The Best Raw Fish Restaurant in Futakotamagawa: Isomaru Suisan

Futakotamagawa on the Denen Toshi line (about 10 minutes from Shibuya) is famous for Takashimaya Department store and for having many good upscale restaurants.

It's true that Takashimaya Department store is there and it is true that there are many upscale restaurants. "Good" is where the problem comes in. There aren't that many good restaurants.

Isomaru Suisan

Not good for a date... Just great food. The best fish in Futakotamagawa? Yes.

I've been to just about every restaurant in the area and "good" is not a word I would use to describe them. "Expensive and just OK" is more like it. I think "good" means delicious and cheap. If they are expensive then they should be delicious. Unfortunately, most restaurants in the area do fit that description; "Expensive and just OK." Fact of the matter is that the restaurants in the area are, for the most part, a huge let down.

We have a great Yaki Niku (Korean BBQ meat), two good ramen shops and an excellent Yaki Tori (BBQ chicken) in the area. But now, finally, we have a great raw fish restaurant.

The restaurant is called Isomaru Suisan and it looks like a hole in the wall restaurant like the ones you'd see in the famous fish market area Tsukiji in Tokyo.

Don't even bother going to Isomaru Suisan after 12 noon to 1 pm on a weekday; the lines of people wanting to get in are amazing.

No wonder. For ¥490 you get a delicious bowl of rice with super-fresh Maguro (raw tuna) on it and tea. It is a super deal!

The food is made fresh right there in front of you so you know the place is super clean and the food is amazingly fresh.

"Don" a bowl of rice with your choice of fresh fish on top. All for under ¥600!

I highly recommend Isomaru Suisan. 5 stars for great food for a super cheap price!

Here is a map to the restaurant：

The Best Cold Ramen in Tokyo: Koroku Ramen (ラーメン 小六）

By Mike in Tokyo Rogers

The jury has deliberated and the verdict is in; Koroku Ramen (ラーメン　小六）at Futagotamagawa station of the Den-en-toshi line in Setagaya-Ku, has the best, bay far, cold ramen in Tokyo.

Specifically, the cold sliced green onions ramen is heavenly. Don't believe the words of a man! The women love this dish!

In Japan, men just generally love the taste of just about any ramen. There are places that I've been to where there were huge lines of guys trying to get in to a ramen shop at lunch time and the ramen was just terrible, I thought. Of course, most guys don't care... When the ramen is just $2.50 a bowl...

Guys and girls, calculate it this way:

I am 50 years old. The average male in Japan passes away at 76. That means I only have 26 years more of lunches to eat. Let's see here:

26 x 365 days = 9,490 more lunches, on average, in my life.

Why would I want to waste what little I have left eating crappy food? So, now you know why in this blog, besides marketing and money,  I do sometimes write about food. Food is time. Time is money. Don't waste either.

Anyhow, I've heard about Koroku Ramen's delicious cold sliced onions ramen from women on the other side of Tokyo before. No kidding! We were at a party at a friend's house once and we told these two ladies that we lived in Futakotamagawa. They both replied, "We sometimes go there just to eat ramen!"

I was so surprised. But I wasn't surprised when they told me it was Koroku's cold sliced onions ramen.

This cold ramen is KILLER!

My wife just loves it too. But! The cold sliced onions ramen is seasonal, so if you are going to go eat it this year, you probably have to go to Koroku by mid-September at the latest!

When you order the cold sliced onions ramen ask for "Hiyashi Negi Ramen." You'll be glad you did!

Koroku Ramen address and contact:
3-20-2 Tamagawa, Setagaya-Ku, Tokyo 158-0094

Telephone: 03-3707-2398

小六

〒158-0094 東京都世田谷区玉川３丁目２０−２

03-3707-2398    

Koroku Ramen map:

Directions: 

From Shibuya Station about 15 minutes on Den-en-Toshi Line. Go towards Yokohama way...

Exit Futakotamagawa Station (Express train or regular train is fine). Go left out the ticket gate towards Takashimaya. When you get to the big street, turn right. Turn left at second signal, 

you will see Koroku on your right side about 150 meters up the road at the first signal.

Mama and master of Koroku Ramen. 

This place has been in business at the same spot for 23 years so you know it has to be good!

Tell them Mike sent you!

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Ramen, Tokyo, Futakotamagawa, Setagaya, Den-en-Toshi line