The most awesome Ramen eateries in and around Melbourne

The ramen menu at Hakata Gensuke will vary depending on which outlet you hit for your ramen fix.

The Russell Street and Hawthorn venues’ signature dish is the Tonkotsu, a full-bodied pork broth packed with thin noodles, black fungus, and spring onions.

Diners at QV will discover the signature Tori Ramen – noodles, tender chicken, bamboo shoots, and spring onion all floating in a creamy chicken and dashi broth.

Visitors to the Carlton venue will discover the Yatai Ramen, which will appeal to lovers of pork belly and bamboo shoots.

Feeling lost? The Signature Tonkotsu Ramen is a surefire hit at any of these Ramen establishments.

25 year-old family broth recipes paired with hand-made noodles is what ramen lovers will find at Musashi Ramen.

The Black Tora combines rich pork broth with black garlic oil, cured egg, braised pork, thin noodles, black fungus and spring onion.

Musashi Ramen’s speciality is the Wagyu Yakuza Ramen, with the beef torched on your table, sitting in a delicate soy broth.

But if you prefer your ramen dry, then opt for the Vege Dry Ramen – a signature dish of wavy egg or soba noodles, served with seasonal vegetables.

Mix and match your ingredients at Little Ramen Bar, to create your perfect bowl of heaven.

First diners choose their soup base – miso, soy, garlic, or salt based. Then they choose their ingredients – pork, tofu, corn, carrot, onion, cabbage, egg, or seafood. The chef will then add a topping to suit; seaweed, spring onions, or sesame. Housemade pork or vegetable gyoza rounds out the menu at Little Ramen Bar.

Wash your meal down with a Sapporo beer or two, to make your Japanese experience complete.

The Little Ramen Bar’s $18.90 seafood ramen is a great option to start your experience on.

Mr. Ramen San says ‘stay calm and eat ramen’. And we very much agree with this philosophy.

The ramen here is, like others on this list, Kyushu style. This means that pork is the basis of the broth, which makes for a rich and milky bowl of soup.

The Charsu Pork Ramen features leeks and wood ear mushrooms, while the Seafood Ramen is packed with clams and prawns. If you prefer some heat in your ramen, choose the Spicy Chicken with cabbage and seaweed.

Once you enter the Midcity Centre, just look out for the red lantern.

Dish Cult recommends the beef miso ramen at Mr Ramen San.

Shop Ramen makes five different ramen dishes for their patrons, each priced at $19.50 per serve, and each made with home-made noodles and free-range chicken broth.

Try the Shoyu (pork belly) seasoned with soy sauce, the Shio (pork belly) seasoned with sea salt, the Tan Tan Men (beef brisket), the BBQ Chicken with miso (this gets our vote!), or the Veg Miso with organic tofu. Each dish has marinated egg plus some delectable additions such as king oyster mushrooms, Chinese broccoli, or peanuts to name a few.