Ramen in Houston

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Conservatory

1010 Prairie Downtown/ Midtown

832-919-8382

Gastro Pub, Brewpub, Japanese, Ramen, Barbecue, Mediterranean, Crepes, Best Of, Menu

Conservatory Beer Garden and Food Hall takes advantage of the recent uptick in the perception of downtown as a destination, while adding value of its own. Late hours and an array of options are a boon to downtown diners, drinkers and after-drink-diners alike. Grab a beer from the well-appointed and reasonably priced tap wall and grab a spot in line at your favorite vendor. If you’re in a group, divide and conquer. Samurai Noodle and Melange Creperie offer the best bet in terms of quality, and some of the pita sandwiches at Myth Kafe make for excellent drinking food. Each of the vendors has its own stumbling points as they expand or acclimate to the different service model necessitated by sharing space in a food hall with broad hours. For now, we recommend steering clear of El Burro and the Bull, where the barbecue just isn’t up to par.

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JINYA Ramen Bar

18299 Egret Bay Blvd. Outer Loop - SE

281-549-6609

Ramen, Recommended

The first location of JINYA Ramen Bar in Houston, this sleek and sophisticated noodle bar is one of the franchise locations that evolved from Robata Jinya, which started in Tokyo. It’s no surprise the restaurant has its ramen down to a science, with milky-white, porky tonkotsu broth that seems to take over every taste bud and noodles that are the perfect firmness every time. Servers are more than capable of guiding diners to a good beverage choice, whether it be craft beer or dry sake. An order of gyoza, pan-seared until a deep amber crust forms, is a splendid starter and an order of green tea mochi is a fine conclusion.
M-K-T Heights

600 N. Sheperd Dr., Houston Heights Heights

832-615-1471

Restaurants, Community Venues, Health and Fitness, Retail, Adult, Ramen
Ramen Tatsu-Ya

1722 California St. Montrose

346-226-3253

Asian, Japanese, Ramen, Best Of, Slideshow

Nationally acclaimed Ramen Tatsu-ya opened in Houston on February 20 to an hours-long line of anxious, frenzied ramen fanatics. The Austin-based chain was recognized in 2013 by Bon Appétit as one of the best restaurants in America. The menu is straightforward: Pick a ramen style, choose from a half dozen toppings to add, drop a bomb or two and a bowl is born. The list of creatively named small bites, sides and sweets includes tasty treats such as the sweet and sour yodas and hush piggies. The dipping-broth ramen called tsukemen is incredibly flavorful, with a condensed pork bone broth that is rich, salty and satisfying. There’s a 14-car parking lot that is totally insufficient for the restaurant’s popularity. Street parking is available, but expect a short wait in line for lunch and dinner.

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Samurai Noodle

1801 Durham Dr. Heights

832-879-2982

Ramen, Restaurants, Recommended

Samurai Noodle has finally expanded outside its hometown of Seattle and Houston is lucky to be the recipient of the first outbound location. It’s a casual environment, so no one is going to look askance at your jeans and t-shirt. The tonkotsu, a broth made of pork bones simmered for days, is quite good. Even better, especially on hot, humid days, is the kanro tsukemen, or cold dipping ramen. Just as it sounds, diners can dip the contents of a bowl of noodles, shredded pork and big, bulbous chunks of bamboo into the slightly sweet, thick, fish-based broth. Only fools, though, would constrain themselves just to a bowl of ramen when there are so many fun appetizers to play with. The sabayaki, or broiled mackerel with shredded, pickled daikon, is a thing of simplistic, natural beauty while the gyoza will thrill with their frills of starchy, pan-fried lace.

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