Local before arrival
Sitting on high stools at long counters, lovers of the Japanese national dish ramen slurp their soup and noodles in innovative variations with ingredients like poached eggs or pickled pears at the popular meeting place in the East Village. But the noodle soup eatery named for the inventor of the traditional dish is even more famous for its steamed pork buns: pork with sliced pickles and sauce in a fluffy pancake.
