New York, NY
Best Ramen in New York.
Harry's top 10 ramen spots in New York score 86–90 on the Harry Score. 2 carry critic or guide backing.
New York's ramen boom has a birthdate: 2008, when Ippudo opened its first restaurant outside Japan on Fourth Avenue in the East Village and every mediocre noodle shop in the city suddenly had competition to survive. The neighborhood is still the default crawl, but the more telling New York move is chicken paitan — Totto Ramen built a following on cloudy poultry broth instead of tonkotsu pork. Judge the tare and the noodle's chew, not the queue outside; a good bowl doesn't need imported pedigree to be correct.
Ranked by Harry Score. The Harry Score is a weighted blend of Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions. No paid placements. No affiliate links.
Scores last recomputed
Hanami Ramen
ramen · japanese
147-07 45th Ave, Flushing
4.9 across 148 Google reviews; ranked #158 of 767 locally on Tripadvisor.
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Harry
90
Worth It
80
Ramen By Ra
ramen
70 E 1st St, New York
4.6 across 263 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; named by Time Out and James Beard Foundation.
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Harry
89
Worth It
79
TONCHIN NEW YORK
ramen · japanese
13 W 36th St., New York
4.6 across 3.6k Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; named by Eater and The Infatuation.
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Harry
89
Worth It
79
Salmon Noodle 3.0
ramen
177 Lafayette St, New York
4.8 across 286 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; ranked #216 of 15,746 locally on Tripadvisor.
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Harry
89
Worth It
79
Susuru Ramen
ramen · japanese
33-19 36th Ave, Long Island City
4.8 across 693 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; compact joint dispensing Japanese noodle soups, rice bowls & buns filled with meat or….
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Harry
88
Worth It
79
JBC Rice Noodles Ramen & Dumplings
ramen · chinese
35-18 30th Ave., Astoria
4.8 across 304 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; priced about right for what you get.
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Harry
88
Worth It
79
Mizu Sushi, Ramen & Grill
japanese · sushi
940 Amsterdam Ave, New York
4.8 across 304 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; fairly priced for what it is.
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Harry
88
Worth It
79
Konoha Yakitori Ramen and Sushi House
japanese · ramen
847B Union St, Brooklyn
4.9 across 263 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; fairly priced for what it is.
Caveat: A flawless score with barely anything to check it against. Harry's cautious of 5.0s that haven't been tested yet.
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Harry
87
Worth It
78
Yanagi Sushi & Ramen
japanese · sushi
38-01 31st St, Long Island City
4.9 across 121 Google reviews; ranked #72 of 432 locally on Tripadvisor.
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Harry
87
Worth It
79
KEI (Izakaya and Ramen)
ramen · japanese
193 7th Ave, New York
4.8 across 1.1k Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; ranked #78 of 15,736 locally on Tripadvisor.
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Harry
86
Worth It
78
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Questions Harry gets about ramen in New York
- What is the best ramen restaurant in New York?
- Hanami Ramen tops Harry's ramen list for New York right now, with a Harry Score of 90/100.
- How does Harry Hungry score ramen restaurants in New York?
- Harry Hungry blends ratings from Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions into a weighted Harry Score (0–100). A separate Worth It Score ranks restaurants by value for money. No paid placements, no affiliate links — the ranking is built from public data only.
- Are there tourist-trap ramen restaurants in New York to avoid?
- Harry Hungry flags restaurants where Tripadvisor ratings diverge significantly from local reviews — a common tourist-trap signal. See the tourist trap index for New York on Harry Hungry for a full breakdown.