Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap
Kuu Ramen is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

1. Kuu Ramen

6.5
20 John St (btwn Nassau St & Broadway), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Financial District · 37 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Kuu Chili: This broth features a milky chicken paitan boiled for eight hours with “chili skin." Also find spicy ground chicken, pork belly in giant chunks, and greens that cook in the broth Read more.

Bassanova Ramen is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

2. Bassanova Ramen

76 Mott St (at Canal St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Chinatown · 147 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Green Curry Ramen: The zaniest bowl is a green curry ramen that features broth made from pork and dried fish; shrimp and okra lurk in its depths in addition to the usual chashu pork belly. Read more.

Nakamura is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

3. Nakamura

7.8
172 Delancey St (btwn Clinton & Attorney St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Lower East Side · 43 tips and reviews

EaterEater: X.O. Miso Ramen: Vegetarian and boasts a fishless X.O. sauce made by David Chang, while the curry ramen leaves a tingling in your mouth caused by…Sichuan peppercorns! Read more.

Mr. Taka Ramen is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

4. Mr. Taka Ramen

8.2
170 Allen St (btwn Rivington & Stanton St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Lower East Side · 127 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Spicy Miso Ramen: Features a spicy miso broth based on chicken and bonito, with ground pork and sliced pork belly thrown in. Just the thing for a cold winter’s day. Read more.

Jeju Noodle Bar is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

5. Jeju Noodle Bar

8.0
679 Greenwich St (at Christopher St), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · West Village · 55 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Go Ramyun: Amazing bowls that feature garlicky brisket in a veal broth, while another is tart and slightly sweet, with a broth something like a chigae and thick slabs of pork belly. Read more.

Minca is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

6. Minca

7.9
536 E 5th St (btwn Ave A & B), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Alphabet City · 303 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Tokyo Tsuke-Men Spicy Miso: Spicy miso broth and whole slew of extra ingredients, to be added to the bowl at your pleasure. And the price is slightly less than at other East Village ramen-ya. Read more.

Ramen Misoya is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

7. Ramen Misoya

7.0
129 2nd Ave (btwn St Marks Pl & E 7th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · East Village · 125 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Powdered Snow Miso: Specializing in a choice of miso broths (one with “powdered snow” parmesan on top), you're encouraged to supplement your noodles with added proteins. Read more.

Ramen Setagaya is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

8. Ramen Setagaya

34 1/2 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · East Village · 142 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Cold Clam Ramen: Features things like black sesame miso ramen, a well stocked vegetable ramen, and a cold noodle choice of baby clams in a shio broth. Read more.

Ippudo is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

9. Ippudo

8.9
65 4th Ave (btwn E 9th & E 10th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 1164 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Shiromaru Hakata Classic: A silken, opaque broth; firm and carefully crafted noodles; and a braised pork belly as good as any in town. Long waits still common. Read more.

Zundo-Ya is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

10. Zundo-Ya

84 E 10th St (btwn 3rd & 4th Ave), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · East Village · 67 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Zenbunose Ramen: Specializing in a pork broth, although other options are also available, one is given a choice of two noodle styles, and also a choice of pork fattiness in four increments. Read more.

E.A.K Ramen is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

11. E.A.K Ramen

7.5
469 Avenue of the Americas (btwn W 11th & W 12th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · West Village · 27 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The E.A.K.: The broth is a combo of pork and chicken, the noodles are firmer and thicker, and spinach has been substituted for the usual scallions with a nifty printed piece of nori. Read more.

Jun-Men Ramen Bar is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

12. Jun-Men Ramen Bar

7.9
249 9th Ave (at W 25th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Chelsea · 94 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Uni Mushroom Mazemen: Jun-Men chased the trend with this bowl of mazemen that featured all sorts of surprising ingredients, including urchin, mushrooms, and pancetta. Read more.

Tabata Noodle Restaurant is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

13. Tabata Noodle Restaurant

7.3
540 9th Ave (btwn W 39th & W 40th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Garment District · 201 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Dark Men: This garlic-infused black sesame broth is rather alarming but it slurps up mellow and porky, with the scallions providing highlights. Read more.

