Ramen Beast

"The first app in English that gets under the skin of Tokyo’s ramen scene." – Vice

Category	Price	Seller	Device
Food & Drink	Free	Patrick Brzeski	iPhone, iPad, iPod

Ramen Beast is a connoisseur's guide to the very best ramen shops of Japan. Over 10,000 bowls of ramen were eaten to create this app. Only the finest shops are included in the app (no chains, no tourist traps).

Ramen Beast does one simple thing: It directs you to the best ramen in Japan. We are obsessive about our recommendations and information. We've spent years eating ramen across Japan. This app was created to share that knowledge.

APP FEATURES:

— Discover more than 700 of Tokyo's very best ramen shops, spanning the traditional, exquisite, innovative, beastly and downright bizarre.
— Get recommendations in English and Japanese on which bowl to order at every shop.
— Navigate by category, including: Tokyo's Top 50, Tonkotsu, Late-Night, Tsukemen, Old School, Spicy, Jiro Style, Vegetarian and More.
— In-depth reviews of every shop, including details of shop specialty, chef's history, specialty ingredients, basic ordering tips, ramen lore and more.
— Essential info: shop address, hours, ramen style, etc.

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Check out some press: https://munchies.vice.com/en/articles/how-two-us-noodle-fiends-infiltrated-the-inner-circle-of-tokyo-ramen

Reviews

Best English ramen app
ChardK1

Fantastic app, a must have resource for anyone visiting Tokyo and even if you are not, a very fun read.

Am I using it wrong?
R Tenenbaum

Love the concept, but I’m a little perplexed. I’m in NYC, surrounded by ramen, and there isn’t a single blip on the map. Did I miss something? Is this app complete? Is it just for Japan?

Great app, needs a bit of tweaking imo
Mileysaurus Rex

I downloaded this app after seeing the creator featured in one of the Facebook pages I am following. It has steadily improved and has covered ramen shops outside of Tokyo as well. I visited a ramen restaurant near Sagamino Station in Kanagawa called Hokkaido Ramen Denmaru and it isn’t there. I’m not surprised, since the creator did mention that this is a one-man project, if I remember correctly. Covering ALL the shops in Japan will take years and a lot of money. I guess he needs to add a link or button that will allow us to add restaurants not included in here and rate it ourselves. Make it like the Yelp for ramen, you know what I mean? However, please be aware and read the app description before downloading, this app is intended for foreigners who are living in Japan. If you’re in the States, Yelp is your best bet.

Super useful, fun and informative.
Nucleoxsynthesis

I love this app. I lived in Japan for six years and found this app during my last year there. It exposed me to numerous ramen shops that I had no idea about. The top ten lists are awesome and make it easy to find interesting shops to visit. This is a must have app if you are visiting Japan and are crazy about ramen.

Needs the Ability to Add Shops
smh22322

This app was amazing for our trip to Japan. But, now that we’re back stateside I wish I could add local shops to the map! There’s a ton of ramen shops around where I live and I would love to share them!

Poor coverage
Sorestian

Missing all of the ramen shops in some areas. Poor coverage

Terrific
Thebizknees

This app is an amazing resource for the best ramen and food in Japan. I was lucky enough to use this app while traveling in Japan for a month and it made the trip so much fun and more delicious. Felt like a wild goose chase a times finding the spots which was so fun. I love this app, ramen, and Japan. Thank you ramen beast!!!