Afuri Roppongi

One of best ramen places that I have ever gone so far! The Yuzu taste is delicious with the thin ramen. Love it!

This place is soooo yummy and the chefs are really nice and helpful to non-​Japanese speakers like myself. I went here 4 times while visiting Tokyo because it was truly the best ramen I could find (and I went to some highly rated places)!

Hands down, my favourite ramen. Citrus broth is soo good!

Slurp, slurp, slurp! Afuri has delicious ramen for a reasonable price in the über cool Roppongi Hills neighborhood! The Phantom manifested himself in Tokyo, Japan recently and could not leave without sampling some of the worlds finest ramen. I’ve had many kinds of Ramen from oodles of noodles to California Ramen to Hawaiian Ramen to homemade ramen from Kokubunji natives, I never turn a steaming bowl away. You can only imagine my excitement to finally sit down in the land that created and perfected the delicious meal. I could not float fast enough to Afuri, bow to the staff, make my selection from the money operated machine as you walk inside the door and hand my ticket over to the friendly staff to begin making my order. «Farm to Counter Vegan Ramen» was a wise choice for this Californian Phantom as a 100% animal free meal is most appealing. I was promised umami rich vegetable broth extracted from organic onion, carrot and celery to be decked out with veggies from Kamakura picked fresh that day. The noodles were custom blended from the lotus root which made me slurp! It was phenomenally delicious and I would gladly go back for many more bowls. Afuri are true artisan masters of ramen and I dream of my next visit there. Run to Afuri!
Five Stars for Afuri!

Slurp, slurp, slurp! Ufuri has delicious ramen for a reasonable price in the über cool Roppongi Hills neighborhood! The Phantom manifested himself in Tokyo, Japan recently and could not leave without sampling some of the worlds finest ramen. The Phantom has had many kinds of Ramen from oodles of noodles, homemade ramen from Kokubunji natives, California Ramen and Waikiki Ramen from a wide variety of restaurants and never turns a steaming bowl away. You can only imagine my excitement to finally sit down in the land who created and perfected the delicious meal. I could not run fast enough to Ufuri, bow to the staff, make my selection from the money operated machine as you walk inside the door and hand my ticket over to the friendly staff to begin making my order. «Farm to Counter Vegan Ramen» was a wise choice for this Californian Phantom as a 100% animal free meal is most appealing. I was promised umami rich vegetable broth extracted from organic onion, carrot and celery to be decked out with veggies from Kamakura picked fresh that day. The noodles were custom blended from the lotus root which made me slurp! It awakened in my mind that Afuri are true artisan masters of ramen and I dream of my next visit there. Run to Afuri!
Five Stars for Afuri!

My favorite go to for light base ramen especially if you appreciate the yuzu chicken soup. Must order the pork donburi too!

The first time I tried Afuri out was at the chain in Harajuku, it was summer then so I ordered the yuzu cold noodles, it was pretty great since the broth was zesty and refreshing for the summer time, a lot lighter than your normal ramen, which I enjoyed, but wouldn’t say it’s a favorite of mine.
I recently had the chance the eat at Afuri again with a friend cause we both wanted something to warm our bellies from the cold. I ordered the yuzu shio ramen, and I have to say that it still doesn’t give me that wow factor. I think incorporating yuzu to the ramen broth is pretty innovative but it’s just not something that I would crave/​eat on a regular basis. The chashu don was SO BOMB though! The rice soaks up the greasiness of the chashu and it tastes like heaven in your mouth. The broiled pork and its the fattiness is definitely my fav. If I happen to come back again, that would be what I’d order :)
I know everyone has their own taste in ramen, and for me, Afuri didn’t make the cut. :/

I love yuzu and so yuzu ramen is great combo
Although the broth is nice, I think the chashu is very weird… too chewy and oily but maybe because of personal preference? I like braised chashu better. Pefrect half boiled egg which is rare in the US but very normal here in Japan
They also have cold noodles for summer but the price is pretty steeep ;(

Loved the ramen ate here 4 times during my stay in Tokyo. Noodles are fresh, pork meat grilled upon order and they eggs are just right. Consistent each time. Gonna miss this place. Bring this chain to Texas and let me help with setup !!

