Maruhachi Ra-men Westend

Ramen restaurant · West End

Maruhachi Ra-men Westend

Ramen restaurant · West End

780 Bidwell St, Vancouver, BC V6G 2J6, Canada

Highlights

This cozy spot serves rich, silky ramen with customizable add-ins like tender pork belly and soft-boiled eggs, all with attentive service.

780 Bidwell St, Vancouver, BC V6G 2J6, Canada Get directions

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@maruhachi_canada

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@eater

"Don’t worry: The queues for this West End ramen favorite move fast, and it’s always worth the wait — especially if you’re a noodle fan. Each day this small ramen shop makes 500 4.4-ounce balls of noodles, which rest for 24 hours before being cooked and slurped up. Hailing from Japan, Maruhachi favors a silky rich chicken broth over the heavier pork-based tonkotsu. Prepare to be enchanted — and don’t miss out on the egg. It’s consistently the best in the city." - Nikki Bayley

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@onthegrid

"You always remember your first, right? Well, Marutama is where I finally understood “Umami,” and I will never forget that. This funky, jazzy, 3 year old, Japanese-run noodle house is, hands-down, the best ramen in the city. I keep wanting to try other menu items, but I can’t bring myself to not order the Ultimate Richly-Textured Cloudy Chicken Soup (pictured). Add a Yaki Cha Shu (grilled pork belly—also pictured) if you’re extra hungry; you’ll be glad you did." - Amer Alkhatib

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@onthegrid

"Marutama Ra-men, West End Stanley Park by Amer Alkhatib. You always remember your first, right? Well, Marutama is where I finally understood “Umami,” and I will never forget that. This funky, jazzy, 3 year old, Japanese-run noodle house is, hands-down, the best ramen in the city. I keep wanting to try other menu items, but I can’t bring myself to not order the Ultimate Richly-Textured Cloudy Chicken Soup (pictured). Add a Yaki Cha Shu (grilled pork belly—also pictured) if you’re extra hungry; you’ll be glad you did."

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@infatuation

"There are some things that are bad to customize, like family photos on sequin pillow covers. Being able to customize at Marutama Ra-men, though, is why it’s is one of our favorite places to get ramen in Vancouver. Get their signature Tamago Ramen and choose your spice level (either mild or spicy - or ask for a side of their spicy sauce) and your noodle firmness (soft is ‘yawamen’ and al dente is ‘katamen’), then sprinkle some garlic chips and sesame seeds on top. You can order an extra egg, seaweed or braised pork to your bowl or add pork belly. And if you want an essentially bottomless bowl of ramen, keep adding extra noodles or broth for a few dollars, which if you do enough times you technically never have to stop eating while you’re here." - Shelley Mason

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Carla Tsai

Google

I've passed by it before, but this is the first time I've tasted it. And it's not far from the restaurant where I used to work. Overall, the food is delicious, and the waiter is also very friendly. There is a thoughtful storage basket, and you can add noodles for internal use, but I am not sure whether there is an additional charge.

Mark Connolly

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This place has the best noodles ever!!! The broth is amazing - a creamy white from the long, slow simmering prep of the chicken. Usually I have found noodle broth to be, well, broth. Clear and salty. This broth was elegantly velvety and had very little salt. The noodles could be cooked “normal” or very cooked or al-dente. I chose the latter and was not disappointed. I added vegetables and extra pork (both optional, with a very small added small cost). And they did not skimp on the portion of noodles. T found the service to be very attentive with no effort to rush us out. However, it was 2:00PM and the place was 50% full. Overall an amazing meal. Again, this place has the best noodles ever!!!

Alma

Google

This is probably the worst ramen I’ve ever had. We ordered the spicy tonkotsu ramen, but the broth tasted like hot water with some chili powder completely flavorless. The chashu was cold, like it had just come out of the fridge. The rice ball was very basic, and the service from the staff was bad too!

Zheng Yang

Google

Mine was just decent but my friend’s Aka ramen was real bad. The broth tastes like hot water + chili…. Nevertheless, appreciate the lovely service and fuss-free concept just like the ones in Japan

Albert Luk

Google

Ramen was delicious, noodles were firm, rich broth, decent cha siu, and the soy egg was cooked perfectly. I also highly recommend the egg omelette (tamagoyaki), it was quite good.

Stone

Google

Really nice. Must order a beer. I ordered pale ale and aka ramen. Aka ramen is a little spicy but very delicious.

Vanessa Ip

Google

This location is spacious and welcoming. Staff were friendly and provided a basket for our bags. The food came out quickly after ordering. The broth is rich and has a light chicken flavour. Because the noodles and soup aren't very salty, they provide a salty ramen sauce you can add to your preference (caution: it's very salty so add only a few drops at a time). I enjoyed the aosa seaweed ramen which comes with a generous portion of seaweed. I recommend getting the garlic chips too!

Perry Yuen

Google

Great service and tons of noodles, it’s better to add some of the sauces because the ramen isn’t very salty, but overall the broth is very flavourful.

@eater

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@onthegrid

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Carla Tsai

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Mark Connolly

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Alma

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Zheng Yang

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Albert Luk

Google

Ramen was delicious, noodles were firm, rich broth, decent cha siu, and the soy egg was cooked perfectly. I also highly recommend the egg omelette (tamagoyaki), it was quite good.

Stone

Google

Really nice. Must order a beer. I ordered pale ale and aka ramen. Aka ramen is a little spicy but very delicious.

Vanessa Ip

Google

Perry Yuen

Google

Great service and tons of noodles, it’s better to add some of the sauces because the ramen isn’t very salty, but overall the broth is very flavourful.