Honke Daiichi Asahi Takabashi Honten
本家 第一旭 たかばし本店
A historic ramen shop near Kyoto Station, serving clear soy sauce pork bone ramen from early morning until late night, with constant queues.
Founded in 1947 and located about a 5-minute walk from the Central Exit of JR Kyoto Station, right next to Shinfuku Saikan, this is one of the iconic Kyoto ramen shops. The clear pork bone broth is paired with raw soy sauce and medium-thick straight noodles from Kondo Seimen. Customers can customize noodle firmness, broth oiliness, soy sauce intensity, and green onion amount for free. Ramen is about 980 yen, and the most popular Special Ramen is about 1,230 yen. Buy a ticket first before joining the queue. Expect a 20-40 minute wait during lunch and dinner peaks, which can exceed 1 hour on Friday and Saturday nights. It is relatively uncrowded between 9:00 and 10:00 AM.
Opening hours
6:00-1:00 the next day, closed Thursdays; may close early if sold out
Nearby sights
- Kyoto Tower
- Sanjusangen-do
- Nishi Hongan-ji
- Tofuku-ji
- To-ji
- Nishiki Market
- Kyoto Railway Museum
- Ninenzaka & Sannenzaka