I finally made it to Zipang. The 35 minutes waiting outside in the cold were totally worth it. We started out with the gyoza, which unlike other places was not deep fried, hence the real deal. The ramen were absolutely delicious and the eismochi was to die for, specially the mango one!! Service was very friendly and quick. Will be back many times. read more

Ramen Bar Zipang - Ramen Near Me - Hamburg, HH

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Oh my gosh, I love this place so much. My husband and I are huge ramen fans, and this place never disappoints. We've been to several ramen restaurants in Düsseldorf, and Zipang may even be an inch above those. We usually get gyoza to start, which is perfectly cooked with a flavorful filling. The miso ramen is my go-to choice, and it's always perfect the way it is. I love the texture of the noodles and the flavor of the broth is so tasty. Mochi is a must for dessert. They sometimes switch up the flavors which is nice. I've had chocolate, vanilla, green tea, and black sesame. It can definitely get crowded in here, but I've never had to wait more than 20 minutes for a seat. The outdoor seating is nice in the summer, and I like the Japanese style of the indoor seating. Definitely looking forward to exploring the menu more and coming again and again! read more

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FYI: I only rate the food! :) We went there to have some proper Japanese ramen, this place was recommended by my sister who lived here (Hamburg) for around 3 years - according to her it is one of the few ramen shops. We were excited. We had fried chicken, 2 bowls of ramen (the 12/13€ ones, can't remember the names), and 1 dessert (mochi ice cream). The chicken was good, fresh, good coating, crispy and the chciken was really soft and juicy. It lacked some flavor in my opinion, but I was aware that Japanese tend to have quality food with less intense flavor, natural. There was a dipping sauce, was ok, but I wished there was some sea salt or other additional dipping. Would order it again! The ramen, the main attraction, was a little disappointing, I am afraid to say that. I was looking forward to the broth - it was indeed rich and thick - but it had really little flavor, personally I liked some ramen better back in Japan (like street food ramen for 5€). It lacked the soothing taste of rich porky flavor, Indon't know how to describe. The ingredients, noodles, pork meat were ok too. I wish I could have given a positive review for the ramen, but it was just ok. The mochi ice cream was good, nothing too exciting, but a refreshment after the rich and fatty food. SUMMING UP: I wish it was our favorite ramen shop nearby, but it is not. Whenever we feel like having soothing ramen (esp. on cold winter days), we wouldn't think of the ones here. Even though it is not bad, it wouldn't be satisfying either. The chicken was the best, followed by the dessert. While the ramen in total was almost good, the main criteria for me, the broth, didn't give me that sense of satisfaction I am looking in bowl of ramen. Maybe we will try it out again, in winter, but until then we will hunt for another ramen (if there is any). Not included in rating: The price for everything (fried chicken, 2x ramen, 1 dessert, 2 drinks) was 45€, not good value in my opinion, compared to the expectations I had. The service was nice and quick. read more

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I am a HUGE fan of ramen so when this place came up as a new business in Hamburg on my feed, I couldn't resist going there for dinner and checking it out. I wasn't disappointed! This place is already uber popular! I got there about 6:30 and there was already a queue waiting to sit. Ended up waiting about 20 mins to get in and this was a Tuesday evening. I can't imagine what the wait must be on weekends. Worth knowing: if you arrive and there's a queue, you still need to go in and put your name down on the waiting list. Even when I left round 20:30, there was still a queue! I got edamame beans to start off with. They were well salted and tasty. The portion is huge for a starter. I would say these are enough beans for 3 . Next I got the Nitamago Wakame Miso Ramen. They have 3 bases on offer for their ramen: miso, shoyu and shio. They also all come with certain toppings; viewable on the menu and the difference between them tends to lie in the additional toppings. I was glad that they include a naruto on it; gives good colour and naruto is quite tasty. The best part of a ramen to me is the soup base and this base was amazing. Not as spicy(chilli) as I would have liked but this is something I've slowly finally come to grips with in Germany; I find the average spicy level here less than mild. Thankfully they provide additional chili to add, its called house spice and is essentially a chilli oil. With the right amount of this added, the base was just right. Soft noodles and good portions of vegetables rounded it all up. Awesome ramen! This may just be one of my new favorite spots in hamburg. I'll absolutely be back read more

Ramen Bar Zipang - Nitamago Wakame Miso Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Hamburg, HH

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We had shoyu ramen and miso ramen and they all tasted very good. The shop was very clean with friendly staff and warm atmosphere. I would like to come back to try other flavors such as butter corn or special shoyu ramen. The taste was quite close to what I had in Japan. I wish they have tonkotsu ramen as well. read more

