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Ryo’s Noodles

Serving rocking ramen for 20 years and counting.

Ryo’s ramen.
1 / 3Ryo’s ramen.Jill Dupleix
Rockin’ tonkotsu ramen at Ryo’s Noodles.
2 / 3Rockin’ tonkotsu ramen at Ryo’s Noodles.Jennifer Soo
Tonkotsu ramen soup.
3 / 3Tonkotsu ramen soup.Jennifer Soo

Ryo's

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The first thing that stands out is the line. Ryo’s locals and pilgrims regularly stand outside on this unremarkable strip of residential road in Crows Nest waiting their turn. Inside it’s squeezy, fast-paced and strikingly yellow but the ramen – milk-white 12-hour tonkotsu – just rocks. Juicy chashu, jammy eggs and springy noodles bring it home six days a week, 20 years and counting.

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