We write about restaurants all over the city. But sometimes, you don't want to travel for food; you want the best eats right in your neighborhood. So we're having the Serious Eats staff share where they eat around their own 'hoods. Today? Serious Drinks and Sweets editor Maggie Hoffman! More
In case you missed our Ramen Roundup, the Lower East Side's Ippudo was our second place winner, so when Marc Matsumoto of the blog No Recipes wrote in to us claiming to have replicated their awesome rich, creamy, sticky broth, we listened. More
It's hard to argue with a huge bowl of steaming hot, salty, meaty broth with a pile of bouncy noodles to slurp and tender, slow-cooked pork belly. But there's a difference between ramen-I'd-eat-for-a-quick-and-filling-meal (any), and ramen-so-good-it's-worth-a-national-obsession (rare). These days, there are Manhattan neighborhoods that are almost as dense with ramen-ya as a Tokyo train station. Our goal: to cull the good from the great. More
Editor's note: In "Apps Only," Ben Fishner will be eating his way through New York's appetizer, bar, and lounge menus as your guide to fine dining on a budget. He blogs at Ben Cooks Everything. Ippudo serves what is... More
Photograph by Robyn Lee As noted over on the Serious Eats homestead, ramen blog Rameniac crowned the city's "Kings of the Bowl," with top ramen props going to Setagaya and Ippudo, but definitely not to Momofuku Noodle Bar. "Overhyped,... More
Ippudo may be the best ramen in the East Village, and they've just introduced five new seasonal soups. More
Photograph of Morimoto at Setagaya from Melissa Hom at Grub Street Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto rates the East Village's best ramen shops on Grub Street today, and his top choice is Momofuku Noodle Bar, followed by Ippudo, Minca, Setagaya, and... More
Restaurant critic Alan Richman managed to drag David Chang to Ippudo to opine on its ramen. Chang didn't take the bait (he doesn't consider himself the ramen king of New York, and he said he liked the ramen at Ippudo),... More
For some serious eaters both here and especially in Japan, ramen noodles are a religion. They worship at the altar of firm noodles made in-house, intensely flavorful broth, and the porkiest of pork slices. More
