Saien

Quaint, casual, and cozy ramen restaurant at the base of the Motomachi hills. I had the red miso base was wonderful on this cool afternoon. Lots of bean sprouts were included. The gyoza was tasty as well. No English menu is available, but we did fine with Google Translate. Only detractor is smoking in the restaurant.

- Roger Au -

Good local ramen HAKODATE..clear broth..nice ambience..old town feel

- Andaru Ruan -

Traditional ramen shop that is perfect if you're looking for a hearty bowl of ramen. Service is great and very fast. The food is packed with flavor and the low cost makes it even better

- Jeffrey Liang -

There is no English menu but the chef/owner can speak a little. The curry rice is great, it has 3 pieces of juicy beef in it, unlike most curry rice in Tokyo where there is only minced meat in it. The Gyoza is also great, 500 yen for 8 pieces. Overall a great place to have lunch when you are exploring the surroundings.

- Huan Xu -

I chanced upon this place while I was walking to the ropeway and decided to drop in for lunch since I saw some good reviews online. I ordered the salt ramen with dumplings and I must say that I was pleasantly surprised that I liked both given that I am usually quite critical of ramen and dumplings. The soup was light but it was enough to bring the flavourful taste to you. The owners are old so do expect some delays if there are many customers in the restaurant at any one time. The price for the food was reasonable but what i brought back with me was the feeling of warmth radiating from the elderly couple. If you are in the area, do give this shop a try!

- Sam -

Came here to try the circa 1935 shio ramen. Got the chashuu shio ramen 1000円. Pretty good for a 90 year old recipe, not much fat or lard, very clear broth. The chashu was lean meat. The restaurant isn't too tourist friendly, I'd say which is why Ajisai is more famous. All locals when I went. Overall a cool experience to go back in time to 1935.

- David T -