This week, I had the pleasure of catching up with some good friends that I hadn’t seen for ages. It was one of those typical cold windy nights in good old London so we decided to go for some tasty Japanese Ramen soup to warm ourselves up!
We came to Shoryu in Regent Street where they have the most amazing ramen with many different types of varieties and flavours. Shoryu is a celebrated Japanese restaurant group, which is even recommended in the Michelin Guide. The Regent Street branch is actually it's first ever restaurant opened in London since 2012 and now there are about 10 restaurants within London in total.
This place specialises in Hakata tonkotsu ramen, which is a style of ramen made with a thick rich pork soup mixed with thin, straight ramen noodles. Both their executive chef Kanji Furukawa and restaurant owner Tak Tokumine being native Japanese, are very passionate about making the best possible quality dishes representing their hometown’s locale. That’s why the food in this place is so delicious!
The Regent Street branch is located just a quick five minutes walk from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station. Very central and convenient. The interior is quite small inside so be prepared for a small queue outside at peak times. So I would definitely recommend to book a table in advance.
The whole frontage of the restaurant is made up of a glass window from floor to ceiling. Warm and inviting as it makes the place appear quite spacious. The brick wall layout and subtle contemporary setting offer a relaxed vibe and homely “feel”.
The staff were super helpful and upbeat. Especially our waitress who served us there was great at offering us both some great recommendations. We took her advice and ordered the Tiger Prawn Tempura and the Shoryu Buns.
Starter
One of the key ingredients of having great tempura lies in the batter. The Tiger Prawn Tempura from this place is simply the best! The skin is so crunchy, light and non-greasy. The tiger prawn inside was fresh and packed with juicy flavours, so yummy!
The Shoryu “Hirata Bun” was also to die for. They offer three types including pork belly, soy marinated chicken and grilled halloumi. We opted for the Pork Belly and Chicken. Oh my god, the buns are so fluffy and filled with succulent juicy pork! It actually reminded me of our Chinese Cha Sui Bun, lol. The waitress told us these homemade buns were made daily at their bakery all from natural ingredients. Hence why they are so incredibly tasty!
Main
Our mains just had to be one of Shoryu’s signature ramen noodle dishes! It was a rich, thick tonkotsu broth that had been cooked for 12 hours. Topped with juicy pork belly and double nitamago egg.
I had been craving for this ever since I stepped foot in this restaurant, lol! Well, it certainly did not disappoint! The ramen noodles were silky smooth. Absolutely fantastic! I heard that the chef himself actually makes the noodles on-site. So that's why they tasted so fresh! It went perfectly well with the rich and flavoursome soup and the tender, scrumptous pork meat on top! This was exactly what I wanted. Real comfort food!
For the ramen soup, there are extra toppings that you can add to the dish, such as fried Tofu, Red Ginger or Bamboo Shoots.
Dessert
For dessert, Shoryu offers some traditional sweets including mochi balls, Yuzu sorbet and cheesecakes. We opted for the matcha cheesecake and mochi ice cream for sharing.
The matcha cheesecake was so beautiful to look at and again, heavenly to indulge in! Very soft with an almost velvet texture and delicate flavour. Not too sweet but just right! For people who don’t already know, the matcha flavouring is extremely popular in Asian countries. This beautiful and distinct taste is essentially processed green tea leaves that have been made into a fine powder.
The mochi ice cream came in three different flavours including green tea, yuzu and slated caramel. All being my favourites, lol. It's basically delicious ice cream wrapped in soft mochi and dusted off with rice flour. An instant lift for your taste buds. So good in fact that you simply cannot have enough!
In addition, Shoryu also serves iced beer and Japanese whisky sake along with an extensive list of enticing house cocktails. We opted for a bottle of the Japanese plum wine and some matcha tea to maximize the full experience of enjoying an authentic Japanese meal, haha!
Overall, my experience in Shoryu was the epitome of excellence. I recommend the place tenfold and will no doubt be visiting it again sometime very soon.
这周我约了两位好久未见的朋友聚会。鉴于伦敦近期又冷又刮风的天气，大家都一致赞成去吃碗热腾腾的日本拉面来暖暖胃，呵呵！
我们来到摄政街的Shoryu日本料理。这是一家日本餐馆集团旗下的连锁餐厅，在伦敦总共有10家店。而摄政街这家则是伦敦的第一家分店，于2012年开业。Shoryu也是米其林指南推荐的日本料理哦，在伦敦很受欢迎！
这家店主打传统的豚骨拉面，以浓郁而纯白的猪骨汤搭配细长拉面而闻名。他们的老板和主厨都是地道的日本人，对美食不但热情也很执着。所以他们家的拉面的口味都相当正宗！
Shoryu摄政街店坐落在伦敦市中心，从Piccadilly Circus地铁站走过来仅5分钟的路程。在繁忙时间这里总是大排长龙，所以建议大家提前预订位置。
餐厅整个门面是大型的落地玻璃窗户，明亮简洁。砖墙装饰给人有种复古的感觉。餐厅虽然不大，却有家的温馨气氛.
