Ramen Setagaya

Came here for a second time! I brought along my friend who has NEVER had ramen that wasn’t cup-​o-​noodles. This time I ordered the curry w/​rice and gyoza while my friend ordered the shrimp tempura buns and the Gyolou ramen. The curry had excellent taste and seasoning and it had chicken bits in the mix. It’s meant as an appetizer but the portion was enough to satisfy my craving. And of course the other platters were just as fulfilling. Had some Japanese beers and we were happy customers!

Awesome. So not miss an opportunity to eat here! Great service and a small tight menu make this a real winner. Get the original on your first visit along with a dry sake. Very date friendly.

This is my second go to Ramen place in east village. Especially if Ippudo isn’t open or has a really long wait I’ll go here! I always start with the $ 7 Hiroshi bums with bbq pork, lettuce, scallion and spicy sauce that comes in two. Then for ramen I order the $ 12.50 spicy miso ramen with bamboo shoots, corn, cabbage, onion and bean sprouts. The pork is nice and tender, but a bit salty so make sure your cup of water is full! Also the ramen is very hot to the point where you have to let it sit for 15−20mins to let it cool down. If you’re wondering how spicy is the spicy ramen, it about buffalo spicy.
Great lunch spot though for quick ramen ! Dinner can get busy and it is a very small location so if you have a lot of stuff don’t come here. There is literally only a bar against the wall and a table in the middle.
The waiters are super nice and kind. I think I only come here like once every two years.

My friend and I, both a little buzzed from happy hour, decided to walk here from Alphabet City on a super cold and windy night. Let’s just say it was worth the walk! The wait was probably about 10 minutes tops, which is great especially since this place is so small. I wouldn’t recommend going w/​a big group. You’d probably have to split up since seating is pretty limited. We were seated at the side table w/​the barstools, and FYI, there’s a hook underneath the table for your bag!
Service was quick — my friend and I both ordered the Hiroshi buns and the spicy miso ramen, and it came out in about 10 minutes. I’m a huge fan of buns, and the ones here didn’t disappoint! When the ramen came out, I was amazed at how big the portions are. The bowls are on the bigger side compared to other places. I’m definitely not complaining, hahah. The ramen hit the spot especially since it was so chilly out. While I’ve had better ramen, this place is really good for the price and a 10 minute wait on a Friday night is actually a blessing for the area you’re in (hello, 1.5 hours at Ippudo, anyone?).
I’d definitely come back when I’m craving ramen & am in the area!

Price is good for the food. But my ramen is a little greasy. I tried the syoyu (soy sauce) but the shio is less greasy

This is a solid spot for when a quick solo ramen meal is the only that fits the bill. I love the seating here and appreciate most other patrons are dining solo too. The food is slightly above average and service is stellar. The setup is not too welcoming for large parties, but I suppose few spots are in the East Village. Their fried oysters are delicious too if you need to tack on something else to your bowl of ramen.

There couldn’t have been a better place to drop by for lunch on a cold day than Ramen Setagaya.
I ordered the spicy miso ramen, which hit the spot! My friend ordered the shoyu ramen, which was also good. The noodles tasted fresh, and the broth was flavorful. Furthermore, the proportion of ingredients was just right.
And the service was both quick and friendly, too!

A coworker of mine brought me here after I had in his opinion bad ramen. He said this place was one of the few he says is delicious and I must say after having ramen for the first time and coming here he was totally right. I had the pork goyza to start which was awesome. After that I decided on a pork ramen that had like garlic and everything else. OMG it was just amazing!!! The broth was so tasty and flavorful compared to the first place I tried ramen at. Let’s just say I am now obsessed and can’t wait to have it again. FYI portions are huge and I barely finished it. Location is not big but a maybe a good dozen can fit. We got there around 12:30pm on a weekday and it was just right. Not to crowded because apparently people go crazy for this.

It all started a couple of weeks back when my children and I brought my daughter’s phone for repair at this neighborhood. We saw this place right across and the timing was just right when we were craving for some ramen the night before but we were not able to have one due to parking problems.
Lo and behold, we were happy that we got what we were craving for. We started with the Hiroshi Bun for appetizers and I tell you, this definitely open up your taste buds. Then comes the main dish… the Syoyu Ramen. If you are into making your dish spicy, add sichimi powder (that little red bottle with a mix of colorful spices) to it. Trust me that sweat coming out of your scalp will make you keep on slurping that broth and noodles.
few weeks after, we went back to this place again with some visiting relatives and we didn’t fail them.
Btw — try the shrimp tempura bun too if you have extra space LOL

The service is great. ¹⁰⁄₁₀. The Employees are very humble and sweet.
But I can’t say the same about their food. Ive came here a few times, and i always get the Vegetable ramen. My first 3 times having this dish, it was absolutely delicious. But my last visit was very disappointing because it taste as if they changed the original broth of my favorite order, PLUS they reduced the portion of food. It wasn’t disgusting, but just wasn’t worth my money and still left hungry.

I came in with no expectations and was very pleasantly surprised! Ramen Setagaya, as many other reviewers have mentioned, is great for solo dining because of the traditional-​style wall-​facing bar seats. But there is also a large table in the middle of the small restaurant for groups that is good for carrying conversations.
They had a great selection of ramen to choose from, including chicken broth options for those who don’t like pork broth. Unlike some other ramen places you cannot personalize your ramen noodle thickness and such here.
My shio chasyumen (original pork broth) was oddly rich, which I wasn’t expecting because the broth wasn’t as milky as it is at some other ramen places. The broth also isn’t as salty as that at Hide-Chan’s. The pork wasn’t dry and had nice grill marks.
We didn’t originally mean to come to Ramen Setagaya, but I’m glad we stumbled upon it. I will definitely be back if I’m in the area.

