Ramen Ako’s specialises in chicken shio ramen.
Harvard Wang
Ako’s in Fitzroy is a heartfelt story, born from owner Sho Iijima’s nostalgia for his mother’s home-style chicken soup from Kanagawa, Japan. This translates to a concise menu where chicken shio ramen – clear chicken broth with a salt-based tare – is the hero.
Sho only serves 80 to 100 bowls daily, each with meticulously prepared house-made noodles, tender torched pork chashu, marinated egg and bamboo shoots with a perfect bite. A vegan mushroom broth, also inspired by Ako’s recipes, offers an equally nourishing alternative.
Pro tip: Order the house-made chilli oil (rayuu) for an extra kick and finish your bowl to reveal Ako’s own calligraphy at the bottom.
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