用餐环境不错，服务也很到位。招待我们的侍应生很热情地为我们解释餐牌甚至推荐招牌菜，非常专业。
我们点了天妇罗大虾和肉馅包作前菜。
这里的天妇罗大虾还是炸得蛮有水平的，一口咬下去外壳薄而酥脆，里面的虾肉鲜嫩美味，不油不腻，好吃！
Shoryu的特色包子有三种陷儿，猪肉，鸡肉和适合素食者的烤halloumi芝士。我们选择了猪肚和鸡肉包。热气腾腾的肉包，鲜美的肉汁留了满口，蓬松的外皮包着咸香的肉馅儿，吃得我们都停不下口来，呵呵! 据说他们家的包子选用的都是上等食材，每天新鲜制作味道才会这么好。
我们的主菜当然是他们家的招牌豚骨拉面咯。这可是炖了12个小时的浓郁肉汤，再配上炖肉，流心蛋，木耳和紫菜这些配菜。
从我踏进这家餐厅，我就一直期待着这碗招牌拉面，它的确没有让我失望！汤头醇厚，炖肉入口即化，配菜也相当爽脆！据说这里的面可是厨师自己擀的哦，所以劲道十足，呵呵。店里每张桌子上还有一盘生蒜和夹蒜器，喜欢蒜味重的朋友可以自己动手。
在拉面汤里，你还可以按照自己口味加入一些额外的配料，如炸豆腐，红姜等等Shoryu家的传统日式甜品也相当不错。我们点了抹茶芝士蛋糕和糯米糍冰激凌。甜品都做得很精致且美美得颜值爆表！
芝士蛋糕味道浓郁，口感绵密。我尤其喜欢抹茶的味道和它恰到好处的甜度，作为饭后甜品特别适合。抹茶口味在亚洲国家非常流行，它其实是将绿茶叶子风干后制成的分装茶叶，细腻的甜味和风格十分诱人。
糯米糍冰淇淋有三种不同口味，包括绿茶，柚子和焦糖。都是我超喜欢的口味，呵呵。细腻柔软的糯米包裹着香甜冰激淋，这样的配搭让口感更绵滑，奶味浓郁！咬一口，软软的，凉凉的，好吃！
除了食物，这里的饮品选择也蛮多，包括冰镇啤酒，日本清酒和威士忌，还有一系列的鸡尾酒哦。日本梅酒是我最爱，还有这里用抹茶粉泡的绿茶，都值得推荐！
总的来说，我和朋友在Shoryu日料度过了一个愉快的夜晚。他们家的招牌豚骨拉面和甜点味道相当不错，服务也到位，是性价比蛮高的餐厅。喜欢日式料理的朋友不要错过哦！
Very good things .... damn!
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gorgeous!!!!
That's awesome, haha! Thanks for the lovely gift @yakubenko!!
Fabulous place!
Wow! This combo is one of my very favourite in the world! I know @sweetsssj would also agree and drool over this scrumptious post!
Thanks a lot for the heads-up and for opening my appetite for dinner. GREAT SHOTS!!!
Namaste :)
Thank you, @eric-boucher. I'm so glad to know we share a common interest in this type of food! Really appreciate your compliments. :)
It is all my pleasure really! I dream of such good noodles, but they are hard to find here...
Namaste :)
Hey Rea! I live in London too! I haven't heard of this place yet, but it looks amazing! Definitely going to try some of those buns soon... 🤤
I heard of Ramen very recently, at Steemit to be exact. I had never heard of it before. But I think there are also Japanese restaurants in Rotterdam how to serve this dish. I ask Mark. It looks more than delicious. Alle the other dishes too, I must add.
Hello @clio, I love Ramen and hope you have a chance to try it soon. :) Thank you for dropping by!
Damn, the ramen looks better than the one I had yesterday. :-)
呵呵，诱惑到你啦！
其实挺喜欢拉面。尤其天气冷时。
As always it's been a pleasurable read.
If Tonkotsu is your thing then I definitely recommend you to make a visit to Bone Daddies (although I find their soy ramen better) and Kanada-Ya. I personally find them both more competitive in price and taste. Especially Kanada-Ya - I'd rate it as the best ramen place in London.
As a part of a series, I'm actually thinking of writing an article about different ramen places in London - would you be interested to read it by any chance?
I heard of Bone Daddies too, just haven't been around to try it out. Now that you recommend it, I would definitely give it a try, lol. I would love to read your article about different ramen places in London, just send the link this way. :)
Glad to hear it! :D
It might take a while (it's hard to work with one stomach you know...) so here's something else in the meantime...
https://steemit.com/food/@hatuyuki/reaching-for-the-stars-3-or-machiya-soho-london-or-cheap-eats
Yum, looks greaat!
