Snack gyoza at Ramen Nagi

One of Tokyo's best ramenyas serves high-quality tonkatsu broth and appetizers inside Westfield Century City.

One of Tokyo's top ramen has relocated to Los Angeles, taking advantage of a prime second-floor corner location at Westfield Century City, after opening up shop in the Bay Area. Crowds wait in line all day and night for bowls of the delicious, deep tonkatsu soup made popular by chef Satoshi Ikuta. Put your name down, do a little window browsing, and when the time comes, use a paper ordering page to create the bowl exactly to your specifications. At least one of Nagi's appetizers should be ordered, especially the unlisted pan-fried snack gyoza, which, when available, comes with a deliciously crispy dumpling skirt.

Never before observed at a Ramen A recurring menu item in Palo Alto will be Nagi, vegetarian ramen with a broth comprised of cauliflower, onions, milk, and garlic. It includes paper-thin latkes-like discs of fried, shredded potato in place of the customary chashu meat. The 60-seat restaurant has a variety of extras on each table, including jars of bean sprouts, spicy Japanese sauerkraut, house-made seaweed vinegar, fish powder, and white sesame seeds ground by hand. The employee informed us that there are no napkins but rather boxes of Kleenex, as is customary in Tokyo.

As for beverages, Japanese craft beers, and sake will be available at Ramen Nagi, where consistency, skill, and hospitality reign supreme. Lunch and dinner will be served at Ramen Nagi. If there is a need, the staff stated that the restaurant will stay open later on weekends. This fall, Ramen Nagi will also establish a second store in San Jose's Westfield Valley Fair retail mall. Ko stated that in addition to their current 35 locations across Asia, they intend to open locations on both the West and East Coasts.

Google Rating: 4.7/5.0

Location: 10250 Santa Monica Blvd Suite 2850 (2nd floor) Los Angeles90067

Website: https://ramennagiusa.com/

Open hours: Monday - Friday 11am-2:30pm & 5pm-9pm; Saturday & Sunday 11am-3:00pm & 5pm-9pm