14 ramen and soba shops at Tokyo Station
- Tokyo Ramen Street has 9 shops right outside the Yaesu-side ticket gates, opening from 7:30 with Rokurinsha.
- Inside the ticket gates at Gransta Tokyo, standing soba opens at 7:00, alongside ramen shop Kaminari.
- Payment at Tokyo Ramen Street shops is limited to cash and transport-card e-money.
For ramen or soba at Tokyo Station, Tokyo Ramen Street has 9 shops right outside the Yaesu-side ticket gates, and it opens earliest at 7:30 a.m. with Rokurinsha. The shops on Ramen Street accept only cash and transport-card e-money (such as Suica). Inside the gates, Gransta Tokyo has a standing soba shop that opens at 7 a.m. and a hearty-style ramen shop, Kaminari. This page compares 14 shops by opening time and by whether they are inside or outside the ticket gates.
In short
- Inside the gates before a Shinkansen: Soba-ichi at Gransta Tokyo (from 7 a.m.), Kaminari Tokyo Honmaru (from 8 a.m.), NIPPON RAMEN Rin TOKYO and Sukeroku Soba.
- Before 8 a.m.: Soba-ichi (inside the gates, 7 a.m.) and Rokurinsha’s morning tsukemen (outside, 7:30 a.m.).
- To pay by credit card: Rin, Sukeroku Soba and T’s Tantan at Gransta Tokyo (Ramen Street takes only cash and transport-card e-money).
- Ramen without meat or fish: T’s Tantan (vegan) and Soranoiro NIPPON (Veggie Soba).
Checked with official pages on October 28, 2026 (Japan time).
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1. How to choose ramen and soba at Tokyo Station (opening time, gates, payment)
The 14 shops are compared in the table below. The “inside gates” column matters if you are boarding a train, because the shops inside Gransta Tokyo need a ticket to enter.
2. Comparison table: opening time, gates and specialties at 14 ramen and soba shops in Tokyo Station
Anyone can enter Ramen Street, which is outside the ticket gates. The shops inside the gates at Gransta Tokyo need an entrance ticket if you are not taking a train.
| Shop | Opens | Gates | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soba-ichi | 7:00 | Inside | Gransta Tokyo, 1st floor, atrium area |
| Rokurinsha | 7:30 | Outside | Ramen Street (Yaesu side) |
| Ore-shiki Jun | 8:00 | Outside | Ramen Street |
| Hanamichian | 8:00 | Outside | Ramen Street |
| Kakushinya TOKYO | 8:00 | Outside | Ramen Street |
| Kaminari | 8:00 | Inside | Gransta Tokyo, 1st floor, atrium area |
| Ramen Tama | 8:30 | Outside | Ramen Street |
| Soranoiro | 9:00 | Outside | Ramen Street |
| Hirugao | 10:00 | Outside | Ramen Street |
| Ikaruga | 10:00 | Outside | Ramen Street |
| Rin | 10:00 | Inside | Gransta Tokyo, basement 1, Silver Bell area |
| Sukeroku Soba | 10:00 | Inside | Gransta Tokyo, 1st floor, central passage area |
| T’s Tantan | 10:00 | Outside | Gransta Tokyo, basement 1, Square Zero area |
| Hirakoya | 10:30 | Outside | Ramen Street |
Source: the Tokyo Ramen Street shop pages of Tokyo Station Ichibangai and the Gransta shop pages (checked October 28, 2026; Japanese). The 4 shops inside the gates at Gransta Tokyo close earlier on Sundays and holidays.
3. Practical points for ramen and soba at Tokyo Station (gates, entrance tickets, payment)
Tokyo Ramen Street is on basement level 1 of Tokyo Station Ichibangai, right outside the Yaesu Underground Central Exit ticket gate. Tokyo Station Ichibangai is inside the station building but outside the ticket gates, and it says it is right outside the Yaesu-side gates for Shinkansen and conventional lines (Tokyo Station Ichibangai, access, Japanese).
To use the shops inside the gates at Gransta Tokyo without taking a train, you need an entrance ticket. It is valid for 2 hours from purchase, and an entrance fee is added for every further 2 hours. Gransta has no parking for shoppers and no discount with nearby car parks (Gransta, notes on using the station concourse, Japanese).
