5-Star Review for Ramen Nagomi Ramen Nagomi was excellent! The ramen had rich, flavorful broth, perfectly cooked noodles, and fresh toppings -- everything was delicious. Ambiance was great as well! Our server, Darius, provided outstanding service: attentive, friendly, and knowledgeable. He made the whole experience even better. Highly recommend this place -- we'll definitely be back! read more

I've lost count of how many times I have been to Ramen Nagomi because it really is that good! I would've reviewed it sooner, but every time the food arrives, we're so excited to dig in that we forget to take pictures--in this case, the phone definitely does not eat first! This is easily one of the best ramen spots I've ever tried. They offer a great variety of broths, ranging from clear to creamy and spicy. My personal favorite is the Spicy Miso Ramen; it's the perfect balance of richness and heat, accompanied by incredibly tender pieces of slow-braised pork belly. I also love that you can fully customize your bowl with different toppings to make it exactly to your taste. You also cannot skip their appetizers. This time we ordered the Rock Shrimp Tempura, which was fried to perfection without overcooking the shrimp, and the sauces were the perfect addition. You also need to try their Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice, the Bao Buns, and my absolute favorite: the Ika Geso Karaage, which comes with the most delicious mayo dipping sauce. The cozy ambiance perfectly complements the food, and the service is always attentive. It's a BYOB spot, which is a nice touch, and they'll provide glasses upon request. Since they don't take reservations, make sure to add yourself to the Yelp waitlist so you don't have to wait too long to try this amazing food! read more

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My go-to ramen spot I loveee their vegan ramens so much Grabbed a bite here before going to the see the Cinderella ballet around the corner and it totally hit the spot on a gloomy Saturday evening. I've actually never been to this location but the staff was so nice and accommodating (we were running late for the ballet ) and made sure to get us in and out asap. Seating is limited so I'd recommend signing up for the waitlist online ahead of time I did try the vegan curry ramen which I've never had before and it was good although I'll stick with my usual next time. It did taste like maggi (ifykyk) but elevated which was comforting buttt I can just make that at home lol still hit the spot though! read more

Ramen Nagomi - Vegan curry ramen - Ramen Near Me - New Brunswick, New Jersey

The service was great and super helpful! If you're looking for an affordable, quick bite but still the sit down feels, I recommend this spot. The ambiance is like an underground Japanese cafe. Ordered the shrimp bowl - loved it! My friend ordered ramen and loved it as well. Quantity is enough for one serving / one person - we had no leftovers. read more

Ramen Nagomi - Rock Shrimp Tempura - Ramen Near Me - New Brunswick, New Jersey

Service was 10/10 The entree we had was the spicy miso soup and it was amazing, better than I expected! The meat was full of flavor, also the noodles had its own flavor too. For dessert was the mango sorbet which was fresh and delicious as well The atmosphere of the restaurant was calm and warm, just as you suspect a Japanese home would be Priced far, delicious food, amazing service, it's a place I would gladly comeback for special occasions! read more

Ramen Nagomi - Spicy Miso Ramen - Ramen Near Me - New Brunswick, New Jersey

First time here with a party of 5. My son invited us. They live this place. So, a early dinner it was. Small place. Possibly room for 50 people by might be less. So it fills up quickly. Great service all around. Attentive, suggestions, they answer all my first time visitor crazy questions. The food was so good. I had the rock shrimp and chicken. Simply said...DELICIOUS. every bite DEFINITELY, I'll be back read more

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YUMMMM i have been wanting to try this place for so long! It is the perfect fix for a cozy day. Seating is definitely limited, felt a little awkward to sit on a stool vs normal chair and the table space was even more limited. Nonetheless, service was great, felt seen and were given great recs! Vegetarian friendly and definitely worth a visit back! read more

