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西田商店
The Soul of Hakata in New York

White · Black · Red — one tonkotsu, three moods

A tiny Midtown East ramen-ya — authentic Hakata tonkotsu, Showa-era izakaya style, poured late.

Open till ~3 AM · Walk-in only
White ramen — classic Hakata tonkotsu
White
Black ramen — black-garlic ma-yu
Black
Red ramen — spicy tonkotsu
Red
白 · 黒 · 赤 — the three bowls

One tonkotsu, three moods

Every bowl is our long-simmered Hakata pork broth on thin, straight noodles and kakuni pork belly. The difference is the soul.

White ramen

White

The classic — clean, creamy Hakata tonkotsu.

White$16
Black ramen

Black

Tonkotsu deepened with black-garlic ma-yu.

Black$17
Red ramen

Red

The spicy one — heat built into the broth.

Red$17
4.4★ on Google · ~1,647 reviews Open late — kitchen till ~3 AM Midtown East ramen-ya for over a decade
The storefront chochin lantern lettered 西田商店
Till 3 AM

Ramen till 3 AM

Lunch, dinner, and the after-hours shime bowl. Walk in — no reservations, no fuss. Just the counter, the broth, and the lantern still lit.

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The Hakata way

Thin noodles, long broth, one shop

Hakata ramen is its own thing: thin, straight noodles and a long-simmered pork broth so rich it turns creamy. We top it with kakuni — slow-braised pork belly — and when your noodles run low, call for kaedama and keep going.

商店 just means “the shop.” No frills — a little Hakata provisions-shop that happens to pour Midtown’s late-night ramen.

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More than ramen

Small plates & a late drink

Gyoza 餃子
Kara-age 唐揚げ
Japanese fried chicken — a house favorite.
Tan Tan ramen 担々麺
Sesame & chili, for the spice-seekers.
Beer · Wine · Sake
A cold one for the late shift.

Full list on the board in-shop. Menu rotates — please tell us about allergies.

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Find us

302 E 49th St

At 2nd Ave, Midtown East · Turtle Bay
New York, NY 10017

(212) 308-0791

Walk-in only — no reservations. Open late, till ~3 AM. (Hours vary — call to confirm.)

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The counter at Nishida Sho-ten
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“Hands down, one of the best ramen restaurants in NYC.”
— A guest · Google
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Steam, lanterns, and the day’s bowls.

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