すみす sumisu: mr. and mrs. smith

Kicking off the three-day holiday was this ramen shop called Sumisu (I thought it was "Smith" at first...).

It's located in a business district that is probably all busy-ness on weekdays, but is pretty quiet on weekends and holidays.

Sumisu specializes in a mizutaki ramen.

Mizutaki ramen (700yen)

Mizutaki is a form of hot pot that originates in Kyushu and consists of cooked chickens or vegetables in a pot with sea weed soup stock.

Hearts tried shoyu.

Shoyu ramen (700yen)

Both bowls were quite similar. The soup is very clear, creamy, rich, with a strong taste of chicken.

From the first sip, I was hooked on this ramen. This is a really relaxing bowl full of quality ingredients.

Both our bowls had the same excellent toppings. Two different parts of chicken chashu and a chicken meatball. The former was very juicy, while the latter had a crunch stemming from the inclusion of bits of chicken cartilage.

Eating great ramen is the best start to the long weekend.

Tokyo, Minato-ku, Minami Aoyama 2-2-15
Closest stn: Aoyama Icchome

Open from Monday-Saturday 11am-10pm

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