《日本語》《ENGLISH》《中文》

Menkui Wanderer（麺喰ワンダラー）

column 2025.06.30 Ramen Afro Beats / Menya Sho Miso Dokoro / Menya Sho Main Shop

It looked like it was going to be hot on Saturday, so I decided to go around and try some “chilled ramen”, and set up a route that would be efficient. I narrowed down four candidates on the Marunouchi Line only

1. Ramen Afro Beats @ Shinjuku Gyoenmae

The second shop of the popular Yutenji shop “Ramen Breakbeats”. The chilled ramen is an upgrade of the menu that was well-received last year.

Summer-only “Chilled Corn Ramen” (1,720 yen: 20 meals each for lunch and dinner)
Rather than a straight corn soup, it is sublimated into a “cuisine” with a curry flavor and various arrangements. The red paprika espuma gives it a group-like feel. The soup is thick and sweet, creamy, and Western-style. The pork slices are slow-cooked pork shoulder. The miso meat, fried onions, and Kujo green onions, which are used in the style of dandan noodles, change the taste with every bite. At first, I was confused and thought, “I wanted a more straightforward corn soup,” but by the end of the meal, I was completely captivated and very satisfied. If I lived nearby, I would eat it again because it was so perfect. They will continue to serve it until around September.

2. Menya Sho Miso Dokoro @ Nishi-Shinjuku

The Menya Sho group has four shops, and this is the third miso specialty shop to open. This year, the Sapporo shop opened, and the owner is there.
Summer limited menu “Summer corn chilled noodles” (1,500 yen: limited quantity, but the number varies depending on the day. Around 10 to 20 servings). This is also an upgrade of a menu that was popular last year. It uses medium-thick straight noodles made from 100% domestic wheat produced by Kanno Seimenjo. The chilled noodles are served on a plate made with two types of corn. As they specialize in miso, they add a miso flavor. There are a lot of vegetables, so it’s like a salad.

3. Menya Sho Main Shop @ Nishi-Shinjuku

Since it’s close to Miso-dokoro, I ate there again. This was also updated last year, and the “Shamo(game-cock) chicken salt chilled lemon ramen” (1,300 yen: 10-20 servings) is a refreshing type that you can gulp down with a cold soup that combines the standard Shamo chicken soup with seafood soup. At first glance, the only thing you can see is the green onion and lemon, but underneath the green onion is a seasoned egg as a base, and on top of that are two types of chashu, and on top of that are green onions and three types of condiments (white green onions, myoga, and shiso leaves), which is a bit of a surprise. Apparently the lemon is made so that you can eat the skin as well. This is also Kanno Seimenjo, but they use thin noodles. Hmm? Maybe the seasoned egg is complimentary. I appreciate it, but it’s a problem at times like this (lol). I never thought they would serve it without you seeing it.

I thought I could go to another ramen shop because the noodles don’t fill you up as much as hot ramen, but the sunlight was so hot that it hurt, so I gave up. The fourth shop on the Marunouchi Line was “Ushio” (Awajicho), which I had planned to have cold ramen, but I gave up. (I was also hoping to try the cold noodles at Hisui in Akasaka Mitsuke, but they were not serving them that day due to a collaboration.)

Shop Information

1.Ramen Afro Beats Official information　
103 Caterina Neo Heights, 1-16-10 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022

2.Menya Sho Miso Dokoro (麺屋翔 みそ処) Official information
7-22-34 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023

3.Menya Sho Main Shop (麺屋翔 本店) Official information
7-22-34 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023

Autor of this article