Oh my, how come I did not find out about this ramen restaurant earlier? There was a wait for my family when we arrived. Learned that we could join a waitlist on yelp. Will do that next time. We ordered the pork gyoza, and rock tempura shrimp as appetizers. They were so good! Then our black garlic tonkatsu ramen and chicken shoyu ramen arrived. They were heavenly! The soup was so tasty. The noodles were al dente. But the highlight was the soft boiled egg! It was so good! Wait staff were very friendly. We thoroughly enjoyed our first time here. We will be back! Highly recommend! read more

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I've gone here many times over the years and I recently ate here in May with a small group of friends. They have a good selection of Ramen and some great options for vegan/vegetarians. But my absolute favorite are the sesame tofu bao buns. Those are more of a newer item, but it's my favorite thing to order lately. We sometimes order through DoorDash if we don't feel like dining in. We did pay a bit more with delivery, but it will save you time from finding parking around Bayard Street. If you're dining in with another person or a small group, you'll have to put your name on the waitlist. They will not seat you until all of your party is there. So just let your friends know so they're aware! I really wanted to try the Matcha ice cream, but they only allow you to enjoy it for dine in not carry out. But that will be some thing that I'll look forward to for my next visit. Service was good and not too slow. Quality of the food is always delicious and authentic. read more

Ramen Nagomi - Their vegetarian spicy miso ramen should just be called Spicy Miso Ramen as their hanjuku tamago is prepared with pork. DUH. - Ramen Near Me - New Brunswick, New Jersey

Such a great place for ramen! The restaurant is cozy and inviting and the staff is nice. The food always comes out quickly, tastes fresh and is delicious!! The ramen has great flavor and is filling! I've liked everything I've tried here from their appetizers, entrees and desserts! read more

Pretty great ramen for NJ. Our favorite place for ramen I NJ. We usually get the ebi shrimp bao, truffle shutter ramen and tuna crispy rice. My husband always gets the burnt garlic ramen every time. read more

I finally made it to Ramen Nagomi in New Brunswick during Restaurant Week, and wow -- what a date night find. The special menu made it the perfect time to explore a few dishes, and every bite delivered. We started with the takoyaki, which came out perfectly crisp on the outside and soft and gooey on the inside, with little chunks of tender octopus in each bite. Topped with bonito flakes and a savory drizzle, it was the kind of appetizer that disappears way too fast. For my main, I went with the spicy miso ramen -- and it absolutely hit the spot. The broth had a rich, savory miso base with a deep, warming heat that built as I went, but never overwhelmed. The flavors were bold and layered, and every spoonful had that perfect balance of spice, umami, and comfort. Easily one of the best bowls of ramen I've had in Jersey. My boyfriend ordered the classic tonkotsu ramen, and it was a perfect counterpoint -- creamy, rich pork broth, silky noodles, and melt-in-your-mouth chashu. It's that classic ramen profile done really, really well. He loved it, and we're planning on going back for another dinner date again this same week! The vibe inside was cozy and casual, and even with the Restaurant Week crowd, the service was friendly and smooth. If you're looking for a spot in New Brunswick that delivers flavor and comfort in every bowl, Ramen Nagomi is a must -- especially during Restaurant Week. Don't skip the takoyaki, and definitely bring someone willing to share their ramen! read more

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Food here is really solid. We ordered chicken karaage for appetizer, it was yum. Crunchy outside, juicy inside, with a tasty dipping sauce. Main course we each ordered ramen, my lady got the Tonkotsu, and I got the Spicy Miso. Both of them were very flavorful, great taste, and great noodle texture. Finally, our waiter really went above and beyond to make sure we made our show at the theater next door. He expedited our orders and we were in and out in about 25 minutes. Saved us from missing any of the show! Would definitely go back here if we are in the area again. read more

