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About this place
Love the richness of chicken paitan but sometimes find it too heavy? Tokubetsu’s chicken paitan ramen may be a good choice. Diners have described it as creamy and rich without being cloying, and easy to eat. One diner enjoyed how the medium-thick noodles picked up the soup, noting their pleasantly chewy texture. Others have found that lettuce adds a fresh-textured contrast to the rich broth, bringing a little variety to each mouthful.
Lemon and seared cheese offer ways to put a different spin on the bowl. One diner enjoyed the toasty flavour of seared cheese with chicken paitan ramen; another found that adding lemon left a lighter finish. The menu lists the signature chicken paitan ramen at ¥980, and you can tailor the bowl to your taste with lemon or cheese.
For a change of pace, both creamy soy-sauce tonkotsu ramen and creamy salt tonkotsu ramen are listed at ¥980. A diner who tried the soy-sauce version found its richness memorable, while another described the salt tonkotsu as hearty but not cloying. Tsukemen fans can choose between white vegetable-potage chicken paitan tsukemen topped with a frothy Japanese dashi foam, and a red version with adjustable spice. The menu gives a guide to the red bowl’s heat, with options for very spicy and extra-spicy levels.
Beyond ramen, the menu features Takao-san, a seafood-and-tonkotsu dipping noodle dish served with 300 g of noodles. Larger portions include Fuji-san at 900 g and Everest at 1.8 kg. Whether you start with chicken paitan, switch to tonkotsu or opt for tsukemen, Tokubetsu offers several noodle styles to suit the mood.
