Ramen Ryoma is a Japanese restaurant chain with locations in the United States and Chile. In the U.S., the restaurant operates in the Portland metropolitan area and in San Diego, California.

Ramen Ryoma
Exterior of the Ramen Ryoma location in Portland, Oregon, 2023
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Restaurant information
Owner(s)Yoshinari Ichise
Food typeJapanese
CountryUnited States; Chile
Websiteramenryoma.net

Description

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Ramen Ryoma is a Japanese restaurant with multiple locations in the United States and Chile. The Beaverton, Oregon restaurant is attached to a Uwajimaya store and serves shio, shoyu, and miso broths, as well as chashu pork, pan-fried pork gyoza, and kurobuta sausage. Ramen Ryoma's menu has also included corn butter miso ramen, spicy umami ramen, Japanese style-curry housemade egg noodles,[1] sushi and sashimi,[2] takoyaki,[3] and yakitori.[4]

History

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Oregon

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Vegetable spring rolls at the downtown Portland restaurant, 2022

Chef and owner Yoshinari Ichise opened the original Ramen Ryoma in Portland in 2016. Plans to open a restaurant on Southwest Morrison Street in downtown Portland were announced in 2021.[4][5]

California

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The first San Diego location opened in Kearny Mesa in 2018.[6] The restaurant also operates in Pacific Beach (since late 2018)[7] and Hillcrest.[8][9] The Kearny Mesa location closed in early 2021.[10]

Reception

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Rebekah Gonzalez included the Hillcrest restaurant in iHeart's 2021 list of "Where to Find the Best Ramen in San Diego".[11] In 2022, Krista Garcia and Ron Scott of Eater Portland said Ramen Ryoma is a "worthy [place] to get a Japanese noodle fix in Beaverton".[12] The website's Seiji Nanbu and Janey Wong included the restaurant in a 2022 overview of "Where to Find Knockout Ramen in Portland and Beyond".[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Winget, Lauren (2018-12-03). "10 Trends that Defined San Diego's Food Scene in 2018". San Diego Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  2. ^ Woo, Candice (2019-12-13). "Eater San Diego: Two Local Chefs Return to 'Top Chef' TV Show". NBC 7 San Diego. Archived from the original on 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  3. ^ Tutko, Marie (2019-12-20). "New Brunch Spot Opens in Gaslamp, North Park Gets a Trattoria". San Diego Magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  4. ^ a b Townsend, Nick (2021-02-03). "Popular Ramen Chain Ramen Ryoma Will Open a New Yakitori Restaurant Downtown". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  5. ^ Bjorke, Christopher (February 4, 2021). "Japanese street food restaurant plans downtown opening". Portland Business Journal.
  6. ^ Woo, Candice (2018-08-08). "Sapporo-Style Ramen Checks Into Kearny Mesa". Eater San Diego. Archived from the original on 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  7. ^ Woo, Candice (2018-12-27). "Ramen Ryoma Expands to Pacific Beach". Eater San Diego. Archived from the original on 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  8. ^ Woo, Candice (2019-12-11). "Two-Level Hub for Sushi and Ramen Lands in Hillcrest". Eater San Diego. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  9. ^ Woo, Candice (2017-08-16). "Japanese Ramen and Izakaya Combo Heading to Hillcrest". Eater San Diego. Archived from the original on 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  10. ^ Woo, Candice (2021-08-19). "Tahini to Expand and Add Adjacent Cafe in Kearny Mesa". Eater San Diego. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  11. ^ Gonzalez, Rebekah (2021-10-07). "Where To Find The Best Ramen In San Diego". iHeart. Archived from the original on 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  12. ^ Garcia, Krista (2017-09-07). "16 Exemplary Restaurants in Beaverton". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-07-27. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  13. ^ Nanbu, Seiji (2016-04-06). "Where to Find Knockout Ramen in Portland and Beyond". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
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