Sydney's Best Ramen

Photography: Yusuke Oba

Rising Sun Workshop, a Newtown restaurant, embraces Australian and Japanese fusion cuisine. Sourced their ingredients locally, they prioritise quality and ethical sourcing. The industrial-chic space sets the scene for adventurous taste buds. Visit for breakfast, lunch, or dinner to enjoy their flavourful dishes.

Photography: Courtesy of Trent Van Der Jagt

Ramen Zundo is an efficient eatery that has a small space on the Liverpool Street side of World Square, its entrance hung with a wall of red and white paper lanterns. What it lacks in size, Ramen Zundo makes up for in speed, with noodle, dumpling and rice dishes hitting the table just minutes after ordering. White Zundo is the signature ramen, made by simmering pork bones for more than 12 hours.

If ramen is your Achilles heel, then Gogyo is your best friend. This 80-seat Surry Hills restaurant is owned by Chikaranomoto Global Holdings (who also back Ippudo Ramen in Sydney) and has garnered a reputation for its unique charred ramen recipe which involves burning miso. Sydney designer Paul Kelly has created the moody space with an open kitchen and exposed brick and wood. Grab a stool at the bar and watch the chefs create traditional Japanese dishes.

Watch as handfuls of delicate handmade soba noodles are plunged into boiling water – only to arrive at your table moments later – all lustrous and moist in a rich and wholesome broth. Jugemu & Shimbashi is as authentic as Japanese dining gets, without leaving Australian soil. The servings are generous, the fitout is modern and the atmosphere is friendly.

Ryo's Noodles restaurant is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it den of goodness on North Sydney's Falcon Street that serves the best ramen noodles outside of Tokyo. Try the fried chicken, pork buns or their signature noodles.