We don’t know about you, but at Paris Secret, we love ramen. This emblematic dish of Japanese cuisine, which has its origins in Chinese noodle soups, is an ideal remedy against the cold. We’ve selected the best ramen in Paris, to transport you straight to the Land of the Rising Sun.
Kodawari Ramen
We start as a matter of course with the temple of Parisian ramen. Walking into this Japanese-style restaurant, you’d almost think Odéon was the neighboring district of Shibuya. Japan-loving chef Jean-Baptiste Meunier founded this ramen institution in the capital. The decor, based on Japanese yokocho (alleyways housing bars and small restaurants), promises an immersion in both flavor and atmosphere.
📍29 Rue Mazarine, 75006 Paris
Ramen Bar
In the Passage des Panoramas, a small address for delicious ramen is hidden away. The Ramen Bar, with its counter seats where you can admire the cuisine at work behind wisps of steam, is one of the capital’s most discreet ramen addresses. In this small restaurant with the air of a typical izakaya, tasty Japanese starters tease succulent ramen in traditional ceramic bowls. In vegetarian, pork or chicken broth versions, and even with soy milk, Ramen Bar offers classic and original recipes for an express return trip to Japan.
📍53 Passages des Panoramas, 75002 Paris
Dosanko Larmen
With this address, we open the inevitable ball of the best ramen on rue Sainte-Anne. We don’t need to tell you anything if you’re a fan of Asian cuisine: the best Japanese restaurants can be found on this street near Pyramides. As with the other addresses on the street, you’ll have to be patient to enter this pocket restaurant. Dosanko Larmen is a chain from New York, but with the flavors of a true traditional ramen artisan. White miso or spicy red miso for the more adventurous, Dosanko’s ramen is rich and flavorful, with meats that melt in your mouth.
📍40 Rue Sainte-Anne, 75002 Paris
Kadoya Ramen
For fans of ramen in all its forms. A dozen variations of this traditional broth can be found on the menu at Kadoya Ramen, which is… Rue Sainte-Anne, of course! Fried chicken ramen, salt-based broth, silky ramen with soy sauce… Variety and new flavours. With Kadoya Ramen, you’ll have something to last you through the winter, with a new dish every day.
📍28 Rue Sainte-Anne, 75001 Paris
Neko Ramen
We’re moving away from Rue Sainte-Anne, to discover a newcomer to the game of the best ramen in Paris. “Neko”, or cat in Japanese, has carved out a place for itself in a cuisine already well established in Paris. How do you become an institution of Japanese broth? By being passionate about Japan, of course. Sedrik Allani, Neko Ramen‘ s chef, went to Tokyo to learn Japanese cuisine. And he graduated from the best ramen school in Japan (and the world), no less. Probably the most authentic ramen outside Japan!
📍6 Rue de la Grange Batelière, 75009 Paris
Kotteri Ramen Naritake
If you’re looking for ramen that will keep you warm all winter long, Kotteri Ramen Naritake is the place for you. Specializing in pork ramen (châshû ramen), this little shop that seems to transport you straight to Japan also specializes in fatty broths. The quantities are generous, so are the fillings, and the meat is as tender as butter. Bathed in fatty noodles surrounded by miso or soy, the pork makes this ramen rich like few other Parisian ramen. You can even choose the fat content of your broth… What more could you ask for?
📍31 Rue des Petits Champs, 75001 Paris
Ippudo
The Ramen King himself. Ippudo is the ramen chain that delights the world. And which confirms that chain restaurants sometimes rhyme with quality. In these real express canteens, just like in the back streets of Tokyo, you can “slurp” – that’s the sound ramen is supposed to make when you eat it the traditional way – delicious ramen, light or spicy and fatty, with homemade noodles fresh to perfection and tender meats. An adventure that began in a small 10-person room in Fukuoka, southern Japan, and has now grown to 90 restaurants worldwide. You’ll soon see why.
📍74-76 Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 75001 Paris