Who doesn’t love a warm and cozy bowl of ramen? Just in time for the arrival of cooler temperatures, Westchester restaurants heat up the dining scene with steamy bowls of slurpable, twirlable noodles topped with all the fixings. Here’s where to go the next time you’re craving an order of the good stuff.
Ani Ramen House
1943 Palmer Ave #7, Larchmont; 914.341.1650
Slurp, sip, repeat is the motto at Larchmont’s Ani Ramen House. The eatery utilizes traditional, hand-rolled ramen noodles that have been interpreted for modern times. Offering unique and vibrant flavors, this is a ramen restaurant not to miss. Enjoy such ramen dishes as classic shoyu, spicy miso, Chef’s special, vegan, and brothless. Pair them with a creative cocktail or one of the many different varieties of sake.
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Duke’s Ramen
154 Mamaroneck Ave, Mamaroneck; 914.315.6020
Sip and slurp your day away at this comforting counter spot where Eugene Lum simmers up savory bowls of authentic Japanese ramen. His house-made tonkotsu broth boils for eight hours with pork and chicken bones, vegetables, and alliums until a rich and flavorful consistency is achieved. Top yours with slow-boiled pork belly and/or a luscious soft egg and remember to come up for air.
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Fujinoya
26 S Central Ave, Hartsdale; 914.428.1203
Fujinoya is a go-to spot for all kinds of authentic Japanese dishes like sushi, katsu, and udon. At this establishment, three types of ramen are on the menu: simple soy-sauce shoyu, buttery miso, and ginger-infused tonkotsu with garlic oil. Each ramen dish is made with a chicken, pork bone, and fish broth blend.
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Kishuya
163 S Central Ave, Hartsdale; 914.949.0600
Situated in a strip mall along Central Ave, Kishuya excels at creating deeply flavored stocks to bathe its noodles. To start, there’s the traditional chuka-soba that is soy- and chicken-based ramen made with classic ingredients like chashu pork, nitamago, menma, naruto, nori, and scallion. For a unique spin on ramen, try spicy Tantanmen, a bowl of tonkotsu slick with chili oil and topped with ground pork, bok choy, and crushed sesame seeds. Wash it all down with a Japanese hefeweizen, rice lager, or IPA.
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Ramen Musashi
816 White Plains Rd, Scarsdale; 914.472.1468
This in-the-know spot is tucked into the back of a Fuji Mart Japanese Market on a busy roadway, but seek it out and you’ll be rewarded with some of the county’s best ramen, including silky bowls of pork-bone tonkotsu with caramelized chashu pork and springy noodles submerged in near-perfect shio and shoyu broths.
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RameNesque
1008 Main St, Peekskill; 914.930.1788
RamenNesque is a Greenwich Village-styled ramen restaurant with several iterations of ramen on the menu in Northern Westchester. Noodle-slurping diners have a tough time choosing between divine ramen options such as classic shoyu, rich miso, and funky kimchi. Those who can tolerate the heat love the TomYum for its fiery, tangy, Thai-inspired broth. All dishes are made with fresh produce and natural flavor enhancers.
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Roc-N-Ramen
19 Anderson St, New Rochelle; 914.365.2267
Families and college students pack this lively ramen joint every day of the week for bowls of both traditional shoyu, tonkotsu, and miso broths, complemented by unexpected Caribbean-inspired curry broths. The curry-oxtail ramen, full of springy noodles, fragrant curry-tonkotsu broth, and meltingly tender meat, is worthy of a pilgrimage from any corner of the county.
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Related: Ani Ramen House Is Not Your Average Ramen Shop in Larchmont
