{"id":32921,"date":"2024-10-14T12:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T04:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/?p=32921"},"modified":"2025-07-21T15:54:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T07:54:21","slug":"menya-ippondo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/location\/philippines\/makati\/little-tokyo\/menya-ippondo\/","title":{"rendered":"Menya Ippondo in Makati: Home of the Famous Jiro-kei Ramen and Tantanmen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Attention, ramen lovers: your go-to spot in Little Tokyo has undergone an exciting transformation. Formerly known as Ramen Shimada<\/strong>, the beloved ramen shop has changed its name to Menya Ippondo<\/strong>, where the same delicious noodle experience awaits.<\/span><\/p>\n

IMAGE from Menya Ippondo<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Maintaining its affordability all the while serving quality and authentic taste, Menya Ippondo has a lot of old and new offerings for you to try. This ramen joint is known for its Jiro-kei Ramen<\/strong>, an over-the-top, customizable creation loaded with chashu, veggies, and toasted garlic that will surely fill the bellies of even the most ravenous eaters!<\/p>\n

\"\"Jiro-kei Ramen \/ IMAGE from Menya Ipppondo<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

For first-timers, however, you’ll never go wrong with Menya Ippondo’s\u00a0Tonkotsu Ramen<\/strong>. <\/strong>The ramen soup is made from pork bones, which are simmered for hours with secret ingredients and spices until they release their collagen and marrow, resulting in a thick, milky-white base.<\/p>\n

Firm noodles, cha-shu, menma (bamboo shoots) and scallions are added to this savory base that make this a hearty, soul-warming noodle dish that’s just perfect anytime of the day.<\/p>\n

\"\"Tonkotsu Ramen \/ IMAGE from Menya Ippondo<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

For those with a hearty appetite, you may opt for the Cha-shu Men<\/strong>: tonkotsu ramen overloaded with thick cha-su slices! It’s a creation that brings you a meaty experience that will take your breath away, thanks to a combination of umami pork bone broth, firm noodles, and tender braised pork belly slices melting in your mouth.<\/p>\n

\"\"Cha-shu Men \/ IMAGE from Menya Ippondo<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

If you’re a fan of chicken, another ramen bowl to try is Menya Ippondo’s\u00a0Yonaki Ramen.<\/strong> You may also add a splash of shoyu (soy sauce) for more umami and a dash of togarashi (chili peppers) for a mild fiery taste, if you’d like.<\/p>\n

\"\"Yonaki Ramen \/ IMAGE from Menya Ippondo<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

For chiliheads, sample the ever-flavorful Special Tantanmen<\/strong>, which has a nutty, slighty spicy soup flavored with sesame seeds and generous dollops of chili oil, topped with ground pork, scalions, and bokchoy. Boasting a fiery rich broth, a lot of customers claim it is the best Tantanmen in Manila!<\/p>\n

\"\"Tantanmen \/ IMAGE from Philippine Primer\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Perhaps, one of the most popular offerings in the menu that you might wish to try is the Taiwan Ramen<\/strong>. It has a chicken-based broth flavored with shoyu and is topped with minced pork, bean sprouts, and chives stir-fried with chili peppers and garlic. For its own spin, Menya Ippondo adds clams for a unique, briny depth of flavor.<\/p>\n

\"\"Taiwan Ramen \/ IMAGE from Menya Ippondo<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

You may also add other toppings to your ramen such as tamago (egg) and extra chashu or change the firmness of your noodles. Pick from Katame<\/em>\u00a0(Hard),\u00a0Futsu<\/em>\u00a0(Normal), or\u00a0Yawaraka me<\/em> (Soft).<\/p>\n

For sides, you may order chahan (Japanese-style fried rice), karaage (fried chicken), gyoza (steamed dumplings), among others. Then, end your meal with their kuromitsu kinako ice cream.<\/p>\n

\"\"Chahan<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Gyoza \/ IMAGES from Menya Ippondo<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Fill your bellies with a steaming bowl of ramen this rainy season, and visit Menya Ippondo<\/strong> at Little Tokyo, Chino Roces Avenue, Legaspi Village, Makati City<\/strong>.<\/p>\n


\nIMAGE from Philippine Primer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

For more information, you may contact them at 0910-939-6492<\/strong>. They are open from Monday to Friday, 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 a.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Your go-to spot in Little Tokyo has undergone an exciting transformation. Formerly known as Ramen Shimada, the beloved establishment has now adopted the name Menya Ippondo, where the same delicious experience awaits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":60711,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[84,19,199],"tags":[836,713,313,6246,270],"class_list":["post-32921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-japanese","category-little-tokyo","category-japanese-ramen","tag-japanese-cuisine","tag-little-tokyo","tag-makati","tag-menya-ippondo","tag-ramen"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32921"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60712,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32921\/revisions\/60712"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}