GREAT EATS HAWAII: RAMEN KAMO TO NEGI

Sunday, April 2, 2023

RAMEN KAMO TO NEGI - TOKYO, JAPAN

We were just walking down a Tokyo street when we saw a huge line at a very simple looking Ramen restaurant. Not wanting to miss out on what was inside, we got in line and waited with the masses. A quick Google search revealed that this restaurant is known for Duck Ramen which takes several days to make and is made with local ingredients and no added seasonings. We learned that you need to order your meal from a vending type machine that dispenses prepaid tickets that are scooped up by an attendant who also writes down your side order. When you get to the front of the line and are ready to be seated, they somehow know what order goes with what people. After around a two hour wait we were seated in the very back of the small 12 seat restaurant and our Ramen came out quite quickly along with a cold beer that was also ordered at the machine. The system is brilliant and eliminates checks, change and credit card authorization and paperwork. The Ramen was delicious but not worthy of a two hour wait for me. Loved the Duck but wish there had been more than two small pieces. Delicious though and I am glad we took the time to eat here.

Restaurant Details

It’s a special combination of kamo and negi, duck meat and Japanese green onion. The ramen at Kamo to Negi uses only duck, Japanese green onion, and water for a simple and modern bowl.
The soup is cooked for two days only with duck and water, and without using any chemical seasoning. The soup brings out the rich umami flavor of duck and sweetness of the Japanese green onion. The ramen noodles are also a Kamo to Negi’s original, blendings domestic white wheat and whole wheat flour. 
You can savor its simple but very sophisticated taste of the ramen. In addition to kamo ramen, Kamo to Negi also serves “oyakodon” (chicken and egg rice bowl) and “torotaku chirashi don” (pickled radish and minced tuna rice bowl). 
Only a 2-minute walk from Okachimachi Station, this hole-in-the-wall ramen place awaits. If you visit at lunchtime there will be a line, but it's worth waiting for!