Tokyo｜Popular Tonkotsu Tsukemen in Shimbashi

"Menya Shugo" located in Shinbashi, Tokyo is a popular tsukemen shop that specializes in rich pork bone and seafood tsukemen. The owner, Mr. Shugo, is very dedicated and only wants to do well and improve his field. In addition to tsukemen, he has not developed any other menus. The only things you can choose are the ingredients and the amount of noodles. The shop only has 5 counter seats. Fortunately, I arrived 30 minutes before the store opened that day and was the 5th in line to be seated in the first round. The shop also thoughtfully prepared paper aprons for everyone to enjoy the tsukemen. I chose a medium portion of noodles (200g), which was just right for me. The noodles at Menya Shugo are medium-thick noodles made from 100% wheat produced in Fukuoka Prefecture. Just chewing them gently, you can feel the rich wheat aroma and the texture is also very smooth. The special tsukemen we ordered this time includes three types of char siu. The leaner slow-cooked pork char siu is soft and has a slight wine aroma, the half-fat char siu almost melts in your mouth, and the slow-cooked chicken breast is not dry at all. The three types of char siu each have their own merits, and the dipping sauces are all delicious. The main dipping sauce is the traditional pork bone fish sauce, which has a very thick texture and a rich and mellow taste. It is very satisfying when paired with slippery noodles and various types of barbecued pork. Mr. Zhou Xiang also added appropriate amounts of purple onions and grapefruit peel to the dipping sauce to balance the extremely thick dipping sauce, making it thick but not greasy. The final "Super Cut" part is the icing on the cake. The soup base used is a fragrant and elegant fish and shellfish broth, topped with a little chopped barbecued pork, basil leaves and chewy rice. Mix them all together and drink it all in one gulp, it's so satisfying. 💸Specially made tsuke noodles 1500 yen 📍 Menya Sugo Noodle House Weekly @menya_sugo / 食べログ3.72 〒105-0004 Tokyo, Minato-ku, Shinbashi 4-chome 19-1 🏦Monday to Saturday 11:00-14:30 / 17:00-21:30 Sunday 11:00-15:30 🚎3-5 minutes walk from JR Shimbashi Station #JapanMust-visitCheck-in Spots#JapanTravel#JapaneseFood#Tsukemen