Nitori no Keyaki

Went to Sapporo this weekend and got myself some miso goodness.

Nitori no Keyaki is in the entertainment district of Susukino, just a few blocks down from the famous ramen alley. By the way, I haven’t had a single bowlf of ramen from the ramen alley and I don’t really intend to. Unlike places like the Ramen Museum in Yokohama and the Ramen Republic at the Esta at Sapporo Station, ramen alley isn’t a collection of famous ramen shops, but rather just a bunch of ramen shops that just happen to be near each other. So while you might find a good bowl there, you’re probably better off going to other shops around the area, and its’ not like there’s a lack of ramen shops in Sapporo.

When I got there, there was already a small line up starting to form outside.

And the line quickly grew longer. Despite there being only 2 people in front of me, I had to wait quite a bit. Maybe it’s because miso takes a bit longer to eat than other types of ramen. owing to its heaviness.         

I finally got in and got a seat in the corner with a good view of the shop.

And here’s the bowl. A basic miso, 850 yen. A bit on the pricy side.

Still, pretty worth it if you ask me. The naganegi was delicious. Instead of having the toppings aranged on top they were all mixed in the soup with the noodles (other than the negi). Not too sure how I felt about that, but it didn’t affect the taste of the ramen.

The soup was great, with a good body to it. Likewise, it didn’t have as much of the initial kick that some other bowls of miso do, but at the same time it remained flavourful until the end, unlike other bowls of miso as well.

This is always a good sign.

Overall, I think this is probably the 3rd best miso ramen I’ve had, after Junren and Kururi, but that might change as Hokkaido gets further and further into miso weather.

Meanwhile, across the street from Keyaki… Just Susukino being Susukino.