17 Best Ramen Restaurants in Hong Kong

If you prefer fish soup, Zagin’s sister restaurant, Maru De Sankaku may be better suited for you. Located around the corner from Zagin’s Central branch, Maru still features the sister restaurant’s signature cappuccino foam broth, but replaces the chicken soup with a fragrant fish broth instead. 

Keeping the menu short and simple, Maru also only serves three styles of ramen—a clear fish broth paired with two slices of crispy fish skin; and an eight-hour creamy white fish soup ramen, which can also be ordered as a tsukemen (dipping ramen) that is first come, first served. If you’re looking for a more stimulating dining experience, the tsukemen noodles are served above a layer of dry ice, creating a fog effect for a few moments. The noodles are unlike most tsukemen noodles in that they resemble the wider Chinese knife-cut noodles. 

Maru De Sankaku, G/F, 13 Aberdeen Street, Central, Hong Kong, +852 2346 3889; facebook.com/marudesanhk

The Michelin-recommended Shugetsu is usually draws a big crowd of tourists and locals alike. With three locations in Hong Kong, the chain’s popularity can be attributed to their use of 18-month old fermented soy sauce in the shoyu broth, mixed with other ingredients such as mackerel, sardines and kombu. 

Their menu is bigger than most, serving a variety of spicy and non-spicy options for tsukemen as well as the choice of extra pork belly to go alongside your noodles. The original Shugetsu tsukemen is the crowd-pleaser, with a refreshingly acidic taste to the soup and up to 300 grams of noodles to go with it. 

Then there’s the trademark Shugetsu ramen with their soy sauce soup, shio salt ramen, and Abura soupless ramen. All bowls are customisable and you can add additional toppings, as well as side dishes if you’re still hungry. 

Shugetsu Central, G/F, 5 Gough Street, Central, Hong Kong, +852 2850 6009; Shugetsu Causeway Bay, Shop 6, G/F, Hoi Deen Court, 30-34 Cannon Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, +852 2891 1600; Shugetsu Quarry Bay, G/F, 30 Hoi Kwong Street, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong, +852 2336 7888; shugetsu.com.hk

If you’ve got some time to spare, make a visit to Ramen Taifu, the ramen restaurant that’s notorious for their long lines on the weekends. Founded in Tokyo in 2007, the first Hong Kong branch opened in Tsuen Wan in 2012, followed by the popular Mong Kok location in 2015 and finally, the most recent addition in Wan…