Tonkotsu

Tonkotsu has quietly become one of London's most dependable ramen names, and its edge is the noodle. It makes them fresh every day, on the principle that 'if you don't make your own noodles, you're just a soup shop'; you can even watch production at the Noodle Room in Tonkotsu East, Haggerston. The aim is a springier, fresher bite than rivals who buy their noodles in can offer. The broths, from the namesake tonkotsu to lighter shoyu and a vegetarian option, are well-judged rather than flashy, and the pricing is fair for central London. Starting in Soho and expanding across the city, it's the sort of place you return to precisely because it doesn't disappoint.