Musoshin Ramen

What is Musoshin Ramen? Tucked at 9 Boustead Avenue just off Roncesvalles Avenue, Musoshin Ramen is the first North American outpost of the acclaimed Kyoto noodle shop. Co-owner and baker Chef Aoi Yoshida brings an artisan sensibility to the intimate, minimalist dining room, pairing fresh house-extruded noodles with warm wood accents, open kitchen views, and cozy table and counter seating.

Musoshin Ramen Menu & What to Order Unlike the heavy, gelatinous tonkotsu bowls prevalent across the city, Musoshin's signature broth is a velvety, umami-rich emulsion of vegetables, pork, chicken, and house-fermented rice koji. The Ajitama Musoshin Ramen is the essential order, crowned with torched chashu pork belly, menma, and a jammy seasoned egg. Plant-based diners are treated to some of the city's finest vegan noodle soups, particularly the kelp-and-shiitake-based Kyoto White Miso Vegan Ramen and the aromatic Vegan Curry Ramen. Don't leave without checking the front bakery case for Yoshida's daily-baked Japanese shokupan milk bread and sweets.

Know Before You Go Seating is limited in this boutique space and tables turn on a walk-in basis, so anticipate brief street queues during peak Friday and Saturday dinner rushes. Street parking on Boustead is restricted residential space, making the short walk from Dundas West station or the 504 streetcar the most hassle-free route. The kitchen serves continuously seven days a week from 11:30 a.m.