Ramen

How I Got Here: Florence Mae Maglanoc

04-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

The CEO of London-based restaurant group Maginhawa on the need for greater diversity in hospitality leadership roles, and grasping the potential of franchise opportunities.

Book review: Supa Ya Ramen

26-Oct-2023 By Stefan Chomka

Luke Findlay's debut cookbook is a riot of ramen like you've never seen before.

House of Fu heads to Manchester

20-Sep-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Leeds-based ‘day to night’ ramen, cocktail and karaoke bar is doubling up, with a second location set to open in Manchester next month.

Bone Daddies confirms Leicester Square opening

30-Aug-2023 By James McAllister

Bone Daddies has confirmed it will open its next ramen bar this October close to London’s Leicester Square.

Bone Daddies enjoys ‘consistent demand’ as revenue rises

13-Jul-2023 By Shwetali Sapte

Bone Daddies has reported £17.3m in revenue for the year ended 30 September 2022, up 57.5% on the £11m reported in FY21.

Alan Yau to launch retail and restaurant ramen concept

10-Jul-2023 By Finn Scott-Delany

Wagamama founder Alan Yau is to launch a restaurant and retail concept selling plant-based ramen.

How I Got Here: Emma Reynolds

31-May-2023 By James McAllister

The co-founder of ramen chain Tonkotsu on cost pressures, trusting your gut, and her first restaurant job.

Steve Hill appointed managing director of Bone Daddies Group as co-founder steps away

15-Mar-2023 By James McAllister

Steve Hill has been appointed managing director of the Bone Daddies Group after its co-founder and previous MD, Demetri Tomazos, recently stepped away from the business.

Ramen shop Send Noods to open in Macclesfield

06-Mar-2023 By Restaurant

Cheekily named ramen restaurant Send Noods will make its debut in food hall Macclesfield Picturedrome following a marketing campaign on subscription site OnlyFans.

Ivan Orkin eyes franchising opportunities in the UK following the launch of Ivan Mazemen

17-Feb-2023 By Joe Lutrario

High-profile US-based ramen chef Ivan Orkin is exploring further expansion in the UK after licensing a new concept to delivery and food hall business Sessions.

Flash-grilled: Ivan Orkin

17-Feb-2023 By James McAllister

The Japanese food expert and US-based chef, who's currently running residencies in London and Brighton in partnership with Sessions, on his love of ramen and his dislike of truffle.

How I Got Here: Tom Moxon

17-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

The group executive chef at Bone Daddies on 10 years of the ramen chain, working with Ross Shonhan, and why he's actively encouraging staff development in areas outside of work.

Supa Ya Ramen heads south of the river for second London site

13-Oct-2022 By James McAllister

Chef Luke Findlay’s cult supper club concept Supa Ya Ramen will open its second permanent restaurant in the capital later this month on Rye Lane in Peckham.

Kanada-Ya Ealing to open at the end of the month

07-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Ramen restaurant group Kanada-Ya will open its their fifth London site at the end of the month.

Bone Daddies to replace Flesh & Buns in Kensington amid double London opening

20-Jul-2022 By James McAllister

Bone Daddies group is to relaunch its recently-opened third Flesh & Buns site in London's Kensington under its core ramen concept amid a double London opening in the capital.

Matsudai Ramen to open 'Wales' first ramen shop' in Cardiff this August

29-Jun-2022 By Restaurant

Cardiff noodle vendor Matsudai Ramen will open its first bricks and mortar restaurant in early August, which it says will be Wales’ first ramen shop.

Love, honour and ube: how one duo changed London’s Filipino food landscape

21-Mar-2022 By Stefan Chomka

With its hugely successful 'dirty' ice cream brand, eye-catching bakery, and fusion ramen restaurant, Omar Shah and Florence Mae Maglanoc’s Maginhawa group is giving Filipino food the fillip it deserves in the capital.

Shoryu Ramen restarts plans to open franchises in the UK and internationally

22-Oct-2021 By Restaurant

Shoryu Ramen is restarting its plans to open franchise restaurants across the UK and internationally now that trading has returned to some sort of normality.

Ramen group Kanada-Ya to open two new restaurants in the capital

08-Sep-2021 By Restaurant

London-based Japanese ramen group Kanada-Ya will open its fourth and fifth restaurants in the capital later this year.

Supa Ya Ramen finally set to open first permanent restaurant next month

26-Aug-2021 By James McAllister

Ramen supper club Supa Ya Ramen will finally open its first permanent restaurant next week on Kingsland Road in Dalston.

Heddon Yokocho team head to West End for next London opening

05-Aug-2021 By James McAllister

Japan Centre is to launch a new central London ramen restaurant early next month close to its flagship food hall and retail destination on Panton Street, next to Leicester Square.

Lucky Cat Noodle changes name over Gordon Ramsay trademark infringement

28-Apr-2021 By Restaurant

Worcestershire-based pop-up ramen bar Lucky Cat Noodle has changed its name to Maneki Ramen following a complaint of trademark infringement from Gordon Ramsay Holdings.

Ramen specialist Tonkotsu heads to Brighton

09-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Ramen restaurant chain Tonkotsu has secured its first permanent restaurant outside the capital, in Brighton.

Lucky Cat Noodle launches crowdfund to go permanent

30-Mar-2021 By Restaurant

Restaurant group A Rule of Tum has launched a crowdfunding campaign to turn its pop-up ramen restaurant Lucky Cat Noodle into a permanent operation.

Bone Daddies to open sister brand Wing Daddies next month

23-Feb-2021 By Restaurant

Ramen restaurant Bone Daddies is continuing with its expansion with the launch of a sister brand as well as a new south London restaurant.