Ramen Bar Zipang - Miso ramen and shoyu ramen - Ramen Near Me - Hamburg, HH

Just yummy! Opening times are a bit unusual, and you have to get there early to get a table and/or a certain dish because they only prepare a certain amount of any given dish. They do deliver a few chosen dishes and these are really good! read more

This restaurant is pretty good! I visited Ramen Bar Zipang on Saturday night at 6.30pm. There was already a queue but I was able to get a table within 20 minutes. I ordered a bowl of fried chicken and a chashu shoyu ramen. I enjoyed the fried chicken very much, however, although it was crispy and succulent, it was a tad too greasy for it be perfect. I also quite enjoyed the ramen. The ramen stock was thinner than what I was expecting but the portion sizes were great and the ramen was still tasty. At the end of the meal, my ramen cravings were satisfied. read more

Came here with my wife on a Wednesday night, and we were surprised by the 20 minute queue. From the smells going around, we can understand why. It's a small space that is stylishly designed reminding of Ramen houses we've been to in Vancouver, BC. We ordered the katsu don which was a little greasy and on the large side, but it was still crispy. My wife had the special shio ramen, and I had the special miso ramen. The shio ramen stock was much lighter than we were used to, but it was good after cracking the tamago and mixing around the yolk. The miso ramen was fantastic. Great creamy broth and a little spicy. Is it the best ramen restaurant I've been to? I would say no, since we've been to ones in London, Seattle, and Vancouver. For having this place in Hamburg, it's the most authentic thing I've had in a long time. Big plus that the servers speak Japanese. We're adding this to our monthly rotation of restaurants for sure. read more

This is place is GREAT, you can definitely tell it from how many Asian show up here. I love the fried chicken here , so juicy. Miso ramen and soysauce ramen are both good. The highball was in a wrong glass but tastes good. Finally the desert, mochi is my favorite, and I can't wait to try mocha ice cream next time. read more

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This is the first restaurant I went to when I moved to Hamburg last week. What a great way to kick off a stint in a new city - with a go-to Ramen spot! My husband and I arrived around 6:40pm on a Wednesday night. It was very busy and we ended up waiting for over an hour for a table for the two of us. After a few minutes of figuring out how the line worked, we added our name to the list. We tried to order gyoza, but they were out. We ordered the fried chicken instead and OMG. It was so juicy and delicious. My only complaint is that we couldn't eat it all, otherwise we wouldn't be hungry for our ramen. For the main course, I ordered the Shio with Egg and Seaweed and my husband ordered the Miso ramen with corn and butter. We were both pleased with the ramen. I can't wait to go again to try out the other types of ramen that they have available! read more

Visited here looking to cure some homesickness, since Hawaii is basically Japan-lite. I ordered gyoza and chashu shoyu ramen, my friend had the kimchee shoyu ramen. The gyoza were very tasty but the meat inside, like other asian ground meat I've had in Germany, had a finer, grainer consistency than I'm used to. That said, the flavor was excellent. Both shoyu ramens had a rich flavor which was lovely to eat inside while listening to the cold rain outside. However, I think the soups should've been kept at a hotter temperature. Also, each bowl only had one leaf of bak choy and very few condiments otherwise. There was plenty of meat in my chashu bowl which I guess is the "best" part, but I like some more greens, too! Where's the nori? Is that just a Hawaii-Japanese thing? The ambiance is very calm, quiet, Japanese. Like I said earlier, sitting inside with ramen and hot gyoza is perfection when the weather is crappy out. Price was reasonable, too, whole meal was about 31 euro. read more

Not a perfect taste but good in Hamburg. I tried first time in 2015 and was disappointed, after one year I tried again was much better than first experience. I had miso ramen and it was ok, the soup was thick enough but I'm not a fan of its noodle. Karaage (Japanese fried chicken) was good. If you like to eat spicy food (really spicy) karai ramen with Korean kimchi flavor would be the best choice. read more

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Delicious Ramen and good service! It was quite full that day - there was a little queue outside, so I recommend coming there early. read more

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Great place. Good ramen. lots of variety. May have to wait for about 20 mins to get in

No vegan or vegetarian food (even in the veggie ramen has fish inside), the edamame was less salty than it should be. My partner wasn't blown away with his noodles either. Don't get me wrong it is a good place to be if you eat meat and like ramen. However, don't waste your time as vegetarian or vegan there. read more

delicious ramen! perfect ramen texture, tasty soup with fresh ingredients. fast service and affordable pricing.