All 9 shops on Ramen Street accept only cash and transport-card e-money. To pay by credit card or barcode payment, Rin, Sukeroku Soba and T’s Tantan at Gransta Tokyo are the candidates.
4. The 9 shops on Tokyo Ramen Street (outside the gates, Yaesu side)
Except for Hirakoya and Kakushinya TOKYO, the 7 other shops have last orders at 10:30 p.m. The signature items below are the bowls each shop features on the Tokyo Station Ichibangai special page (Tokyo Station Ichibangai, all Tokyo Ramen Street shops, Japanese).
Rokurinsha
Rokurinsha serves a morning-only “asa-tsuke” from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (last order), and it is the earliest opener on Ramen Street. From 10 a.m., the signature item is the special tsukemen (dipping noodles). It is a tsukemen shop with thick soup and very thick noodles, with 26 seats. Depending on the queue, it says it may refuse new people joining the line even before last order.
| Name | Rokurinsha |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Tokyo Station Ichibangai, B1) |
| Hours / Closed | Morning 7:30–9:45 (last order 9:30), daytime 10:00–23:00 (last order 22:30) |
| Phone | 03-3286-0166 |
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Tonkotsu Ramen Ore-shiki Jun
A pork-bone ramen shop that opens at 8 a.m. The signature is the teriyaki chashu ramen. You can change the taste with the table condiments, and the side dish tonkotsu curry is ¥380. It has 32 seats.
| Name | Tonkotsu Ramen Ore-shiki Jun |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Tokyo Station Ichibangai, B1) |
| Hours / Closed | 8:00–23:00 (last order 22:30) |
| Phone | 03-3212-2558 |
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Miso Mendokoro Hanamichian
A miso ramen shop with branches in Nogata and Kitasando, opening at 8 a.m. It is introduced as a Bib Gourmand in the Michelin Guide Tokyo 2016 and 2017. The signature is the special miso ramen, using thick noodles made to order by Mikawaya Seimen.
| Name | Miso Mendokoro Hanamichian |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Tokyo Station Ichibangai, B1) |
| Hours / Closed | 8:00–23:00 (last order 22:30) |
| Phone | 03-6268-0507 |
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Iekei Ramen Kakushinya TOKYO
An iekei-style ramen shop run by the owner of Soranoiro, open from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. The main item is the “Kakushinya Special” topped with chashu from 3 kinds of Japanese pork, and there are also spicy mustard noodles, garlic noodles and a rich chicken-oil (chii-yu) soba.
| Name | Iekei Ramen Kakushinya TOKYO |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Tokyo Station Ichibangai, B1) |
| Hours / Closed | 8:00–23:00 |
| Phone | 03-3214-0181 |
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Tokyo Niboshi Ramen Tama
A niboshi (dried sardine) ramen shop that combines several kinds of niboshi with a rich chicken soup, opening at 8:30 a.m. The signature is the special torori soba, and the “melting katsuobushi rice” topped with bonito flakes shaved in the shop after you order is ¥350. It has 32 seats.
| Name | Tokyo Niboshi Ramen Tama |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Tokyo Station Ichibangai, B1) |
| Hours / Closed | 8:30–23:00 (last order 22:30) |
| Phone | 03-6551-2205 |
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Soranoiro NIPPON
A shop from Soranoiro in Kojimachi, opening at 9 a.m. The signature is the Soranoiro special shoyu ramen, and there is also the “Veggie Soba” with a soy milk and mushroom soup. The pork and burdock rice ball is ¥120. It has 26 seats.
| Name | Soranoiro NIPPON |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Tokyo Station Ichibangai, B1) |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–23:00 (last order 22:30) |
| Phone | 03-3211-7555 |
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Shio Ramen Specialty Hirugao
A salt ramen specialist from the Setagaya group, opening at 10 a.m. The signature is the Hirugao-mori salt ramen, with noodles made from Japanese whole-wheat flour and Mongolian kansui (alkaline water). The Hirugao-style oyako-don is ¥380, and it has 22 seats.
| Name | Shio Ramen Specialty Hirugao |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Tokyo Station Ichibangai, B1) |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–23:00 (last order 22:30) |
| Phone | 03-3213-7000 |
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Tokyo Station Ikaruga
A tonkotsu and seafood ramen shop opening at 10 a.m. The signature is the “Seafood Tonkotsu Rich Tokyo Station Ra-men”, and a plate of seared chashu is ¥480. It has 24 seats.
