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Small Japanese ramen place offering many iterations of the signature soup, plus dumplings & sake.
536 E 5th St, New York, NY 10009

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Reviews — 8

Avo Cado
at 2024 Jan 09
Avo Cado
at 2024 Jan 09
Came here for the tsukemen and it was delicious, the noodles were bouncy and the broth was thick!
The ramen was also delicious.
qiko
at 2023 Dec 31
qiko
at 2023 Dec 31
The best ramen noodles I’ve had in new york so far. It’s a cozy and laidback spot and well worth the price. Service was very welcoming and accommodating. Looking forward to coming back
Eulalie parker
at 2023 Dec 23
Eulalie parker
at 2023 Dec 23
I went here for lunch and the lady gave me a hard time she sed they only took cash than I get cash it’s you can’t eat inside of ramen shop at this point I felt targeted I sed huh she sed she will get I trouble for it so I door dash my food for pick up . Mind you there is seats and tables set up in the ramen shop if you didn’t like black people than jus say that … I was pissed and for what food was average ….. but she allowed me to come in and wait for my food …
Rainbarrel
at 2023 Jul 27
Rainbarrel
at 2023 Jul 27
The waiter was very friendly and very accommodating to one of my friends dietary restrictions. I took her recommendation of the regular spicy ramen and it did not disappoint. The noodles were cooked perfectly and the broth was very flavorful, rich and fatty but not too salty. The chashu was done very well and melted in my mouth effortlessly. The gyoza were below average and seemed like an afterthought so I would just go for the ramen/toppings. Will definitely come back to try their other ramen 🍜.
Camille Juco
at 2023 Jun 24
Camille Juco
at 2023 Jun 24
Good ramen at a cash-only establishment in East Village. Definitely satisfies the ramen craving but was a little disappointed after reading several reviews saying it’s the best ramen in Manhattan. Yummy but felt it needed more umami. The meat was tender. I loved the hole in the wall vibe it has
Johnny Novokmet
at 2023 Jun 05
Johnny Novokmet
at 2023 Jun 05
Fresh off 1 hour on the treadmill at 10.5 incline and 3.3 speed to sweat out the sins of the night prior, I found myself craving ramen. I wiped the sweat from my dark brown eyes that are slightly too big for my face and remembered how someone commented on a TikTok I made about Momofuku, saying Minca was the better ramen choice in EV.

I showered off, tucked my adidas sweats into my Nike socks, slipped on the all-black hokas and set off on the 0.4-mile journey.

I missed it on my initial walk by as it is extremely ducked-off. Lowkey as the kids would say. With about 14 seats, an open kitchen based on necessity and the workers all speaking Japanese amongst themselves, Minca is about as authentic as a ramen place can get.

It brought me straight back to wandering down a random street in Shibuya, seeing impeccably dressed Japanese residents enjoying their bowl of ramen at the tiny little ramen restaurant scrolling their WhatsApp.

I ordered the seaweed salad and the Spicy Miso Ramen. I always say that you can tell how good a Japanese restaurant is by how good their seaweed salad is. Okay I’ve never said that but this seaweed salad was really damn good.

The ramen broth was flavor blasted without being too salty or too heavy, and the noodles had the perfect texture that would leave a smile on even Ivan Orkin’s face. Honestly, it was a big mf bowl too and I think two normal humans could split this and still walk away content. I, however, happen to be a big dawg.

My #1 ranked ramen in EV as of now. Also, I love the name of this place. MincaMinca! Sounds like a cute pokemon hahahahaahaha.
Tuan Nguyen
at 2023 Feb 22
Tuan Nguyen
at 2023 Feb 22
I am happy this place has big portion bowl. My friend ordered a dry noodle. He was happy it came with kimchi. I ordered the TanMen bowl. The portio was substantial. I was full and satisfied. The broth was great, not too salty. The meat was tender, and I like the vegetables. I would definitely eat it again

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