Ramen Discoveries logo with stylized text and ramen bowl graphic, promoting featured ramen shops

A Popup Dining Series

In celebration of our exhibition “The Art of the Ramen Bowl”, JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles presented a delicious pop-up series that showcased the diverse flavors of Japanese ramen. From May through July 2022, guests were able to pair their visit to the exhibition with a trip to our fifth-floor restaurant space to experience the “residencies” of world-class ramen artisans.
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For approximately 14 weeks, seven different ramen concepts represented a variety of regional ramen types (including Tokyo, Kumamoto, Fukushima, and Yokohama), as well as other ramen styles popular throughout the nation. To further bring the exhibition to life, the pop-up dining space also served ramen in authentic Mino ceramic domburi bowls, similar to those that were showcased in the gallery from a region famed for its ceramics production for over 500 years.

For lunch, dinner, or an afternoon pick-me-up, it’s a rare chance to sample diverse ramen styles and deepen your understanding of a Japanese culinary tradition, all while relaxing in our re-opened restaurant space with sweeping views from Hollywood to downtown. Warning: after one bowl, you may need to return all summer long to feed your ramen obsession!

*Credit cards only; no cash sales
**This event not suitable for vegetarians and vegans
***Detailed menu, allergen list will be released two weeks prior to each pop-up
****Allergens: All ramens will contain at least include soy, wheat, egg
*****No takeout orders; no takeout containers are provided for leftovers

RAMEN FLAVORS

May

Japanese logo text for Miso Ramen Tsujita Miso no Sho

Flavor: Miso Ramen (Sweet and savory Tokyo-style miso ramen)
Restaurant: Tsujita Miso no Sho

  • May 6 – 8, 2022
  • May 13 – 15, 2022
Keika ramen logo with bold red background and white kanji, representing Kumamoto-style ramen

Flavor: Keika Ta-Ro Ra-men (Rich, porky Kumamoto-style ramen)
Restaurant: Keika

  • May 20 – 22, 2022
  • May 27 – 29, 2022

June

Bannai Shokudo logo with classic Japanese script, symbolizing regional ramen heritage

Flavor: Kitakata Ramen (Ramen with a wide curly noodle and tender pork chashu)
Restaurant: Bannai Shokudo

  • June 3 – 5, 2022
  • June 10 – 12, 2022
Mengyo ramen logo with modern black kanji and fish symbol, representing seafood ramen specialty

Flavor: Seafood Ramen (Soup uses the essence of locally-sourced snapper and salmon, and the noodle is 100% millstone-ground wheat from Hokkaido.)
Restaurant: Mengyo

  • June 17 – 19, 2022
  • June 24 – 26, 2022

July

Butayama ramen logo featuring stylized pig mascot and Japanese text in red and black colors

Flavor: Wild Pork Mountain Ramen (New genre of ramen featuring a mountain of vegetables and unctuous pork back fat, atop wavy noodles in a rich pork soup with soy sauce, garlic, and thick-cut chashū.)
Restaurant: Butayama

  • July 1 – 3, 2022
  • July 8 – 10, 2022
Aburado ramen shop logo with bold black kanji characters

Flavor: No Soup Umami Fresh Oil Ramen
Restaurant: Aburado

  • July 15 – 17, 2022
Aburado ramen shop logo with bold black kanji characters and circular emblem on white background

Flavor: E.A.K. Ramen (Yokohama Ie-kei Ramen with thick noodles, pork, and soy sauce)
Restaurant: Machida Shoten

  • July 22 – 24, 2022
  • July 29 – 31, 2022