Good place if you go alone or two people max. Syoyu ramen and miso ramen are well cooked, but might be too salty sometimes.
If you go during lunch time, theur bentos are very good for value!

After walking past Ramen Setagaya enough times to stare longingly at the giant bowls of noodles, I finally stepped in here. This place is definitely made for inconspicuous solo dining, and you have the option of either staring at the people outside or staring at the wall while you eat. If the ramen had been better, I could see myself coming here with a book, though ramen is the Japanese salaryman’s bread and butter, and essentially created to be downed within 15 minutes.
The Shio ramen was porky goodness, the broth laden with enough oil and salt to keep me thirsty for the next few hours, but what the heck was up with the noodles? Setagaya had these thin spaghetti masquerading as ramen. Odder still, my friend’s miso ramen had the actual ramen noodles, which worked out fine, because I ended up stealing some of hers.
The ingredients for each ramen dish are fixed. I was eying the miso ramen (the one with the far more delicious noodles), but I hate cabbage and onions in my broth, and thought substituting corn would be fine. Nope. They won’t make any substitutions or additions. Which, I mean, isn’t the ramen chef just throwing a bunch of ingredients together? Unless the broth for the Shio ramen comes pre-​made with cabbage and onions.
Ultimately, I think Minca and Ippudo (despite the stupidly long wait-​times) still come out ahead out of all the East Village ramen shops, but I’ll throw Setagaya a bone for its sheer convenience. If you’re eating by yourself or with one other friend, you will never have to wait for a seat.

This is a quick service restaurant with high bar seating. They don’t expect you to sit down and chill for an hour. Also, note that you can’t really get seated with a group of 3 or more just because of the way the seats and tables are positioned. Unless you go during the quiet hours, it’ll be very hard to get more than 3 seats that are together.
Very delicious and flavorful sauce with the tsukemen. The noodles were nice and chewy as well. Bbq pork that came with the dish was good. Just a few pieces seemed dry and tough.
Docked a star because service was questionable. Staff wasn’t very polite and they have a rule — «once you order you can’t change your seats». Guess they don’t want to be bothered with changing the table of each order.

I visited Ramen Setagaya a few months ago and it was just alright. This was actually my first ramen experience ever and I was very nervous/​excited to try it out! The friend I went with eats ramen often so I figured he would know whether or not it would be good.
I ordered some sort of ramen with large discs of pork on top. Honestly I really have no idea what else was in this dish. It was just ok. The broth was alright and probably one of the only parts that was decent about the experience. My friend and I did have an order of dumplings to start and those were awesome!
Can’t say I’ll be having ramen anytime soon, but it wasn’t a terrible first time experience.

I love ramen & saw this place have lots of people so I came here on a sunday night to try. I had the miso ramen. Ramen here is decent, Its not the best ramen you’ll ever had but taste good to satisfied my craving.

Holy mother of ramen this place is good!
I got the Shio Ramen and I was in ramen heaven. It’s a must for a good, reasonably priced bowl of the best ramen I’ve ever had. It wasn’t too salty, and while it was a large serving, if you’re hungry the portion is the perfect size. If you aren’t able to eat an entire thing of ramen, the various buns they serve looked delicious. I didn’t have one sadly, but I was drooling at the table next to us.
A must-​go place for ramen!

After being told that I would have to wait for 2 hours at Ippudo, I decided to find another ramen place nearby. I found ramen setagaya through Unilocal and decided to give it a shot.
We were seated immediately, they have communal tables and you will sit on a stool. At least the seats weren’t too close to the other people’s seats, so its not uncomfortable. We started off with the tempura shrimp buns. The shrimp was extremely crispy, I have no idea how they made it that crunchy. The taste was ok, more sauce may have been better.
I had the miso ramen. The spicy ramen looked a little too spicy and I didn’t want to kill myself, so I stuck to the miso ramen. The noodles weren’t too soft, but they weren’t amazing either. The soup could really do better, it was just ok. I usually like to drink my soup but this was just blah. The egg in it was good, the pork was fine.
Overall, just ok.

4.25 stars. For a ramen spot on a holiday weekend in nyc, I was able to walk in and get a seat immediately, which was great. Not that I have a problem with waiting, but if you been to a lot of the ramen shops around the city, waiting is usually part of it.
Dining area is decent size, one communal table in the center with a bar style table that runs the whole outside. We were sat on the outside and had plenty of room. No getting run into every 2 minutes by the wait staff or patrons coming and going.
Got the steamed dumplings, pork buns and the spicy miso. Dumplings were awesome, had good flavor and were the perfect temp to eat as soon as they got to the table. Buns were also delicious, nice pillowy buns with the warm salty pork… I wish I could eat sticky buns all day everyday. On to the Ramen, nice flavorful spicy broth, the noodles were great, nice alkalinity and bite. The pork was perfect, salty and moist with lots of flavor! I should have ordered extra!
Overall is Ramen Setagaya is another one of my «go to» shops for ramen in the city. Not a long wait (at least on the particular night I was there) and delicious food!

*** Delicious ramen broth, Quick service, Friendly staff ***
Came here on a rainy night to get the spicy miso ramen dish. Very delicious and filling. The service is quick and seating is bar stool style. This is great for a quick bite with a friend (not recommended for a group).