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Ramen Empire: best Japanese restaurants in Manchester for noodly soup

11 months ago

Alongside the explosion of fine-dining Japanese restaurants in Manchester, there’s been an equally sharp rise in casual eating spots for this on-trend cuisine. While once we had a tapas place on every corner, we now have a ramen bar. We can’t suck up those noodles fast enough in this city.

In winter a bowl of well-made ramen really comes into its own: it’s a comforting carb fix, with a gentle, warming spice kick that cuts through any seasonal colds. And then there’s all the health-giving properties of slowly simmered bone broth, fresh veggies, and nutrient-rich proteins. No wonder it’s become so popular in our post-pandemic world.

Here we’ve picked out eight brilliant Japanese restaurants in Manchester for ramen. Read on for our top of the broths for 2024.

  • Book Now Deansgate

    Suki Suki Street Food & Bar

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    Suki Suki Street Food & Bar is a Pan-Asian street food bar located on Deansgate under the arches of the Great Northern Warehouse.

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  • Hakkapo is a Japanese restaurant in Manchester's First Street district.
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    Hakkapo

    Restaurant

    Hakkapo is Manchester’s Izakaya – that is, a Japanese bar where people go to eat, drink and just generally hang out after a long day at work.

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  • Ramen at House of Fu Manchester, a Japanese restaurant with karaoke booths on Portland Street.
    Manchester City Centre

    House of Fu Manchester

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    Beloved Leeds ramen hotspot House of Fu opened on Portland Street in October 2023. This Japanese restaurant and bar is renowned for its nourishing bowls of ramen, its small plates – and its karaoke booths.

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  • Ancoats

    Lucky Ramen & Sushi

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    Lucky Ramen & Sushi restaurant is known for its late-night dining offering of fresh bowls of stewed ramen that are carefully prepared by a head chef with over 15 years of experience.

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  • A dish from Maki & Ramen in Manchester.
    Manchester City Centre

    Maki & Ramen

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    Born in Edinburgh and now in Glasgow and Manchester, Maki & Ramen is a high-quality, quick-eats-style place that easily holds its own amongst the plethora of Japanese restaurants that have opened in the city centre recently.

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  • A bowl of ramen at New Wave Ramen in Manchester.
    Manchester City Centre

    New Wave Ramen

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    After building a name and fanbase for itself in Mackie Mayor, New Wave Ramen have now got their own standalone Manchester restaurant on Tib Lane. It’s a stylish place with a minimalist, industrial feel, softened by the warm, low lighting and the friendly front-of-house team.

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  • Vegan ramen from Japanese restaurant Shogun Ramen and Bar in Chorlton, Manchester
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    Shogun Ramen and Bar

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    Shogun Ramen and Bar in Chorlton says it does Manchester’s cheapest ramen (from £7.99 a bowl) and we’ve no evidence to counteract that bold claim. But we’ve not listed it in our guide just because it’s day-before-payday-cheap. It’s here because it does ‘proper, traditional’ ramen and the folks of M16 can’t get enough of it. 

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  • Crispy chicken ramen at Shoryu Manchester
    Manchester City Centre

    Shoryu Ramen

    Restaurant - Japanese

    Shoryu Ramen is the first branch of the mini London chain to leave the capital. It’s located in Piccadilly Gardens but don’t let that put you off. The other eateries are, for the most part, bland brands with very little going for them but Shoryu Ramen is a ray of hope dedicated to The Land of the Rising Sun.

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  • Tokyo Ramen, manchester
    Manchester City Centre

    Tokyo Ramen

    Restaurant - Japanese

    Spartan and stripped back is the only description for Tokyo Ramen – and that’s both the menu and the restaurant itself. With barely enough space to swing a noodle, the place only accommodates 20 walk-ins. It’s not a sociable place, more a utilitarian slurping station.

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  • Book Now Withington

    Zen Sushiya

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    Zen Sushiya is a delightful Japanese restaurant specialising in sushi. It’s a charming place, with helpful staff dressed in traditional kimonos and the sushi is exquisite.

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