一蘭 下北沢店

都心の一蘭は長蛇の列ですが、下北はいつも空いているのですぐ入れます。
ここの店舗が一番静かで落ち着きます。
お客さんが居なさすぎてよく貸切状態になるのでどうか潰れないでほしいです。
飲み帰りの終電前は少し混んでいるようですが。

Ok, so you’re stumbling about late at night, slightly (or very) drunk. And you have the hunger come upon you. If you’re in the mood for ramen, this is a safe bet. The ramen are ok. They will satisfy an alcoholic drenched hunger. But that’s about it.
Music: none. Quite after the storm.

カウンターに仕切りがあるので女性1人でも入りやすいお店
細麺、豚骨スープ好きなら1度入ったことがあるお店
実はカウンターの仕切りはたためるのでカップルでも問題なし
味は注文票に記入してお好みの味にできます
ついつい替え玉をたのんでしまう

I really liked this experience when I came to Ichiran. It's a little hard to wrap your head around if you don't have anyone to show you, but you order your Ramen from a vending machine in the entrance and it gives you a ticket. You then look at this board of lights for a section to turn blue to take your seat.and you are given a slip to customize your ramen on. If you don't read Japanese just say "Eigo onegai shimasui" and they will bring you a slip in English.

This whole experience is through a little window and you do not have to make eye contact or talk extensively with anyone. If you order extra noodles from the vending machine, you just put the extra noodle plate on the sensors and someone will come and refill your noodles. Don't drink all of the broth even though it's really good or else you won't have enough for your noodle refill! If you're a ramen buff, the broth is pork-based and is super hearty and salty. It's one of my favorite broths and Ichiran is one of my favorite places for ramen.

I wouldn't bring a large group here as if you want to sit together it may be a long wait.for booths near each other to become available. I would say 2-3 people is an alright wait, when we came back with 4, it was kind of an ordeal to get seats together.

If you're by yourself, I recommend this place as well as you can isolate yourself from everyone and you barely need to communicate with anyone.

Pretty good ramen, probably some of the best, but a bit expensive.
They have a concept where you eat in small isolated booths, which I don't really like.
If you're tall, prepare to be very uncomfortable. They have unmovable seat which are too close to the booths themselves, even when bending my knees at a weird angle, they still can't fit under.