do you consider it luxury to get a bowl of ramen in your city?
paid chf 29.- (US$ 37.50) for this bowl of tantanmen in Basel / Switzerland
by SavageSausage1
32 Comments
SeekersWorkAccount
Shit I thought things were expensive in NYC, but $38 is absolutely crazy for a bowl of ramen.
I consider eating out in general a luxury, not just ramen.
MarionberryConstant8
God, that is insane. Ramen is essentially street food. As it should be! It supposed to be a quick, cheap, comforting sort of soul food that the average person can buy.
JapanPizzaNumberOne
I can get it cheap. I can pay through the Bose. Depends what you’re looking for.
mightymike24
Yes, definitely a luxury in western europe. Especially for good tonkotsu
grapegeek
No. Ramen easy to find in Seattle.
CaptainObvious110
No
Traditional-Ad1633
Nah u hv to be rich to have decent ramen
UnfortunateSnort12
I know Ramen’s origins as a cheap street food, but I think that it should and can be whatever a chef or restaurant wants it to be. As in other aspects of ramen, there aren’t “rules.” So if I go to a place that brands themselves as a luxury joint, I do expect it to be pricey and luxurious. It better be worth the price. And if I want a casual bowl, I’ll go to a regular restaurant.
This is no different than bbq, hamburgers, etc.
Fuzzy_Welcome8348
Sadly no
topdollars2
Mirai Ramen?
PorousSurface
Jesus that’s expensive
In Toronto it’s maybe 15-25 Canadian dollars. About 12-20 usd
jimm_er
Well everything is costly in Switzerland unfortunately.
Funkj0ker
In Switzerland everything is luxuriously priced
bucknut4
I was gobsmacked when I took my family of 5 for ramen in Tokyo and paid less than this 1 single bowl.
JHG722
$15 for a bowl of ramen down the street from me.
MCshador
Madrid, Spain.
A bowl of ramen? No.
A GOOD bowl of ramen? yeah.
TheRemedyKitchen
Never mind luxury, it was impossible up to a few years ago. You’d have to drive an hour to get to a big city from the area where I live in order to get any ramen. But then we had a little place open up in town run by a lovely couple from Nagoya. It’s really good stuff, handmade noodles and gyōza etc. And it’s excessively pink inside with anime posters, etc. The owner’s wife is a bit of an otaku and did all the decorating herself. I don’t consider their ramen to be a luxury. It’s not nearly as fancy as some of the places in, say, Vancouver do it, but it’s well worth it.
bumbaklutz
In Victoria, BC, Canada, I can get a very good bowl of tonkotsu for $16 CAD now (around $12 USD)
wobby_sobby
If it’s a happy hour special (a few places do that in our city), then no,it’s fast food priced. If it’s from a nicer restaurant/full price – yes, but mainly because we mostly eat at home.
Automatic_Stand9254
I was the chef at a very nice ramen restaurant. And since I left that place about 10 ramen spots have opened up here… so no
Lwii2boo
A good ramen is pretty expansive for what it is in Western Europe. 20€ is the average price for a good ramen in the great places in Paris
ChanceblamedFate2
Yes. The closest place to me is 30 miles away and it doesn’t have a lot of choices. Tonkotsu and Janjangmyeon are pretty decent though.
iMadrid11
Outside of Japan. Authentic Japanese style ramen isn’t cheap. Some of the ingredients are imported. Labor and rent aren’t cheap. It’s slow food. Stocks have to boiled for hours as prep for next day service. Noodles have to hand made from scratch. If there isn’t a factory around that makes fresh ramen noodles.
The price of ramen is artificially price controlled in Japan due to competition from many ramen shops. You can’t just increase ramen prices without losing sales to your competitors.
Pyrostark
It gets pretty pricey for authentic ramen bowls in India
Bo0ombaklak
Yes because I never go out
Sparkly-Siren
I can get a pretty great tantanmen for the equivalent of $4.50 to $5.00 where I live (a smaller town in India). Even the absolute best/most coveted ramen in a more expensive city like Delhi would maybe be the equivalent of just under $11.
TemporaryWorth7440
Average 17-19 EUR in Germany, NRW
YourPlot
Luxury in that it’s hard to find a good bowl of ramen. But it’s not a luxury good.
