Restaurant Brighton's guide to
Ramen in Brighton
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Rich broths, handmade noodles and Japanese flavour across the city
Brighton has embraced ramen with genuine enthusiasm, with a small but quality-focused collection of venues serving everything from classic tonkotsu and shoyu broths to inventive vegan bowls. Bonsai Plant Kitchen has built a devoted lunchtime following with its miso sesame ramen, while Wabi Sabi in Hove brings a more traditional Japanese approach with its signature Tomutsu bowl. Moshimo, a Brighton institution in the Lanes, adds its own creative spin with udon noodles and bold Japanese flavours. Browse our Japanese restaurants and Asian restaurants guides for more.
Indulge in the ultimate lunchtime delight at Bonsai Plant Kitchen with their Ramen Club! Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, it’s your ticket to a flavourful journey through the best ramen in Brighton. Steaming bowls filled to the brim with handmade noodles swimming in a rich miso sesame broth. with additions like scorched tomatoes, pickled shiitake magic, and zesty chili ‘pork’ mince. Perfect for busy foodies looking for a quick and satisfying meal, their ramen bowls offer unbeatable value without compromising on taste. Set menus also available each lunchtime. Bonsai have been voted best vegan restaurant in Brighton for 2 years running at the Brighton Restaurant Awards. Located next to Brighton Open market.
Brighton institution for great Japanese food Moshimo, doesn’t quite have traditional ramen on their menu as you may expect from such food innovators. Their noodle dishes blend the traditional into a thoroughly modern taste sensation. Choose their ‘Hyakuyaku’ Soup Noodles, a vegan dish with thick white udon noodles and chunks of tofu in a broth made with miso and kimchi. Hyakuyaku means “worth a hundred medicines”, a nickname the Japanese use for miso. For something less soupy opt for their Tempura Udon Noodles – a Moshimo original – a classic in the making: heaps of crunchy udon noodles dipped tempura flour then fried: a great snack to enjoy in this popular Lanes restaurant.
Discover the allure of Japanese cuisine at Wabi Sabi, a relatively new restaurant in Hove. Embracing the essence of Wabi Sabi – the Japanese philosophy of finding beauty in imperfection – their menu presents a harmonious blend of tradition and modernity. Prepare to be delighted by our signature dish, the Tomutsu ramen. This indulgent creation features a velvety pork broth, generously topped with succulent pork chashu, a seasoned egg, fresh spring onions, crisp beansprouts, delicate kikurage mushrooms, seaweed, bamboo shoots, and kamaboko fish cake.
Other ramen dishes include the Shoyu Chicken Katsu Ramen and the Tomyum Prawn Ramen.
