A few years back, I never knew that downtown Vancouver would be the place to go for Japanese ra-men craving.
Now, it seems like Robson street has become the hub of ra-men ya's.
Marutama Ramen is just around the corner of Bidwell and Robson St. Because of its slightly hidden location it isn't as busy as the ones on Robson/Denman. I got to know this place on a day when I was very hungry and grumpy; Santouka(1690 Robson St.) had especially long lineup that particular day and I wasn't in the mood for 30 minute wait. 😡
As I started to head back to our car, there it was just off Robson Street, Marutama Ra-men, oh, and no lineup!
At first I was hesitant to step in thinking there might be a reason why there aren't as busy as Santouka but again, I was very hungry. Ever since then, I became a regular customer of Marutama's.
All of their ra-men are chicken broth based which is very rich in taste. Most of the places I know serve tonkotsu(pork bone broth) based ramen so Marutama's is quite different.