DaValie
The taste is definitely a luxury. The price most times as well
mrchowmein
No, ramen is working class food. Of course there are people who want to sell ramen as premium food. Because “Japan is fancy”
Jlx_27
Where i’m from there isnt a place that serves a decent bowl…
Ilsunnysideup5
Tried a $25 fancy pork ramen once. Not as good as home cooked noodles for $5.
Home cooked food is the ultimate choice if you want the best taste. Especially if you use pure meat broth instead.
32 Comments
Shit I thought things were expensive in NYC, but $38 is absolutely crazy for a bowl of ramen.
I consider eating out in general a luxury, not just ramen.
God, that is insane. Ramen is essentially street food. As it should be! It supposed to be a quick, cheap, comforting sort of soul food that the average person can buy.
I can get it cheap. I can pay through the Bose. Depends what you’re looking for.
Yes, definitely a luxury in western europe. Especially for good tonkotsu
No. Ramen easy to find in Seattle.
No
Nah u hv to be rich to have decent ramen
I know Ramen’s origins as a cheap street food, but I think that it should and can be whatever a chef or restaurant wants it to be. As in other aspects of ramen, there aren’t “rules.” So if I go to a place that brands themselves as a luxury joint, I do expect it to be pricey and luxurious. It better be worth the price. And if I want a casual bowl, I’ll go to a regular restaurant.
This is no different than bbq, hamburgers, etc.
Sadly no
Mirai Ramen?
Jesus that’s expensive
In Toronto it’s maybe 15-25 Canadian dollars. About 12-20 usd
Well everything is costly in Switzerland unfortunately.
In Switzerland everything is luxuriously priced
I was gobsmacked when I took my family of 5 for ramen in Tokyo and paid less than this 1 single bowl.
$15 for a bowl of ramen down the street from me.
Madrid, Spain.
A bowl of ramen? No.
A GOOD bowl of ramen? yeah.
Never mind luxury, it was impossible up to a few years ago. You’d have to drive an hour to get to a big city from the area where I live in order to get any ramen. But then we had a little place open up in town run by a lovely couple from Nagoya. It’s really good stuff, handmade noodles and gyōza etc. And it’s excessively pink inside with anime posters, etc. The owner’s wife is a bit of an otaku and did all the decorating herself. I don’t consider their ramen to be a luxury. It’s not nearly as fancy as some of the places in, say, Vancouver do it, but it’s well worth it.
In Victoria, BC, Canada, I can get a very good bowl of tonkotsu for $16 CAD now (around $12 USD)
If it’s a happy hour special (a few places do that in our city), then no,it’s fast food priced. If it’s from a nicer restaurant/full price – yes, but mainly because we mostly eat at home.
I was the chef at a very nice ramen restaurant. And since I left that place about 10 ramen spots have opened up here… so no
A good ramen is pretty expansive for what it is in Western Europe. 20€ is the average price for a good ramen in the great places in Paris
Yes. The closest place to me is 30 miles away and it doesn’t have a lot of choices. Tonkotsu and Janjangmyeon are pretty decent though.
Outside of Japan. Authentic Japanese style ramen isn’t cheap. Some of the ingredients are imported. Labor and rent aren’t cheap. It’s slow food. Stocks have to boiled for hours as prep for next day service. Noodles have to hand made from scratch. If there isn’t a factory around that makes fresh ramen noodles.
The price of ramen is artificially price controlled in Japan due to competition from many ramen shops. You can’t just increase ramen prices without losing sales to your competitors.
It gets pretty pricey for authentic ramen bowls in India
Yes because I never go out
I can get a pretty great tantanmen for the equivalent of $4.50 to $5.00 where I live (a smaller town in India). Even the absolute best/most coveted ramen in a more expensive city like Delhi would maybe be the equivalent of just under $11.
Average 17-19 EUR in Germany, NRW
Luxury in that it’s hard to find a good bowl of ramen. But it’s not a luxury good.
The taste is definitely a luxury. The price most times as well
No, ramen is working class food. Of course there are people who want to sell ramen as premium food. Because “Japan is fancy”
Where i’m from there isnt a place that serves a decent bowl…
Tried a $25 fancy pork ramen once. Not as good as home cooked noodles for $5.
Home cooked food is the ultimate choice if you want the best taste. Especially if you use pure meat broth instead.