Ramen Restaurant Find: Ganso NYC

Ganso NYC | meltingbutter.com Restaurant Hotspot

Ganso is a welcome addition to that gastronomically desolate part of Downtown Brooklyn where until now places like Dunkin’ Donuts and Applebees ruled the roost. The well-priced ramen menu reads like a laundry list of rich, brothy, comforting noodles that are designed to hit the spot on a cold New York night. Ganso’s kitchen is […]

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Restaurant Find: Bone Daddies London

Bone Daddies London | meltingbutter.com Restaurant Hotspot_Nina Fitton

London is mad for ramen at the moment. There seems to be a new restaurant opening each month – and I think I have tried all of them! But there’s only one that I keep going back to – almost obsessively! – And that’s Bone Daddies London in Soho. With communal tables and high stools, […]

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The Curators: Michelin starred Chef Matt Lambert on NZ cuisine and his top 6 NYC restaurants

Chef Matt Lambert NYC - Melting Butter City Guide

(This article by Jenny Nguyen-Barron first appeared in ForbesLife. Click here to read the original) Oceanic cuisine is unmistakably trending in New York City right now. In the last year, the media has shone a flattering spotlight on the multitude of cleanly designed, produce-led restaurants and cafes that are beginning to inhabit many of the city’s streets. […]

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NYC Restaurant Find: Hide-Chan Ramen

NYC HOTSPOT FIND: HIDE-CHAN RAMEN | meltingbutter.com

HIDE-CHAN RAMEN, MIDTOWN Midtown is pretty much the most uninspiring place in Manhattan to work if you’re looking for an exciting lunch. But there is a hidden secret that office workers in the eastern mid-50’s have been guarding closely for a while now. Hide-Chan Ramen, a franchise hailing all the way from Tokyo (and sister […]

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Restaurant Find: Ramen Setagaya NYC

NYC HOTSPOT FIND: RAMEN SETAGAYA | meltingbutter.com

(Ramen Setagaya NYC has been reported closed) NYC probably has more ramen restaurants than any other city outside of Japan so I think I can forgive myself for letting this one slip my mind for a year. I revisited Ramen Setagaya recently (this time with a lot more NYC ramen experience under my belt) and […]

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NYC Restaurant Find: Ippudo Westside

NYC HOTSPOT FIND: IPPUDO WESTSIDE | meltingbutter.com

IPPUDO WESTSIDE, MIDTOWN There are 2 reasons why you should be excited about Ippudo Westside: A far shorter wait for your favourite Ippudo ramen (30 minutes is better than 3 hours) The idea of Midtown becoming a good ramen neighbourhood is developing into a reality (now when Totto Ramen is too busy, just walk around […]

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