Ramen Nagomi - Ramen Near Me - New Brunswick, New Jersey

A cute little spot! Not a ton of seating. But the service is incredibly fast. We could've been in and out in less than 45 min but we slow played it a bit as we weren't in a rush before our show. The apps were so good - especially the Pork Floss Bao. I didn't love my Karaage Don as the chicken wasn't white meat and was quite fatty. It also needed more sauce as it's a lot of rice so not super flavorful. My husband loved his ramen though! read more

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Way better location and free parking on street in Sundays!! First time trying miso crab ramen and generous portion of crabmeat and pork best of both worlds meat and seafood and inlcudes egg not extra like most other ramen spots. Full of flavor. There's a good amount of noodle /broth portion size. Service Quick Ambiance only limited tables so I could see a waitlist here quickly on busy nights and weekend . read more

Ramen Nagomi - Ramen Near Me - New Brunswick, New Jersey

Went here with some folks for lunch. The place is a little small. Also, it gets pretty crowded so you need to make reservations ahead and need to have your full party before you can be seated. Service is nice. Our waiter was very friendly. Food is good. Not the best I've had but my friends enjoyed the ramen a lot. Most of them got the Shoyu Ramen with Chicken and Vegetarian Miso Ramen, and I got the Burnt Garlic Tonkatsu Ramen. I thought the ramen was good but it was lacking a little oomph. Also, the pork belly wasn't as soft as I'd like. We asked for spicy sauce so they gave us a jar where we can add the spicy sauce as much as we want. I added some spicy sauce which gave a little kick. We also ordered some apps like Chicken karagge, inari crispy rice, and veg nuggets. I enjoyed the inari crispy rice (especially the garlic crispy topping). The chicken karage was too fatty for me and the veg nuggets were a little dry but friends enjoyed them. The food overall was tasty. read more

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Umm I might have a slight obsession with this place. I love love love this place! I've been coming here for a year now and I simply cannot get enough. I was never much into ramen until I stepped foot here. The space is small but cozy. There is almost always a full house so make sure you join the Yelp wait list in advance of coming here. What to order: For appetizers- the chicken karage , the spicy tuna crispy rice and the pork floss bao For ramen : the spicy miso ramen (my go to and apparently their most popular ramen). If you don't like too much spicy but want to try it, you can ask for it to be mild or just a bit spicy. Now if you're not into spicy at all, my husband gets the burnt garlic and loves it. You can add additional noodles, mushrooms, even chicken but I get mine just as is and it is filling. The service is always top notch , I feel like home here. If I could give this place 10 stars I would, see you next week! read more

Ramen Nagomi - Spicy Miso Ramen - Ramen Near Me - New Brunswick, New Jersey

Great place right near the State Theatre. We have been visiting Ramen Nagomi for years and their ramen is top tier.

Tonkotsu ramen was delicious. The ramen was al dente. The pork broth was so tasty! The pork belly was so tender. The only thing I didn't like was it was $2 addition of a whole egg! Which the server doesn't tell you! Typical place has the egg included. The portion Saxon the small side for a $19 soup!!! The Kakuni Don was good. The portion was perfect for lunch. The negative was it was on the dry side. Over all, this is a good place for noodles. Pork broth is one of the best! Service was quick. This is the second time we have been here. read more

Ramen Nagomi - Kakuni Don - Ramen Near Me - New Brunswick, New Jersey

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It's hard to impress me with ramen these days as many foodie establishments these days tend to overpromise and underdeliver royally. Nagomi in New Brunswick disrupted my preconceived notions entirely. Their truffle butter ramen silky, smooth and savory. Their staff was super attentive and fast with almost everything as well, even with such a small and cozy setting! read more

I've been to the Freehold location a number of times, and it's always great. I was in New Brunswick for work and decided to try out this location. It didn't disappoint. I put myself on the electronic waitlist, and it said I could expect to wait 11-29 minutes. In less than 5 minutes, a worker had come over to evaluate the waitlist. He determined that they could squeeze me in ahead of some other bigger parties. It would have been pretty easy to let me sit there and wait. My server (Chris, I think) was attentive and incredibly polite. It came up that I was a teacher, and he showed more appreciation for what I do than many of the kids I actually teach. The food was just as solid as the Freehold location always is. Yet to have a Bao that I didn't enjoy. Forgot to ask for no mushrooms in my Ramen, and it was still very good to me (despite not liking mushrooms). Great place, great visit. read more

