Tomato Ramen from “Tomato no Sato Shinanoji” in Osaka

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Written by Takoyakikun

“Tomato no Sato Shinanoji” in Osaka is an unusual tomato ramen specialty restaurant.
The prices are a bit high, but the ingredients used are of great quality thanks to the craftsman-spirited owner. Other restaurants sell tomato ramen as well, but this restaurant is known as the pioneer of the dish and has many fans.
I’ve visited here before, but I remembered how much I loved the taste and came back!

There are often long queues outside around lunchtime.

Ramen from 880 yen
Ramen from 880 yen

The menu consists of just tomato ramen (hontenmen), rice, gyoza, and beer.

Gyoza 360 yen
Gyoza 360 yen
You can add rice to your leftover soup and have some risotto.
You can add rice to your leftover soup and have some risotto.
About Chashu (Braised Pork Belly)
About Chashu (Braised Pork Belly)

The pork used in the chashu is from a type of pig called Awa pork from Tokushima Prefecture. Apparently the pigs are fed wakame seaweed.

Ramen Packed with Vegetables!

Hontenmen Tomato Ramen – Regular (No Roast Pork) 880 yen
Hontenmen Tomato Ramen – Regular (No Roast Pork) 880 yen

The ramen is made with tomato, bok choy, celery, onion from Awaji Island, and pork.
The wafting aroma of garlic really stokes your appetite!

The soup is a shoyu (soy sauce) flavored tonkotsu (pork bone) base.
The pork bones are grilled before simmering, so the resulting broth has no off-smell nor greasiness.
I had expected the acidity from the tomato to be rather strong, but it was surprisingly mild. There was a clear flavor of garlic and spiciness of the togarashi pepper; you can’t find this delicious flavor at other restaurants!

Thin Noodles
Thin Noodles

The noodles used are straight thin noodles that mix in well with the soup.

Plenty of Ingredients
Plenty of Ingredients

It was so tasty and packed with vegetables!
I particularly enjoyed the aroma and crunch of the celery as a good accent!

Making Risotto
Making Risotto

After I finished the noodles, I added in rice.
Once the rice is mixed into the soup, the risotto is done!

The resulting risotto was super tasty! Be sure to try it yourself!

Gyoza 360 yen
Gyoza 360 yen

I tried the gyoza with the house-made yuzu ponzu sauce.
It was so good!
Since the gyoza are cooked with tonkotsu soup, even the crispy fried edges from the pan are delicious!

Gyoza Packed with Vegetables
Gyoza Packed with Vegetables

Once you try the tomato ramen and gyoza here, you’re sure to want to come back!

Basic information on Tomato no Sato Shinanoji

Address
Utsubohonmachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka City
Access
About 1 minute on foot from the Chuo Line and Sennichimae Line’s Awaza Station
Tel
06-6441-9751
Business Hours
11:30 am - 1:20 pm, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
*Closed when the soup runs out
Closed
Sundays and Mondays
URL(Japanese)
http://tomatolaomen.com/
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Birth place: Osaka prefecture

Takoyakikun

Restaurant reviewer dedicated to visiting all highly talked about restaurants in the Osaka City area and passing that information on to our readers!