners have stopped in for ramen or tsukemen after drinking in Ikebukuro. The West Exit branch is open 24 hours a day, every day, so you can choose between the classic Tokyo tonkotsu, customised with your choice of noodles and condiments, or a bowl of gyoton or miso.
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1 Chome-27-1 Nishiikebukuro, Toshima City, Tokyo 171-0021
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Approximate hours based on listed information, in Japan Standard Time (JST)
BEFORE YOUR VISIT
The signature Tokyo tonkotsu ramen combines a rich pork-bone broth with the umami of dark soy sauce and comes with chashu, bamboo shoots, a seasoned boiled egg and nori. For a seafood flavour, try the gyoton ramen, made with bonito-infused oil.
Tsukemen comes in 3 styles: tonkotsu soy sauce, miso and gyoton. The miso ramen includes corn; the menu also features spring onion miso ramen and miso butter corn ramen.
Open 24 hours every day. Suitable for a late-night meal.
Payment is accepted by PayPay, Rakuten Pay and transport IC cards. d-barai is not accepted.
This branch does not offer takeaway or delivery. Dine-in is available.
The entrance is not wheelchair accessible. There are also no wheelchair-accessible seats, toilets or parking.
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