Had a table open but skipped over us to give it to next group. They didn't have a reservation and were about same size party. Good was excellent and out fast. read more

Perfect place for ramen on a cold night! 5/5 for the veggie ramen - I had the spicy miso. It had plentiful noodles and veggies and flavor. Knocked one star because of wait times and size of space. The location is convenient and using yelp waitlist is also helpful to minimize in person waiting time - but for the amount of demand it would be helpful to have additional seating and/or a proper waiting area. Service was friendly, prompt and helpful - which is good because turnover was quick. It's a perfect spot to grab a bite, would've loved to linger and enjoy more items off the menu but we were headed to comedy show at stress factory so we relatively quickly. Veggie Bao from appetizer was mediocre. The Inari Tofu Crisp Rice was different and tasty -would recommend! Looking forward to dropping by again, it's a perfect cozy spot for Ramen. read more

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Phenomenal ramen. I'm very particular about the charshu. I like when it is tender and marinated, and Ramen Nagomi hits the mark. Not only is their broth rich with flavor, their charshu is some of the best I've ever had. They also give a whole egg, not just a cut half, which a nice surprise. The atmosphere is great and the servers were attentive and friendly. $1.50 for soda is virtually unheard of... especially in New Jersey. It is nice to have fair prices at such a great ramen shop. Absolutely 10/10 recommend trying if you want good ramen in the U.S. read more

Ramen Nagomi - Green tea - Ramen Near Me - New Brunswick, New Jersey

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We came in on a Saturday and it was packed. We had to wait for 30 mins to get seated. The food came out pretty quick and the staff was friendly. We got gyoza as a appetizer. It was alright just standard fried dumplings. I got the miso crab ramen which was the star of the show. The broth was super flavorful and crabby. There were pieces of crab in there. There was crab roe in the broth as well giving it a umami taste. However, the noodles weren't the best and felt a little uncooked. Overall, decent ramen for a good price. read more

Ramen Nagomi - Fried Gyoza - Ramen Near Me - New Brunswick, New Jersey

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Darius is a one man show over at Ramen Nagomi! All waiters should be like him! He has a great personality and is so friendly. The best thing is that he even cooks! We look forward to returning to Ramen Nagomi so that we can have the Darius experience, again! read more

Ramen Nagomi - Good Stuff! - Ramen Near Me - New Brunswick, New Jersey

Really good food and service, I got the burnt garlic tonkotsu ramen (11/10) I'm not really fan of soups or ramen and chicken karaage don (9/10), I also got the mango creamy soda (10/10) and the dessert was the black sesame brulee (5/10) I'm not a huge fan of the sesame in desserts. The place is small but warm, and the service was great. read more

Ramen Nagomi - Burnt Garlic Tonkotsu Ramen - Ramen Near Me - New Brunswick, New Jersey

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This was on my list for a while and I finally was able to make it! Went on a Sunday night and there was about a 4 minute wait. The seating area is fairly small so I assume there's always somewhat of a wait. We got the spicy salmon crispy rice to start which was good! For my ramen, I got the spicy miso with an egg added. I asked for extra spicy and they also have chili oil to add as much as you'd like. The broth was delicious! I can see why this spot is so popular, I'll be back! read more