| Name | Tokyo Station Ikaruga |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Tokyo Station Ichibangai, B1) |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–23:00 (last order 22:30) |
| Phone | 03-3286-3586 |
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Tsugaru Niboshi Hirakoya
A Tsugaru niboshi shop from Aomori, and its first permanent shop outside the prefecture. It is open from 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. (last order 10 p.m.), so it opens later and closes earlier than the others on Ramen Street. The signature is the “koikuchi niboshi (with rich teriyaki-style fully ripe egg)”, a soup simmered in three stages from 4 kinds of niboshi.
| Name | Tsugaru Niboshi Hirakoya |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Tokyo Station Ichibangai, B1) |
| Hours / Closed | 10:30–22:30 (last order 22:00) |
| Phone | 03-6812-2104 |
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5. Ramen and soba at Gransta Tokyo (5 shops)
Four of the Gransta Tokyo shops are inside the gates, and T’s Tantan is outside. All accept credit cards or e-money including Suica (Soba-ichi takes cash and Suica).
Soba-ichi Gransta Tokyo
The earliest opener inside the gates is Soba-ichi, from 7 a.m. It serves freshly boiled soba in a katsuobushi and mackerel-flake broth with homemade tempura. It closes at 10:30 p.m. on weekdays, 10 p.m. on Saturdays and 9 p.m. on Sundays and holidays (Gransta, Soba-ichi Gransta Tokyo, Japanese).
| Name | Soba-ichi Gransta Tokyo |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Gransta Tokyo, 1F) |
| Hours / Closed | Weekdays 7:00–22:30, Saturdays 7:00–22:00, Sundays and holidays 7:00–21:00 (no regular holidays) |
| Phone | 03-6256-0385 |
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Kaminari Tokyo Honmaru
A directly run shop of “Chuka Soba Tomita” in Matsudo, Chiba, with very thick curly noodles in a soup simmered for 20 hours from back fat and pork bones. An example menu item is the Kaminari soba at ¥920. It opens at 8 a.m. and closes at 10 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 9 p.m. on Sundays and holidays (10 p.m. if the next day is a holiday).
| Name | Kaminari Tokyo Honmaru |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Gransta Tokyo, 1F) |
| Hours / Closed | Mon–Sat 8:00–22:00, Sun and holidays 8:00–21:00 (until 22:00 if the next day is a holiday; no regular holidays) |
| Phone | 03-6268-0906 |
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NIPPON RAMEN Rin TOKYO
A shop in the Silver Bell area on basement level 1. The signature shoyu ramen is ¥1,300, and a limited-quantity salt ramen is ¥1,450. It says its ramen is made with domestic ingredients. It opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 10 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 9 p.m. on Sundays and holidays (Gransta, NIPPON RAMEN Rin TOKYO, Japanese).
| Name | NIPPON RAMEN Rin TOKYO |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Gransta Tokyo, B1) |
| Hours / Closed | Mon–Sat 10:00–22:00, Sun and holidays 10:00–21:00 (no regular holidays) |
| Phone | 03-5220-2374 |
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Edo-kiri Sukeroku Soba Nurukan Sato
A shop for soba, tempura and sake from around Japan chosen by a certified sake sommelier, with about 20 soba dishes. It opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 10 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 9 p.m. on Sundays and holidays.
| Name | Edo-kiri Sukeroku Soba Nurukan Sato |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Gransta Tokyo, 1F) |
| Hours / Closed | Mon–Sat 10:00–22:00, Sun and holidays 10:00–21:00 (no regular holidays) |
| Phone | 03-6206-3248 |
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T’s Tantan Gransta Tokyo
A vegan tantan noodle shop using no meat, seafood, eggs or dairy, on basement level 1 in the Square Zero area (outside the gates). The set of the gold sesame tantan noodles special and 12 T’s veggie gyoza is ¥3,300. It is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day, with 16 table seats and 7 counter seats (Gransta, T’s Tantan Gransta Tokyo, Japanese).
Official information checked: October 28, 2026 (Japan time). Prices and hours may change.
| Name | T's Tantan Gransta Tokyo |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Gransta Tokyo, B1) |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–22:00 (daily) |
| Phone | 03-3218-8040 |
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Sources
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- Japanese version of this page (日本語版)
Checked with official pages on October 28, 2026 (Japan time).
