Kazan Beverly Hills

This upscale Beverly Hills ramen spot comes comes from Ryu Isobe, the founder of Tatsu Ramen, who started Kazan after selling off his original concept (and watching its quality promptly go somewhat downhill). The prices at Kazan might be sky-high, but this casual option on Beverly Hills’ historic Restaurant Row luckily offers quality cooking to match. Befitting its famous area code, Kazan’s most popular soba ramen comes topped with truffle oil—an unnecessary act of gilding the lily in my book, but luxurious nevertheless. Despite its limited street parking and deluxe price point, the delicious noodle bowls make this brick-lined, chicly decorated ramenya worth visiting, both for its more traditional broths as well as its vegan and fusion offerings. Pork-based broth purists can also still get tonkotsu.