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Kusumotoya Chinese Noodles

Rating85SCORE
WHY IT'S A MESHI MAP PICK
Locals keep coming back. That is the real proof.
地元の人が、通い続ける。それが何よりの証明。
Opened 2006, trained at Wakayama institution Marutaya.
2006年創業・和歌山の名店丸田屋修行出身。
Google 1,000+ reviews (Kainan's highest), Tabelog 3.52/396.
Googleレビュー1,000件超(海南市最高水準)・食べログ3.52/396件・ラーメンDB海南市1位(84.403点)。
3.52
Weekend queues, accessible ramen under 1,000 yen on Route 42.
週末行列・国道42号線沿いの庶民的な一杯1,000円以下。
Passed fake review check (many detailed reviews, natural negative feedback).
サクラ排除を通過(具体的な口コミ多数・自然なネガティブレビューあり)。
Confirmed visitor record in March 2026 following October 2025 reopening.
2025年10月営業再開後も2026年3月訪問記録で継続営業を確認。
Confirmed through multiple independent sources: Retty, wakayama-go.com, Wakayama Keizai Shimbun.
Retty・wakayama-go.com・和歌山経済新聞等の複数独立ソースで確認。
Popular Dishes
Chinese Noodle Soup (Wakayama ramen, soy sauce & pork bone)
中華そば(醤油と豚骨の和歌山ラーメン)
Negi Chinese Noodle
葱中華そば
What kind of place?
Fake reviews removed

Opened in 2006 by a chef trained at Wakayama ramen institution Marutaya, this restaurant on Route 42 in Kainan offers authentic Wakayama-style Chinese noodles with a perfectly balanced soy sauce and pork bone broth. Boasts over 1,000 Google reviews and 396 Tabelog reviews — the highest in Kainan. Weekend lunch lines are inevitable. With 10 parking spaces and service until 9:30 pm, it's a local institution.

Google 1,000+ reviews, Tabelog 3.52/396, Ramen Database #1 in Kainan (84.403 pts). Praised for 'perfectly balanced, rich broth,' 'excellent smooth thin noodles,' 'always a queue on weekends,' and 'this is authentic Wakayama ramen.' Confirmed visitor record in March 2026 after reopening in October 2025.

Business Hours
Mon – Wed11:00-21:30
ThuClosed
Fri – Sun11:00-21:30
Regular HolidayThursday
Phone073-482-1661Call
Access
Counter (8 seats) and table seating. Cash only. 10 parking spaces available. Open until 9:30 pm — very convenient.
257-9 Funao, Kainan City, Wakayama Prefecture
English Menu:Not AvailableCredit Card:Not Available
MESHI MAP
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Kusumotoya Chinese Noodles

Rating85SCORE
Popular Dishes
Chinese Noodle Soup (Wakayama ramen, soy sauce & pork bone)
中華そば(醤油と豚骨の和歌山ラーメン)
Negi Chinese Noodle
葱中華そば
Business Hours
Mon – Wed11:00-21:30
ThuClosed
Fri – Sun11:00-21:30
Regular HolidayThursday
Access
Counter (8 seats) and table seating. Cash only. 10 parking spaces available. Open until 9:30 pm — very convenient.
257-9 Funao, Kainan City, Wakayama Prefecture
Phone073-482-1661
English Menu:Not AvailableCredit Card:Not Available
WHY IT'S A MESHI MAP PICK
Why this place makes the list
Locals keep coming back. That is the real proof.
地元の人が、通い続ける。それが何よりの証明。
Opened 2006, trained at Wakayama institution Marutaya.
2006年創業・和歌山の名店丸田屋修行出身。
Google 1,000+ reviews (Kainan's highest), Tabelog 3.52/396.
Googleレビュー1,000件超(海南市最高水準)・食べログ3.52/396件・ラーメンDB海南市1位(84.403点)。
3.52
Weekend queues, accessible ramen under 1,000 yen on Route 42.
週末行列・国道42号線沿いの庶民的な一杯1,000円以下。
Passed fake review check (many detailed reviews, natural negative feedback).
サクラ排除を通過(具体的な口コミ多数・自然なネガティブレビューあり)。
Confirmed visitor record in March 2026 following October 2025 reopening.
2025年10月営業再開後も2026年3月訪問記録で継続営業を確認。
Confirmed through multiple independent sources: Retty, wakayama-go.com, Wakayama Keizai Shimbun.
Retty・wakayama-go.com・和歌山経済新聞等の複数独立ソースで確認。
85SCORE
What a score of 85 means
A measure of whether people truly want to return — not hype. Calculated after removing fake reviews.
Real reputation
Fake reviews removed

Opened in 2006 by a chef trained at Wakayama ramen institution Marutaya, this restaurant on Route 42 in Kainan offers authentic Wakayama-style Chinese noodles with a perfectly balanced soy sauce and pork bone broth. Boasts over 1,000 Google reviews and 396 Tabelog reviews — the highest in Kainan. Weekend lunch lines are inevitable. With 10 parking spaces and service until 9:30 pm, it's a local institution.

Google 1,000+ reviews, Tabelog 3.52/396, Ramen Database #1 in Kainan (84.403 pts). Praised for 'perfectly balanced, rich broth,' 'excellent smooth thin noodles,' 'always a queue on weekends,' and 'this is authentic Wakayama ramen.' Confirmed visitor record in March 2026 after reopening in October 2025.

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