Kisaragi Ramen

After seeing Street Food's post on Kisaragi Ramen, I made a beeline for Dixon House Food Court with The Ninja in tow. This was the second stop to our afternoon ramen adventure after Daikichi we discover  the seedy Chinatown food courts seem to be hiding another gem.

Miso Ramen $8.80 with half soft-boiled egg $0.50

The miso ramen is pretty as a picture, with nice thick slices of pork and ramen in a miso and pork broth, topped with pickled bamboo, seaweed, shallots and saffron and black sesame. I added half a boiled egg for fifty cents extra, and it was a perfect soft googie rich with soy flavour. The broth is quick to form a skin, and is rich with collagen however the porkiness is lovely and subtle, balanced by the miso but the real winner here is the cha-su. Slices of the roast pork was was tender and melt-in-your-mouth sweet, literally falling apart when I tried to pick up a piece with my chopsticks.

Tsukimi Ramen $9.80

I originally wanted to add an egg to the tonkotsu, but the bloke suggested I instead try the tsukimi ramen, and I'm glad I went with it. Topped with bean sprouts and a soft-poached egg, the Kisaragi version is a close contender to Gumshara, the tonkotsu broth is lighter with a slightly milky consistency, and I suggest those to aren't big fans of the thickness of Gusmhara's broth to try this place.


Kisaragi Ramen
Shop B04, Dixon House, 413-415 Sussex St, Haymarket 2000
Telephone: 0405 222 1328