I'm glad to find such a good place for chilling out and enjoying ramen, especially with female friends. This Shibuya place is a cafe-style ramen shop. There's a couch, nice lights, and comfortable chairs with blankets. Ramen truly for a woman's perspective.
I went here with a female friend and we ordered the dinner set: ramen with your choice of sweets. There are two types of broth to choose from: I ordered the
assari (light), while my friend ordered the
kotteri (heavy).
The appearance of the bowl is kind of cute. It's topped with a piece of wheat gluten molded into the form of a flower. The noodles and soup were okay, but the
yuzu citrus and shredded
negi onions made for a good flavor combination to stimulate the appetite. Personally, I preferred the light bowl to my friend's heavy one (yes, I tried hers; we're good friends).
However, the chashu, flavored egg, and
menma bamboo shoots were all too sweet for me. Maybe most girls like this sweeter ramen, but I got bored midway through eating the whole bowl. So many sweet toppings actually made the bowl feel salty.
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Dinner Set A -
Assari ramen with dessert (1000yen) |
Speaking of sweets, I got the green tea pudding with
sakura (cherry blossom) flavored ice cream. My friend got yuzu jelly with sherbet. Both were good, but the yuzu jelly was especially tasty - smooth and refreshing, especially after eating ramen, and the size is appropriate for a woman's stomach as well.
I always crave something sweet after eating ramen, so it's really good news for women to be able to have some sweets right here in the same shop.
Overall, Kugatsudo has a nice concept. Too bad the incompletely-realized ramen is a little disappointing.
Tokyo, Shibuya-ku, Jinnan 1-15-12 Sato Bldg. 2F
Closest stn: Shibuya (7 min walk)
Open from 1130am-10pm Tuesday-Friday and Noon-9pm on weekends.
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