Menya Furukawa
Consistently ranked #1 for ramen in Mito on Google reviews (May, November, December 2024). Opens at 8:30 AM in a morning-ramen format. The complex soup blends chicken-based stock with mussels, scallops, shrimp, and dried fish. Salt ramen is just ¥980 while the soup quality is extraordinary. Weekdays only until 2 PM; queues form before opening. Google 4.3 / 756 reviews.
Reviews say 'worth queuing for first thing in the morning,' 'the soup is so complex you drink every drop,' and 'impossible to believe this quality at this price.' Three consecutive months at #1 in Mito on Google reviews in 2024. Tabelog 3.65 / 276 reviews.