A few year ago, all of a sudden, a town called Naruse in Tokyo outskirts came into vocabulary of ramen fans. Naruse does not have anything which distinguishes itself from many other obscure towns, except it has high quality ramen shops.Daimonji played the central role when Naruse debuted as a town of ramen, as it stuck out in terms of both popularity and quality.

Among the number of menus

offered by Daimonji, the specialty of it is "Negi Miso Ramen," which is ramen in miso-taste soup topped with fried spring onions. At Daimonji 3 kinds of miso paste from different regions in Japan are blended to deepen its flavor. Some may feel the soup a bit too sweet, but it makes you to bring spoon after spoon to your mouth. Noodles are flat in form with smooth texture providing comfort. (They seem to contain more moisture than standard.) When it comes to toppings, both chashu and menma are tasteful, and good enough to be independent relishes. The highlight of toppings is its fried Negi, which tastes rather sweet mysteriously and go well along with its miso taste soup.

Since Daimonji offers so many variation of menu, wit

hout pre-input information you will get at lost deciding what to order. The owner & chef must be adventurous that he introduced quite unique and original menus such as Cheese ramen, Italian Tomato Ramen, Canned Sardine Ramen, and Natto (fermented soybeans) Ramen, whose name only might retreat you. Then our recommendation for you is to start with standard menus like Negi Miso Ramen, or Shouyu Ramen, then rank up to their original menus.
The ordering system is quite easy. Just order when asked at your seat, but please be informed there is no English menu. So make use of the info. in this page before you visit! Although the large helping is available, but the original volume is pretty large. Unless you' re not starved to death, normal size is large enough. If you still feel the necessity to order large helping, why no try curry rice which is another speciality of this ramen shop.
The owner & chef of Daimonji seems interested in art and displays his calligraphy in his shop. He shares his interest with the customers by using china bowls of first rated brands, such as Imari, Arita, or Kutani. Watch out not to break them ! They are expensive.
(BON 2001.6.17)

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