新潟市西区にあるラーメン屋「麺職 夷霧来 （イムラ）」。2013年末に新潟のタウン誌「WEEK！」で2号連続ラーメン特集号が発売され、その「あっさり編」で西区入賞を果たしたお店です。
The soup is one of the lightest and freshest ramen in Niigata.
黒字に白の看板に、難しい漢字で夷霧来！これでイムラと読みます。郊外店には珍しく、夜10時以降も入店できるため、深夜にたびたび通わせていただいています。
The menu includes Kohaku Chinese noodles with light thin noodles, and back-oil shoyu and miso ramen with thicker noodles. I have had the kotte (thick) ramen before, but I don't remember much about it... I ordered the Kohaku Chuka Soba as it won a prize in the WEEK!
Amber is a fossilised form of hardened plant resin. It is characterised by its transparent appearance and has long been popular as a gemstone.
As the name Amber implies, the soup is impressive, with a crystal-clear broth that appears clear to the bottom of the bowl. This is reasonably priced at 580 yen.
The thin, coiled noodles intertwine well with the soup, which is light but has the flavour of soup stock. The oil in the top clearings of the soup is also a nice touch.
I'm still young, but I've recently started to understand the benefits of this kind of light ramen, as back-oil tonkotsu ramen has been getting to my stomach recently. I finished it in one bite!
Each month, Imura sells a limited edition ramen - January's is the Toro Tamago Ramen. I can't imagine whether it's light or thick, but I'm curious... Maybe I'll come back in January to try it again.
With both light and thick ramen, as well as a monthly ramen special, this is a restaurant you will want to keep coming back to.
Shop information
- Name of restaurant: Yi Wulai (Imla)
- Office hours: 11:00-15:00 18:00-23:00
- Address: 16-20 Asahidori, Terao, Nishi-ku, Niigata City
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