{"id":33075,"date":"2019-07-09T18:00:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T10:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/?p=33075"},"modified":"2025-04-07T16:25:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T08:25:33","slug":"menya-kokoro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/cuisines\/japanese\/menya-kokoro\/","title":{"rendered":"Menya Kokoro in BGC: Tokyo’s Number One Mazesoba Shop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Craving for Japanese food?\u00a0<\/span>Look no further than <\/span>Menya Kokoro <\/b>in <\/span>Uptown Mall, Bonifacio Global City!<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The restaurant is hailed as Tokyo\u2019s #1 Mazesoba\u2014the first of its kind in the Philippines.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Truffle Mazesoba \/ IMAGE from Menya Kokoro<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Menya Kokoro\u00a0is the brainchild of <\/span>Chef Takuma Ishikawa,<\/b> who opened the first <\/span>Menya Kokoro <\/b>in Japan back in 2013. Just a year later, it already won\u00a0<\/span>the <\/span>Best Mazesoba Award\u2014<\/b>there’s\u00a0truly something special about this bowl that you wouldn\u2019t want to pass out on!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Menya Kokoro’s Founder, Chef Takuma Ishikawa<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Mazesoba<\/b> translates to <\/span>\u201cmixed noodles\u201d<\/b> and is technically ramen\u2014only, it doesn\u2019t have broth. This is perfect for ramen lovers who are looking to try something new!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Uptown Mall branch \/ IMAGE from Menya Kokoro<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

To enjoy this unique dish, they have a few steps that you need to follow to fully revel in the dish. First, mix the ingredients inside the bowl then add in their special sauce (you can add as much as you like). Next, mix it in to fully incorporate the sauce with the ingredients\u2014then slurp! <\/span><\/p>\n

Once you\u2019re done eating the noodles, ask the staff for a bowl of rice, and they will gladly give you a free portion.\u00a0<\/span>Mixing the rice with the remaining sauce is an unexpected yet very delicious treat. It\u2019s a unique way to top off the meal!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"IMAGE from Menya Kokoro<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Menya Kokoro <\/b>has\u00a0a variety of Mazesoba that you can enjoy, coming in spicy and non-spicy. For those who are fans of spicy dishes, they have levels that you can choose from ranging from mild to extra spicy.\u00a0<\/span>All of their Mazesoba comes with a bowl of delicious Mushroom Shoyu Soup and a portion of rice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The restaurant’s original Mazesoba, the\u00a0Tokyo Mazesoba<\/b>\u00a0uses a base made of chicken broth cooked for about six to eight hours. This variant has a few note-worthy ingredients, such as small pink shrimp or Sakura Ebi<\/em>\u00a0and mackerel powder. It’s topped with nori, garlic, pork sauce, soft-boiled egg, among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Tokyo Mazesoba<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

If you’re meat lover, consider trying their <\/span>Minced Pork Mazesoba<\/b>. The bowl’s highlight is the generous serving of minced pork layered on top of the egg, bringing a surprising taste anyone would enjoy. It’s best to dig into it while it’s fresh from the kitchen so that the flavors will mix really well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Minced Pork Mazesoba \/ IMAGE from Menya Kokoro<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Their\u00a0Spicy Mazesoba<\/strong> is the closest that they have to tantanmen since it kind of similar ingredients. It’s almost the same as their Tokyo Mazesoba, with the addition of spicy ground pork and soup.<\/p>\n

\"\"Spicy Mazesoba \/ IMAGE from Menya Kokoro<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Whichever Mazesoba bowl you pick, it will surely be an experience that you soon won’t forget. Apart from their Mazesoba, they also have side dishes like Gyoza, Takoyaki, and Karaage! Combining these sides with Menya Kokoro’s signature mazesoba makes for a harmonious blend of flavors and textures, which you will truly enjoy!<\/p>\n

\"\"Minced Pork Mazesoba, karaage, and Gyoza \/ IMAGE from Menya Kokoro<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on the chance to try out Tokyo\u2019s #1 Mazesoba!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Menya Kokoro is hailed as Tokyo\u2019s #1 Mazesoba\u2014the first of its kind in the Philippines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":58932,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[84,246],"tags":[7201,473,7200,3639,3641,3640,3642],"class_list":["post-33075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-japanese","category-uptown-bgc","tag-dry-ramen","tag-japanese-restaurant","tag-mazesoba","tag-menya-kokoro","tag-menya-kokoro-mazesoba","tag-menya-kokoro-ph","tag-menya-kokoro-tokyo-mazesoba"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33075","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=33075"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33104,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33075\/revisions\/33104"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}