Momosan Ramen & Sake is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

14. Momosan Ramen & Sake

7.8
342 Lexington Ave (btwn E 39th & E 40th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Murray Hill · 104 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Tsukemen: The soup offers a green snow of scallions and lime juice in a pork-bone broth; the noodles are firm and spaghetti-like Sun noodles. Read more.

Kuro-Obi is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

15. Kuro-Obi

700 8th Ave (at W 44th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Theater District · 16 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Shiro-Obi Classic: The bowls are of compact size, the pork belly nicely fatty, and the delicate noodles prove the perfect weight for the broth. Read more.

Totto Ramen is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

16. Totto Ramen

366 W 52nd St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 586 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Chicken Paitan Ramen: A chicken-pork both, wavy blond noodles like the hair of a '40s matinee queen, a hot-as-shit separately ordered condiment to be used sparingly, and a potential side of avocado. Read more.

Jin Ramen is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

17. Jin Ramen

8.2
462 Amsterdam Ave (W 82nd St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Upper West Side · 76 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Spicy Tonkotsu: Our favorite among the spicy choices is based on pork-bone tonkotsu, and achieves its results with chile oil and black garlic. Read more.

Santouka Ramen is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

18. Santouka Ramen

8.5
595 River Rd (at Mitsuwa Marketplace), Edgewater, NJ
Ramen Restaurant · 58 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Toroniku Salt Ramen: The deconstructed version features wavy noodles and broth in one bowl, and pork belly and other add-ins neatly arranged on an adjacent plate. Read more.

HinoMaru Ramen is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

19. HinoMaru Ramen

8.6
33-18 Ditmars Blvd (btwn 33rd & 35th St), Astoria, NY
Ramen Restaurant · 128 tips and reviews

EaterEater: HinoMaru Ramen: Go wild with Hinomaru’s “New York Style”: two kinds of fish-cake (one with a jovial monkey face) plus their signature “fireball” — a loose meatball of peppery ground pork. Read more.

Tamashii Ramen is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

20. Tamashii Ramen

8.3
29-05 Broadway (btwn 29th & 30th St), Astoria, NY
Ramen Restaurant · 69 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Tamashii Ramen: Our favorite is the signature bowl, which includes all the trimmings — thick slices of pork belly, and plenty of greens — in a tonkosu that is lighter and less salty than most. Read more.

Shinobi Ramen is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

21. Shinobi Ramen

53 Morgan Ave (btwn Morgan Ave & Bogart St), Brooklyn, NY
Ramen Restaurant · East Williamsburg · 55 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Shinobi Ramen: A seven-hour shoyu-chicken broth, which spoons up thick and wonderfully slick. It has enough flavor that it totally enlivens the other ingredients, which might be rather dull without it Read more.

Suzume is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

22. Suzume

8.9
545 Lorimer St (at Devoe St), Brooklyn, NY
Ramen Restaurant · East Williamsburg · 173 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Grilled Salmon Ramen: This soup works, mainly by not being too fussy, so that the salmon can shine next to the wavy, wobbly noodles, further flavored with scallions and kelp. Read more.

Ichiran is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

23. Ichiran

8.2
374 Johnson Ave (btwn Bogart St & Morgan Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Ramen Restaurant · East Williamsburg · 80 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Tonkotsu Ramen: The noodles were exceedingly solid. They’re available in varying levels of thickness and doneness, and they’re deposited in a tonkotsu broth a little lighter and silkier than most. Read more.

Ganso is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

24. Ganso

25 Bond St (at Livingston St), Brooklyn, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Downtown Brooklyn · 289 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Ganso Shoyu: Their signature bowl features a delicate, soy-and-chicken-based broth, pork belly, Tokyo-style noodles with some tooth to them, and a nice wad of seasonal bitter greens. Read more.

Chuko is one of Sietsema’s NYC Ramen Heatmap.

25. Chuko

8.7
565 Vanderbilt Ave (at Pacific St), Brooklyn, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Prospect Heights · 389 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Veggie Ramen: A pale miso thickening with seasonal vegetables such as cabbage, sweet potato, snow peas and corn. Adding a gooey egg helps ramp up the richness. Read more.