List Manila - Ramen Spots

There's nothing like a nice, steaming bowl of ramen to warm a hungry belly. Japanese restaurants have been a common inclusion in the food and beverage services in Manila for a long time now, many of which know how to whip up a mean bowl of noodles. Below is a list of just a few places where you can satisfy your ramen craving.

Kenji Tei Ramen House, with its sleek interiors, lends a contemporary feel to the traditional ramen bar. The menu includes hot options with their house-made noodles in your choice of broth, including shoyu and miso, as well as cold noodle options . The restaurant has recently expanded with new branches in Alabang Town Center and Greenbelt 5.

Any ramen fiend in Manila has eaten at Ukokkei Ramen Ron, or has at least heard of it. It often tops lists of the most authentic Japanese ramen in the area. You can watch as the chef whips up a bowl of Miso Chasu with ramen noodles brought in from Japan.

Raku Hokkaido also brings in noodles imported from Japan. The good food and cozy atmosphere keeps their branches relatively packed, so be sure to come early if you want to snag a table.

In Makati, there is a short strip of Japanese restaurants that has been lovingly dubbed as Little Tokyo. The strip houses a handful of culinary gems and is also home to Choto Stop. At first glance, this Japanese mini-mart seems like a strange place for noodles, but their miso ramen is well known among the foodie crowd. Stop in for a bowl and do a little shopping while you wait!

Not too far away, bright neon lights lead the way to Nihonbashitei. Don’t let the karaoke bar exterior fool you; the menu brings in Japanese food lovers all day and all night long. For something a little different, give their Cold Sesame Noodles a try.

Another big player in the Japanese food and beverage services in Manila is Ramen Bar. The restaurant lives up to its name providing various shio, shoyu and miso options. Enjoy a hefty serving of noodles off their Big Bowls menu.

Ajisen Ramen in Quezon City is part of an international chain that first opened in Japan over 40 years ago. Its claim to fame is its original white pork broth and al dente noodles made from whole wheat. Branches can be found in countries around Asia and in the United States and Australia.

New ramen places are always popping up around Manila. Go out and find a bowl of your own favourite kind today.

Top Travel Agencies

This would be a particularly important list, nowadays travel agents are surging because they give insider info and deals as opposed to DIY bookings.  Best to try making plans on your own and call these companies to compare after.

Travellers have the luxury being able to choose among hundreds of Philippine travel agencies. The dilemma here is that is easy for any agency to claim to that they have the best and most reliable travel agents, but it is difficult to establish what truly qualifies them as being “top”.

Below is a list of travel agencies that through exemplary sales and outstanding service have been recognized by customers, business partners and international organizations as being among the top travel agencies in Manila.

Rajah Travel is the Philippine agent for major international tour operators including Contiki Tours International and Insight Vacations that are famous for their escorted tours. It has also received awards for being the best Philippine travel agent by Travel Weekly in 2007 and by the Travel Trade Gazette (TTG) in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2011.

Fiesta Tours and Travel in Malate has been arranging hassle-free travel for the past three decades. Aside from affiliations with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Marine Travel Alliance, it is also one of the few travel Philippine travel agencies which boasts an ISO certification.

Adventure International Tours is the country’s exclusive dealer for American Express Travel. Known for providing exceptional service, it deals mainly with corporate travel for a number of multinational businesses in the country.

Blue Horizons Travel and Tours was chosen as the Philippines’ best travel agency in 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2010 by the readers of Travel Trade Gazette. Since its establishment in 1981, the agency has launched their Islas brand which specializes in arranging Philippine luxury tours.

Scorpio Travel and Tours efficiently provides a wide spectrum of travel services and as the founding member of the Quezon City Travel Agencies Association and the Philippine Travel and Tourism Council, it has actively worked to expand the country’s travel and tourism industry.

Pan Pacific Travel has been appointed as the general sales agent for international tour director, Trafalgar. The agency is also proud to have received numerous awards from trade partners for service excellence and sales generation.

Marsman Drysdale Travel, Inc. is the recipient of 9 Kalakbay Awards, which are given in recognition of major contributions to Philippine tourism. Offering travel and tour services since 1975, the company has now opened offices nationwide.

Rakso Travel and Tours is the newest agency on the list being operational for only twelve years, but its exemplary performance in providing exciting packages to domestic and international destinations has made it another of the few travel agencies in Manila certified by the ISO.

Sharp Travel Service, Inc., with 60 years of excellence under its belt, has taken experience it has gained and adapted to the different technological economic advances since its establishment. To serve its extensive client base, it continues to train its travel agents to maintain the same level of amazing service.

Philscan Travel and Tours rounds off the list with its high-tech approach to travel, using the latest innovations to exert its position as a top travel agency. Since its establishment in 1988 has made links in over a thousand destinations in over 80 countries around the globe.

The list of travel agencies goes on, catering to practically any and every travel need to destinations in the country and abroad. Call one today and find the right one for your travel needs.