Mendokoro Honda
A popular ramen shop just 2 minutes from Hirano Station Exit 6 (Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line). Known for a clear salt broth using Amakusa iriko (dried sardines) and a soy broth with the aroma of saury. Uses house-made noodles and a sauce blended from multiple aged soy sauces. Yahoo Maps 4.14, 379 Tabelog reviews — top Hirano/Higashisumiyoshi ramen ranking. Opened a second location 'Honda Men.' in Hirano Ward in December 2024. Lines at both lunch and dinner.
Reviewers can't stop drinking the refined salt broth made with Amakusa iriko. 'Didn't expect ramen of this calibre in Hirano.' Now a defining ramen institution in the ward after opening a second location. Yahoo Maps 4.14, 379 Tabelog reviews.