🍝 Best Ramen & Noodles in New York City
19 ramen & noodles spots in New York City, scored and ranked for 2026.
🍽️ Open Interactive GuideTop 10 Ramen & Noodles Spots
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Momofuku Noodle Bar
David Chang's original 2004 restaurant — the one that effectively launched the modern New York ramen scene. Still serving constantly-changing seasonal menus alongside signature pork buns and the names...
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2
Xi'an Famous Foods
The hand-pulled noodle empire that started as a tiny Flushing basement stall and conquered New York City one spicy, cumin-laced bowl at a time. The liang pi cold noodles are addictive, and the spicy c...
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3
1915 Lanzhou Hand Pulled Noodles & Dumplings
Lanzhou-style hand-pulled noodles on Mott Street, where the open kitchen lets you pick your noodle thickness and watch the dough get stretched to order. The beef noodle soup runs on a broth slow-simme...
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4
Totto Ramen
A tiny Midtown West ramen shop famous for its rich, golden chicken paitan broth that rivals any tonkotsu in the city. The signature chicken ramen is silky, deeply flavored, and practically demands you...
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5
Fukurou Brooklyn
A ramen shop on Wilson Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn, focused on pickup and delivery of Japanese bowls. The menu centers on ramen and donburi, with options like a mushroom shoyu bowl, a seafood spicy m...
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6
Lucky Rabbit Noodles
A noodle counter tucked into Dumbo on Front St, trading in slurpable bowls and quick Asian comfort food. Order-at-the-counter energy that suits the neighborhood's mix of remote workers and bridge-view...
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7
Tonchin
Tonchin is the New York outpost of a Tokyo ramen shop founded in 1992, serving Tokyo-style tonkotsu in a Midtown room near Herald Square. Noodles are made in-house and paired with pork broth and roast...
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8
Jin Ramen
Harlem's walk-in ramen shop near Columbia, built on rich tonkotsu and a spicy miso that earns its heat. The pork buns are a smart opener. A second Morningside Heights location keeps the uptown crowd w...
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9
Okiboru House of Tsukemen
Orchard St tsukemen specialist — the dipping noodles are the format, served alongside tontori ramen, chashu-seasoned grilled pork ribs, and ebi katsu. Closed Mondays; lunch and dinner service Tue-Sun.
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10
Ramen By Ra
East Village ramen shop on East 1st Street with a Resy-only release calendar — blocks drop twice monthly and go fast. Shoyu and Tonkotsu are the two pillars; both are clean, focused bowls without the ...
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All 19 Ramen & Noodles Spots in New York City
Nishida Sho-ten
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Shuya
82
Mr. Taka Ramen
82
Ramen Ishida
82
Shinka Ramen & Sake Bar
82
Chuko
82
Zurutto Ramen & Gyoza Bar
82
Kohoku-Ku Ramen
82
E.A.K. Ramen
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