Ichiran’s PR rep cites logistical challenges in importing the ramen ingredients — like fresh noodles and the cha shu used at the Japanese branches — as the reason why the popular ramen giant could ...

You can enjoy a wide variety of ramen in Japan, but for many, nothing beats the hearty, reliable flavor of Ichiran. Specialising in tonkotsu pork bone broth ramen, this popular chain often has lines ...

America’s love of ramen shows no sign of waning. That’s apparent from the gigantic crowds that flocked to the opening of Japanese export Ichiran Ramen in New York this week. By 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday ...

Forget those $0.25 packets of ramen you (and everyone) survived on in college. That’s not real ramen. Real ramen is delicious. Something you want to eat, not something you have to eat (because you’re ...

If you had to name one of Japan’s most famous tonkotsu ramen chains, there’s a good chance that Ichiran would be at the top of the list. With locations around the country, Ichiran restaurants often ...

After a decade in the making, Ichiran is finally here. The Fukuoka-based ramen-ya chain—famed for thick, porky tonkotsu ramen dimpled with a fiery red pepper sauce and a strict no phone, no talking ...

While Japanese cuisine in general is in the middle of an unprecedented international boom, ramen has surpassed sushi as the dish inbound tourists seek most in Japan. It is a dish showing uniquely ...

New York City has a wealth of good ramen joints, and among them is Ichiran—famed for its tonkotsu ramen, served to diners in “flavor concentration booths” that minimize human contact and encourage ...

It may be 11 a.m. on a workday, but hundreds of people are waiting in line in Bushwick at Ichiran, the ramen chain from Japan specializing in tonkotsu broth that opens today. It’s the chain’s first ...