Ippudo
As the flagship (and first international) location of the acclaimed Japanese ramen empire, the East Village's Ippudo holds one of the catalyst titles for the noodle craze. Get there past 5pm and you'll bear witness to the restaurant's absurd popularity due to its ultra-rich tonkotsu pork ramen with house-made noodles, and secret "Umami Dama" in the Akamaru Modern bowl.
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An early favorite in NYC’s ramen invasion, this Japanese chain export that drew crazy lines for its milky tonkotsu landed in the East Village over a decade ago. And after a 13-year run in Manhattan, it wasn’t until the pandemic hit that the soup slinger started to offer takeout and delivery. To this day, Ippudo’s creamy pork-based broth holds up against any other. With additional locations in Hell’s Kitchen and nearby Times Square, the shops offer a few soup options with Ippudo’s signature broth, such as Shiromaru Motoaji, organized with thick and chewy house-made noodles, chashu pork, mushrooms, scallion, bamboo shoots, and fish cake.
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