Ramen Nagomi - Spicy Miso Ramen - Ramen Near Me - New Brunswick, New Jersey

Decided to order in some ramen tonight. 1st Uber eats is great, they are nice and quick. I ended up ordering chicken Karaage, Takoyaki, and Tori Paitan Ramen. The karaage and takoyaki were fantastic. They lost a bit of crispness to them. But that's expected, esp with take out. The flavor was there. The octopus was nice and the texture was great. Chicken had good flavor and was still moist and juicy. The Tori Paitan Ramen was an absolute delite! I didn't know what to expect. The broth was nice a creamy but also had a wonderful, deep porky flavor. I fell in love! I will most definitely visit this restaurant after tasting these dishes and invite anyone to go! read more

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The meet has a wonderful flavor to it but I didn't really like the threaded lettuce on top read more

Ramen Nagomi - Watermelon continent in a heart just for you GoMi Mango - Ramen Near Me - New Brunswick, New Jersey

I'm not sure why we had never visited this place but we finally did. We had experienced excellent customer service. Everyone was very nice and friendly. Our food was delicious, super authentic. The egg was perfectly marinated and the pork belly rice bowl is to die for. The only thing is they charge city prices here but the quality you get is worth it. read more

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Had this place on my radar for a while and finally got a chance to stop by. Think it's one of the better ramen options in central NJ. To start there's no parking lot so you need to hunt for metered parking lot or there's a lot across the street. Ramen is tasty and serving is quite generous. I ordered the black garlic which I enjoyed. It was pretty flavorful for ramen. Also tried some truffle sauce ramen which was a special... Didn't love this especially after the black garlic as it taste a little bland in comparison. Meat is quite juicy and great flavor. I probably won't return often due to the parking situation but would recommend this place. read more

Ramen Nagomi - Ramen Near Me - New Brunswick, New Jersey

The food is outstanding! Staff is knowledgeable and they don't make you wait for service. Best ramen in our area by far.

Great ramen spot for a quick in & out lunch in under an hour. The unassuming exterior appearance leads into a cozy & intimate restaurant. We stopped by a bit later on a Saturday afternoon (past peak lunch hours) & we were seated promptly for a table of 2, but it was still rather full inside. Izzie or Izzy, was incredibly friendly and service was fast & efficient! I decided on the spicy miso ramen, & my fiance ordered the tonkatsu ramen. The toppings on both looked to be the same (don't forget to request the egg!). Our broths were ever so slighly different, but I didn't taste too much of the miso - just more of the spice, which wasn't too spicy. Noodles were perfectly cooked for my liking - just under al dente, so after a minute or two in the hot broth, it reached the perfect chewiness. The chashu here was really good, with a good fat/meat ratio. Overall, good lunch for less than $20 each! read more

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What a perfect lunch spot on a cold day! Fair warning - there isn't a ton of seating so get there early and I would not recommend this for a quick lunch per se. This is a louder place so also just a note there. Now the food! It's great you can't go wrong. Highly recommend the takoyaki (fantastic flavor) and the spicy miso ramen (massive bowl, just the right amount of spicy, and quality pork belly cuts). I will definitely be back! read more

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Food is great but pricey. It can be hard to eat here, no reservations can be made but you can join a waitlist via yelp which is not accurate at all. They end up pushing back and delaying your estimated wait time. read more

Ordered my food online. It says will be ready in about one hour. Got here 1 hour and 20 minutes, and was told they just started to work on it. No apologies, just some excuse that the printer was broken. Funny that was the same excuse they used the last time I ordered online. So never again read more

The food and the service were really amazing. Thanks for the hospitality and my wife and I will be coming back!

Love eating here the food is delicious and server was amazing I cant wait to go next year

I love and adore the vegetarian curry & king trumpet ramen here!! The curry broth is perfect and all the toppings are so delicious. I will usually add chili oil to the broth to make it a bit more spicy. Inside is nice and clean. Servers were very friendly and attentive. Depending on the time of day and time of the year (whether school is in session or not), it can be busy. Would def recommend to anyone in the area! read more

Ramen Nagomi - Vegetarian Curry and King Trumpet Mushroom Ramen - Ramen Near Me - New Brunswick, New Jersey