Ramen 3000

Opened along the homely Azalea Street shotengai by Komagome Station in April 2025, Ramen 3000 opens from 9am on six days a week, drawing in a steady stream of ramen aficionados throughout the mornings. The shop takes things back to basics with additive-free dishes made entirely in house and all but exclusively from domestic ingredients.

The menu is satisfyingly simple: shoyu ramen (from ¥1,000), shio ramen (from ¥1,100) and tsukemen (shio or shoyu, ¥1,200), plus a basic selection of toppings that includes chewy char siu, menma, scallions and nori. This is a spot that lets the ingredients do the talking, so don't expect fireworks in the flavour department, just good, honest handcrafted ramen.

In the shoyu, the mellow soup – a finely balanced combination of meat and dried seafood stock, paired with an unobtrusive tare that helps highlight the sweetness of the dashi – pairs perfecly with the pleasant mouthfeel of the medium-thick, straight noodles.

The shio is a fair bit more distinctive, with an umami-packed clam broth and a strongish tare that’s sure to get your juices flowing in the morning. They only make a small batch of soup for the shio every day, so head over early if that’s what you’re after.