Ramen-Ya Samurai Edition in the West Village
Ramen-Ya Samurai Edition is the second location of Ramen-Ya, a place I discovered a couple of years ago. Bigger than its sister restaurant, the Samurai Edition, the food there was delicious and quite comforting, especially in cold temperatures.
Dining room at Ramen-Ya Samurai Edition in the West Village
Jodi went for their vegetarian ramen, made with a vegetable soup, corn, kikurage mushrooms, menma (Japanese condiment made from lactate-fermented bamboo shoots), corn, scallions and seaweed. She also added an egg that's perfectly cooked, the yolk being orange. This was a very good vegetarian ramen: tasty, with lots of vegetables in it. I especially loved the added sweetness from the corn.
Yasai ramen at Ramen-Ya Samurai Edition in the West Village
Yasai ramen at Ramen-Ya Samurai Edition in the West Village
On my side, I got the shoyu ramen, made with a pork base soup (tonkotsu), and composed of a seasoned egg (also well cooked), char siu (braised pork that was quite good), kikurage mushrooms and scallions. This was a delicious ramen and I had no problem finishing it!
Shoyu ramen at Ramen-Ya Samurai Edition in the West Village
Shoyu ramen at Ramen-Ya Samurai Edition in the West Village
Shoyu ramen at Ramen-Ya Samurai Edition in the West Village
Both ramen were delicious. Jodi's had thick egg noodles and mine straight thin noodles. I admit that I preferred the thick ones as they were tastier and had a bite.
Wavy egg noodles at Ramen-Ya Samurai Edition in the West Village
Straight thin noodles at Ramen-Ya Samurai Edition in the West Village
We had a great meal at Ramen-Ya Samurai Edition in the West Village: this is definitely a place I recommend.
Enjoy (I did)!
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Ramen-Ya Samurai Edition - 133 W 3rd St, New York, NY 10012
