二代目らーめん、￥９００。二代目つけめん、￥９８０。
Nidaime ramen. The soup is slightly thick but not a bit greasy or salty – very nice to drink.
Nidaime tsukemen. Seems like the most popular item on the menu. The shop’s instructions are: for the first 1/3 of the ramen, just eat with the dipping soup alone. Then squeeze the sudachi into the ramen and mix well. For the last 1/3 of the ramen, add the black chilli pepper. The noodles are elastic and very chewy. After you’ve finished the ramen, you can ask the staff to add soup into the leftover.
チャーシューごはん、￥３００。らーめん、￥７００。
Chashu with rice. It is a lot of pork – not bad but quite salty.
Ramen. Same as Nidaime Ramen but with less toppings.
二代目ごはん、￥２８０。つけめん、￥７８０。
Nidaime gohan – just rice with chopped pickled cucumber(also okra I think). A bit too simple for 280yen maybe?
Tsukemen. Same as Nidaime Tsukemen but with less toppings.
There is always a queue outside but the staff are very efficient so the wait is never longer than 15mins even during lunch hours at weekends. There is a bench outside for you to sit and wait and even help yourself to some hot tea.
(Apr 15, 2009)
On a recent visit. Had Nidaime tsukemen. Still very good.
めん徳 二代目 つじ田 神田御茶ノ水店 (Mentoku Nidaime Tsujita)
Add: 1-4 Ogawamachi, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku
Tel: 03-5256-3200
Perfect egg! I like melty york.
I like to try the dipping ramen, seems yummy!
The dipping one sounds good, I don’t think I can wait…I’d just squeeze the juice and add the chili right away. 😉
Joan>
Is tsukemen available in ramen shops in LA? Though Tsukemen is only good if the ramen noodles is good enough to eat on it owns(since soup and toppings can sort of cover for mediocre noodles).
Freda>
Haha, it is a huge bowl so it is good to have some variation of taste along the way.
Hi there
Love your blog. I’m planning a trip to Tokyo and would love your top three recommendations for food if you have a moment! I have a similar blog in London and I know it can be time consuming to respond to visitors all the time, but if you have a second or two and can direct me to some of your faveorite places, that would be great.
I’ve started a post to track my recommendations here:
http://kristainlondon.typepad.com/dining/foodie-recs-in-tokyo-anyo.html
Hi Krista,
If I have friends from oversea visiting Tokyo, I will take them to these 3 Japanese restaurants(links jump to my old blog):
http://www.potatomato.com/seat/archives/002465.html
http://www.potatomato.com/seat/archives/002626.html
http://www.potatomato.com/seat/archives/002816.html
Also I like this restaurant in Gakugeidaigaku too but it is a bit out of the way for tourists so go only if you don’t mind travelling a bit:
http://www.potatomato.com/seat/archives/002678.html
This kind of Japanese course is something that is hard to get outside Japan so I think you really should try. I picked the above restaurants not only considering the quality, but also the value for money. Not everyone(even tourists) is willing to pay over US$100 for a meal…
So can you tell I really like your blog? I totally forgot about posting here back in April! Thank you SO much for the tips, and definitely get in touch if you’re open to meeting up.
Krista
Hi Krista,
Thanks for your comment. Do check out my blogroll for more dining tips in Tokyo, especially Secret Japan, Sunnypages, vaou, and Ramen Tokyo. I also recommend two food blogs here:
http://www.gaishoku.blogspot.com/
http://tokyoeater.blogspot.com/
I have very low tolerance for alcohol so please keep in mind that all the comments in this blog on value for money and taste are from a nondrinker point of view…