J Ramen

Spelling out Ore no na wa J (‘My name is J’), the bulky black-and-white sign of this Kitakagaya ramen joint suggests some serious grease, but that preconception couldn’t be farther from the truth. Both the interior and the refined noodle dishes here are firmly on the light side, as exemplified by J’s signature Collagen Tsukemen. Its creamy white dipping sauce, a mixture of tonkotsu broth and a collagen-packed bone broth made from pork and chicken legs, sticks easily to the handmade noodles, crafted from a blend of five types of wheat flour.