Ramen Ao
Relocated from a popular Yokote City shop to Kawashiri, Akita City, in August 2023. The broth is carefully crafted from about 20 selected ingredients without MSG, paired with super-high-hydration house-made noodles. The only Akita restaurant featured in TRY Ramen Award National Edition 2025. A rare morning ramen spot (from 8 AM). From April 2026, a night brand 'Yoruao' also launched. Tabelog 3.50/126 reviews.
Praised as 'a truly unique, obsessively crafted ramen', 'the no-MSG wizard', 'astonishing that you can eat this level of ramen in Akita at 8 AM', and 'I want to keep coming back to catch the limited-edition menus'. Featured in TRY Ramen Award National Edition 2025 (Akita sole entry). Tabelog 3.50/126. Visited blog post from March 2026 confirms ongoing operation.