I am a huge fan of noodles, doesn’t matter what type or style; nothing is more satisfying then slurping away at a big bowl of noodles. That being said, I was disappointed in myself that I didn’t try more ramen on my adventures in Japan. Fortunately though, when I did it was some great and unique flavors that I haven’t crossed in SoCal.
Afuri was a convenient walk from my Air BnB in Roppongi, it was between here and a few others in the area and Afuri was closer than one and apparently the ramen shop a few doors down from Afuri changes their soup broth after 5pm to the dismay of regular customers. I am glad my buddies and I chose Afuri otherwise we wouldn’t have been able to taste their yuzu based broth. I had the spicy shio ramen whose broth is made with chicken, fish and konbu seaweed. The spice and citrus really went well together, making for a unique and enjoyable bowl of noodles. The chashu was grilled over charcoal and had a great smoke flavor and the noodles had just the right amount of firmness. The only thing that kept it from being perfect is the ajitama egg was a little too cooked for me as I prefer it closer to soft boiled rather than hard.
Apparently Afuri is a ramen chain that recently celebrated their 10^th aniversary with about half dozen shops spread throughout Japan. The décor is simple and the young staff is eager and pleasant. If you happen to be hungry for ramen or want to try something different I would highly recommend checking out Afuri, this convenient location in particular.

Great flavors with flamed broiled pork, and hints of grapefruits. Two excellent clear chicken broth bases to choose from. One soup base is lighter with seafood and vegetable, the other is heavier in taste.

Afuri is one of those places that you will come to enjoy a warm bowl of ramen on a cold winter day or after a long day at work. It is not a special occasion type of place or anything write home about. But rather your everyday ramen joint that you can rely on for consistent noodles and a non artery-​clogging chicken based broth ramen bowl.
Food wise, it is solid but not outstanding. Hits the spot, and stands out in the fact that it is not a pork bone based soup. Specifically for this reason, I leaned onto 4 instead of 3 stars. Simply because it’s just different than the typical ramen recipe of using pork. This difference allows for a different complexity of flavors that is not normally found in the traditional pork or miso based ramen noodles — and there are just not many shops out there focused on the chicken based broths period at the moment.
So if you take a moment to compare your ramen, just consider that it should not taste like the traditional and is an acquired taste to part from the traditional ramen broths.
Apart from the broth, there is the option of shio (salt) or shoyu (soy sauce), while the noodles which are cooked medium al-​dente, a ½ cm thick slice of fatty pork char siu, half ajitsuke (soft boiled egg), a strip of seaweed nori, bamboo shoots and a garnish of yuzu peel. For me, The star of the ramen is in the unique chicken broth, not over cooked charsiu and the nuanced tang of the yuzu peel.
Price was fair, comparable to ippudo at 880 for a bowl of ramen. Payment made through a vending machine and all add ons of extra charsiu, more egg, seaweed or even cold ramen with dipping sauce were available.
At the Afuri near the Roppongi crossing kosaten, ambience was clean, industrial-​chic, counter seating style and quiet other than the small chitter chatter from the neighbors and slurping of noodles. Nothing high end about the place and certainly very approachable for tourist and locals alike. Easy environment for a weekday bite or midnight craving.

Pretty OK ramen shop in Roppongi. We passed a few of these in other locations so I figure it’s a chain.
The staff pretty much doesn’t speak any English, which isn’t a huge deal since this is one of those stores where you order from a vending machine first. On the wall to the right of the vending machine, they have descriptions in English of all of their menu items, so it’s not difficult to match up the pictures to figure out what you’re ordering. After your order and sit down, you’ll be asked what broth you want — they had citrus, seafood, and one other option that I don’t remember. They have an English paper with descriptions that they’ll hand you, so just point to the one you want. Prices are pretty affordable — most things are under 1000 yen.
The ramen here is pretty light, and the broth has a light citrusy tang. The noodles are the uniform, round pulled variety. Overall a solid ramen experience, but I’m sure there are many equally good or better places in the area.

Having spent so much time in the Roppongi Hills area, it feels like there are several average ramen places around and this was also somewhat in that average/​slightly-​higher-​than-​average bucket.
Definitely recommend it. The women working in the shop are friendly (not in the they-​are-​super-​hot-​and-​are-​acting-​in-​a-​flirtatious-​manner friendly but more in the just-​generally-​friendly-​and-​enthusiastic-​about-​their-​business manner; which was very surprising as most ramen places are all guys.
They don’t speak english much so you better make the right selection at the vending machine. I feel like I didn’t as I ended up with a cold version of ramen, with a side of cold sesame sauce on the side and no broth. It was my first time eating this version of ramen — and it tasted ok but nothing exceptional.