Ramen bar Heddon Yokocho to open in Mayfair

24-Sep-2020 By Restaurant

Ramen bar Heddon Yokocho will open on London’s Heddon street in Mayfair next month.

Supa Ya Ramen secures permanent site

28-Jan-2020 By James McAllister

Ramen supper club pop-up Supa Ya Ramen is to open its first bricks and mortar restaurant in London’s Hackney later this year.

International ramen chain Ippudo eyes further UK expansion

04-Sep-2019 By Sophie Witts

Japan’s Ippudo ramen chain has its eye on further UK expansion after securing its fourth London site.

Tonkotsu set to add two more London sites to portfolio

22-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

Ramen restaurant chain Tonkotsu is set to open its 10th London site in Peckham next month, with plans to open an 11th in Shoreditch in October.

Tonkotsu secures £5m funding towards expansion

11-Jun-2019 By Sophie Witts

Ramen restaurant group Tonkotsu is planning further expansion after securing £5m funding from investment firm YFM Equity Partners.

Yamagoya ramen moves in to Shuang Shuang site

06-Nov-2018 By Sophie Witts

Ramen restaurant Yamagoya is returning to Soho to take over the downstairs site currently home to Shuang Shuang.

Latest opening: Koya City

10-Jan-2018 By Stefan Chomka

The follow up to the Soho-based udon noodle specialist restaurant has opened in the City, and it's a slick affair.

Kanada-Ya sets sights on Islington for Spring 2018 opening

18-Dec-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Japanese ramen restaurant Kanada-Ya will launch its third site at a north London location in Spring 2018.

Using their noodles: The Koya founders on their upcoming opening in the City

16-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

John Devitt, co founder of Koya, closed his much loved Soho restaurant in 2015 when his head chef moved back to Japan. This Autumn, alongside co founder and chef Shuko Oda, he is opening Koya City in the new Bloomberg Arcade development, as well as doing...

Wagamama's 'noodle lab' lets diners try and review a menu of unseen dishes

13-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Wagamama has launched ‘noodle lab’, a new test kitchen allowing customers to preview and give feedback on new dishes before they hit the national menu.

Yamagoya secures permanent Southwark site for ramen and raindrop cake restaurant

18-Sep-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Yamagoya, the popular Japanese ramen restaurant, is bringing its cult ramen and raindrop cake to London.

Shoryu's Tak Tokumine on souping up his ramen business

15-Aug-2017 By Joe Lutrario

Tak Tokumine opened his first restaurant in 1980 within the Brewer Street building that now houses Mark Hix’s Soho flagship. Located below his Japanese grocer and bookshop, it was to be as inauspicious a debut as they come. 

Ramen revolutionaries

01-Feb-2017 By Mel Flaherty

Tonkotsu's Emma Reynolds and Ken Yamada are behind London's ramen revolution

Team behind Tonkotsu to launch Anzu restaurant

11-Nov-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Anzu, a new Asian-Japanese-style restaurant from the team behind the ramen group Tonkotsu, is to open this month in the capital’s new £400m St James’s Market development.

Shoryu Ramen opening first Manchester restaurant

22-Apr-2016 By Sophie Witts

Shoryu Ramen is to open its first Manchester restaurant this summer as the group ramps up its expansion plans.

Wagamama trials breakfast menu at flagship restaurant

08-May-2015 By Emma Eversham

Wagamama is trialling a breakfast menu at its new Great Marlborough Street restaurant in London as part of new innovations for the group. 

Ippudo to open first UK restaurant

19-Aug-2014 By Carina Perkins

Japanese ramen chain Ippudo has revealed plans to open its first UK restaurant in central London next month.

Ramen venue Kanada-Ya to open first UK location

10-Jul-2014 By Melodie Michel

Japanese ramen restaurant Kanada-Ya is launching its first UK location at 64 St. Giles High Street, London, at the start of August.

Shoryu snaps up third site

05-Mar-2014 By Luke Nicholls

The Japan Centre Group is continuing its expansion of restaurants in London with a third site for its Shoryu Ramen concept opening in the West End next month.

Tonkotsu heads to Hackney railway arch for second site

27-Sep-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Just over a year after opening a debut site in Soho, the team behind ramen restaurant Tonkotsu is doubling up on the concept, with a second venue opening in Hackney this autumn. 

Shoryu Ramen hits Soho following pop-up trial

12-Jul-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Less than a year after launching its first restaurant on Regent Street, Japan Centre Group has doubled up on its Shoryu Ramen concept with a permanent site replacing its pop-up venue on Denman Street in Soho. 

Ramen revolution: Shoryu Ramen taps in on West End noodle trend

13-Nov-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Japan Centre Group, which owns the eponymous food shop on Regent Street, have opened the nearby Shoryu Ramen, specialising in authentic tonkotsu ramen noodles from the Hakata district of Fukuoka city.

Ross Shonhan: Career Profile

19-Oct-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Australian-born Ross Shonhan, former head chef at Zuma and Nobu, is set to open Japanese ramen concept Bone Daddies in Soho next month. The chef reveals his career achievements and challenges and explains his love affair with Japanese cuisine.

Bone Daddies owner wants to compete with former employers Zuma and Nobu

12-Oct-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Ross Shonhan, ex-head chef of Zuma London and Nobu Dallas, is set to open Japanese ramen concept Bone Daddies in Soho next month, and the Australian has revealed that he has a few more ideas in the pipeline as he hopes to compete with his former employers.

Tsuru Sushi to launch innovative ramen concept with new restaurant

20-Oct-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Tsuru Sushi, the three-strong London-based Japanese restaurant chain, is set to open a new restaurant featuring an authentic ramen concept and a ‘totally different’ atmosphere to the other sites.