I'm drooling. I am beyond jealous looking at all these pics.
I felt hungry while writing up the article, lol.
That looks amazing! We have very few Ramen places in Oklahoma. But, when we were in Chicago, there was a great Ramen place in China Town. They had something called Hell Ramen, which was very spicy, If you could eat the large, level 4, you got a free t shirt. I wimped out and went for the two which was excellent. Anyway, this looks much more sophisticated than most of the ramen we get here in the states. Beautiful imagery, well written post. Made me want to go down the Asian market and pick up ingredients! Thanks for the great post!
Hello @markrmorrisjr, the Hell Ramen sounds awesome! If I am ever in Chicago, I would love to try it, lol. Thank you for dropping by!
Thank you so much for this post @rea, I live in London and I never knew about this place. I have to go and give it a try, it looks delicious and very authentic!
Amazing dishes and very good photos!
This is awesome, I love ramen :)
Amazing looking foods......thanks for sharing..... Yummy
Good post, i like it
I wish you success
Thank you. :)
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嗯，整体的presentation 很棒！能透漏下总共大概多少钱吗？
当然可以！不算饮品和酒的话， 前菜，主食加甜点大概人均30-35英镑。
虽然贵，但是贵的有价值！
Gonna try Shoryu in Regent Street for sure! The selection of ramen looks very appealing with the different types of varieties and flavours.
Do you think there is any difference with the other 10 restaurants within London?
Hello there, I think the food would taste more or less the same but obviously the restaurant layout and service would differ between different branch.
Wow, this looks otherworldly...
I need to go there next time I am in London!
Wow... amazing photography, i appreciate this food. and also good this travel... i wait your next post,all the best my dear......
Thank you. :)
most welcome... dear..
I have never seen boiled eggs in Ramen before or such amazing looking ice cream. This is a place I would love to visit.
The soft boiled egg was delicious indeed!
I love your blogs @rea :) I want some of that ramen soup right now ugh that sounds amazing .. when I visit London you best believe imma hit you up 😉
Thank you for your nice comment @stevenalexander. :)
Damn I'm so jealous!!! I wan't all of this food, it's making me so hungry just looking at it haha.
Wow, a post that boosts a morning appetite.
For some life is traveling but for many food and travel are great combination. Exploring the place and food exploration hehe.
Awesome photography dear I love this I follow you hope you will share more keep it up and have a nice day
Thank you @cristitaylor!
Everything seems deliciouss, I got an obsession with Ramen, love ittttt❤❤❤❤
It is also one of my favourites, lol.
Ah is first time I see this Jappanness food, it seems delicious, this is the food that evry athlet want, healthy and it seems having proteis,yummmy gonna jumt to the food through the screen ;) great work i love ur post and of coursee I folllow , waiting to see your next work
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I will be going to Shoryu next time I am in London! I just put up a blog about a few must try food spots in New Orleans, you have inspired me to showcase 1 outstanding restaurant in my next blog!
Working and eating are two best combinations we can find in the world :p
Very tasty food of his hungry look at his
Thanks for your post. We love this type of food, the tiger prawn tempura looks delicious. We've never have eat ramen before so now we know a good place to go.
I hope you have a chance to visit Shoryu soon. Thank you for taking time to comment here. :)
I think there is nothing I've tried before 😏
I feel hungry for that cheesecake now 😋
This is a good marketing for this restaurant.
They should pay you 😉
Wow...搞到我也肚子饿了
呵呵。
Follow me please and upvote my post
I hope to you
Thank you for various information @rea, I like this article, and will wait for the next post.
Thank you for the support @fernandes. :)
This is my favorit food
以为豚骨拉面是海豚肉做的呢😂😂😂
哈哈！
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哈哈哈大爱日式拉面····不过在伦敦吃日料总感觉怪怪的：p
Wow... I love it.. Thanks for sharing @rea
the food is very delicious I really like. but do not forget also sinngah in our place that is aceh indonesia we have a very delicious food menu also unfortunately if skipped.
Aceh's goat goulash has a distinctive flavor, because it uses the typical flavor of Aceh. cooked using a large iron cauldron and kept in the heat. This means that whenever you order goat curry always served in a hot state, his goat meat was tender and not smelly. You will also be served minced chopped meat mixed with onions and crushed peppers and lime as a complement to goat curry. If visiting Banda Aceh do not forget to taste this one dish.
great post! made me hungry!
嗯每次去伦敦都一定会吃这家+兰州拉面 😄
哎，英雄所见略同哦，呵呵！
ahhh Thanks Rea I´m def going to visit this place!
Hey Lisa, how are you? Let me know when you are in London next, I will take you there, lol.
I´m good rea! Yes I´ll def let you know
Next stop. I love ramen.
excellent narratives of a japanese joint in london. when i visit london this year, will surely visit this location. following to get more excellent posts from you. really like your bog.