🍜 16 of Denver’s Best Ramen Spots for Your Snow Day
From traditional tonkotsu to birria ramen, we’ve rounded up the best places to devour crave-worthy noodle soup in the city.
5280 Magazine
By Riane Menardi Morrison & Staff
Thank you for featuring Katsu Ramen and Menya Ramen & Poke along On Havana Street.
Comfort and convenience go hand-in-hand at Katsu Ramen, an unassuming Aurora strip mall spot serving up some of the best ramen around. A wide range of broths—from the creamy pork- and chicken-based varieties to a rich miso, decadent curry, and nutty tan tan—are the base for well-apportioned slices of pork, bok choy, bean sprouts, and springy noodles. (Yes, the requisite hard-boiled egg is along for the tasty ride too.) Make your northeastern trek to South Havana Street worthwhile and order the black garlic tonkotsu ramen. The scorched garlic oil is made by reducing raw garlic into an inky paste, which adds an earthy, umami-forward aroma and deep flavor to an already heightened ramen experience. 1930 S. Havana St., Ste. 4, Aurora —Philip Clapham
Over the past half decade or so, restaurateurs JW Lee, Yamaguchi Katsuhisa, and Munehiro Kitasato have opened multiple Colorado outposts of slightly differently named Japanese eateries, all of which have leaned hard into the noodle craze despite offering other menu items like sushi, steak, and poke. Each restaurant has its own menu and vibe (downtown is tight and bustling; LoHi feels trendier with a cozy bar), but most offer the hearty Menya Special. The tonkotsulike bowl is filled with a creamy, opaque pork broth, chashu pork (fatty braised pork belly), a hard-boiled egg, and bouncy noodles sprinkled with bean sprouts and scallions. It’s everything you want on a cold day. If you don’t dig on pig, the spicy chicken iteration comes with a miso broth that delivers a kick without setting your tongue aflame. Various locations —Lindsey B. King
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