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Chinese noodle Specialty, Ide Shoten

Taste Wakayama ramen’s original “Ide Style” at the headquarters.

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Wakayama ramen has a long history since before World War II and has become soul food for the local people. The bowl of rich pork bone soup flavored with soy sauce, the chewy, skinny, straight noodles, and the colorful fish kamaboko (fish cake) is one of the local ramens known throughout Japan.

Within the prefecture, there are many ramen restaurants. Of those, this shop is said to be the originator of “Ide Style”, the root of Wakayama ramen. Since the beginning in 1953, the founder and the 2nd owner kept tweaking the dish to come up with the current taste. The succeeding owners have faithfully preserved it, and customers stand in line to this day to have that taste.

Of many tips they obsess, the soup is by far what they spend time for. They stick to their unique procedures while cooking pork bones until the gelatin melts out and emulsifies. It is rich and smooth, yet there is no sticky after-taste, which other restaurants cannot copy.

The main menu is four kinds of Chinese noodles in different sizes (750 yen and up). You can add a topping of flavored egg (100 yen). They have a side menu of quick sushi topped with vinegared mackerel (150 yen) that goes really well with ramen.

Highlights

  • The originator of “Ide Style”, the root of Wakayama ramen.
  • Rich and smooth, yet there is no sticky aftertaste.
  • The side menu of quick sushi topped with vinegared mackerel.

Photos

  • The traditional shop exterior with a red lantern

    The traditional shop exterior with a red lantern

  • Chinese noodles at the top of all the Wakayama ramens

    Chinese noodles at the top of all the Wakayama ramens

  • A ramen set for a souvenir

    A ramen set for a souvenir

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Details

Name in Japanese
中華そば専門店 井出商店
Postal Code
640-8329
Address
4-84 Tanakamachi, Wakayama City, Wakayama
Telephone
073-424-1689
Closed
Thursdays
Hours
11:30am-10:00pm (L.O.9:30pm)
Budget
1,000 yen and up
Directions
1) From JR Wakayama Station of each line, walk 7 min.
2) From Wakayama Railway, Kishigawa Line, Tanakaguchi Station, walk 7 min.
Credit Cards
Not accepted
Official Website
Official Website (Japanese)