I dream of living in a neighborhood where on Friday evenings, I can walk a block to find myself at a ramen bar sequestered below a brownstone apartment building. Wait! That reminds me of Lower Eastside in New York City although I do acknowledge that Tokyo probably has thousands of ramen stalls scattered all over the city serving myriads of ramen types. Along with sushi, ramen has to be one of Japan’s most iconic dishes and such has been its popularity in the last couple of decades, you’ll find ramen places in almost all major cities in the world and has almost been a cult-like obsession for many.
