Sapporo Ramen
Sapporo Ramen has zero atmosphere, with a handful of tables squeezed into their shoebox-sized dining area. This cash-only ramen shop is one of the best places for a cheap meal in the city. Sapporo Ramen draws crowds eager to try its delicious Japanese noodle soup, which comes in at less than $10 for every steaming bowl.
As you might expect, Sapporo Ramen focuses primarily on ramen noodles, which are basically wheat noodles served in a soup with broth, meat, vegetables, soy sauce, miso, and so on. The meat-based broth is cooked at very high heat for about 10 hours with pork bones in it, extracting the collagen from the bones and giving the broth a very rich and creamy flavor.
It is hard to choose from the array of ramen soups at Sapporo Ramen, but one of the most popular--and possibly the best--is the spicy miso ramen, which features spicy ground pork in a sweet-tasting miso ramen broth that also has a bit of heat. Another impressive option is the hot and sour ramen, which is a bit like a large version of the hot and sour soup you might get at a Chinese restaurant, but with ramen noodles added and slightly less heat than some of its Chinese counterparts. A rather interesting choice is the "tantan men," which has the same spicy ground pork that comes with the spicy miso soup, but instead of the sweet miso broth, this one has a nutty and slightly sour taste that comes from sesame.
- Prices Range: Under $10
- Google Rating: 4.5/5.0
- Opening Hours: Mon to Sat 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM & 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Sun 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM & 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- Phone: +1 617-876-4805
- Website: https://sapporo-ramen.business.site/
- Address: 1815 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
