Convoy District's ramen reference — Tonkotsu broth simmered long, the dry tsukemen that made them the SD ramen argument, and a Kearny Mesa dining room that fills every night. One of the Convoy Asian c...
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Tajima Ramen Kearny Mesa
Japanese / Ramen · Kearny Mesa
The Convoy St Tajima — the San Diego-born ramen chain's Kearny Mesa flagship. Tajima Black (black garlic oil) is the signature; the tonkotsu is the classic call. Multi-location SD brand with the Convo...
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Underbelly North Park
Japanese / Ramen · North Park
CH Projects' ramen room — a short menu done with real care, a dining room with concert-poster walls, and one of SD's defining casual ramen calls. The CH Projects signature of tight concept, tight exec...
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Yakyudori Yakitori & Ramen
Japanese / Yakitori · Kearny Mesa
Convoy's serious yakitori — full-bird butchery, offal skewers (heart, gizzard, skin, knee), tonkotsu ramen for the rest, and a dining room that reads like a Tokyo alley stall. A Convoy specialist Japa...
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Tajima Ramen — Downtown
Japanese / Ramen · East Village
Tajima's Downtown location — the SD-born ramen chain's East Village room, with the Tajima Black (black-garlic oil) as the house signature, and a late-night crowd that pulls the Gaslamp overflow for po...
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Harumama Noodles & Buns
Japanese / Ramen · Little Italy
Little Italy's Harumama — character-shaped steamed bao (pandas, pigs, cartoon characters) that made Harumama an SD Instagram staple, a serious tonkotsu ramen program behind the photogenic front, and a...