Tabelog ratingRamen Moriya. builds its bowls on an additive-free (no MSG) chicken-and-bonito broth seasoned with named artisan products such as Mitsuboshi soy sauce and Yamatsu Tsujita chilli. You choose between two house-made noodles: a thin, straight blend of four Hokkaido wheats, or a chewy, wavy noodle made entirely from Haruyutaka wheat. The pork chāshū is hung and roasted over charcoal, and brown mushroom is an unusual topping. In the evening the shop also works as a ramen izakaya, with seasonal sashimi, grilled fish and a sake list the owner takes seriously. It has been listed in Tabelog's regional Ramen 100 every year since 2018.
Nearly every reviewer praises the gentle, round broth, and many drank every drop. The wheat flavour of the noodles and the smoky chāshū, served in two cuts, come up again and again. Ginger-laced wontons and the so-called forbidden chāshū gohan (seared pork on rice) are frequent highlights, and regulars return for seasonal limited bowls such as chilled chūka, cold tsukemen and shiso-tomato ramen.
The complaints are mostly about pace and manner. One chef cooks everything, so bowls can take 15–30 minutes. The room gets very hot in summer. Several diners found the owner taciturn, and a few were put off by the many rule notices; one was asked to leave before finishing a beer. Some found the noodles too soft, and a minority thought the broth salty or too mild.
Reviewers in 2024–2026 paid around ¥880 for shōyu ramen with thin noodles, ¥980 for Haruyutaka ramen, ¥1,130 for Mitsuboshi shōyu ramen, ¥1,160 for a half chāshū-wonton and ¥1,590 for a large chāshū-wonton. An egg was about ¥150 and a small chāshū gohan ¥220; limited cold noodles ran ¥1,400–1,500. Expect ¥1,000–1,999 at lunch or dinner for a bowl; one regular spent about ¥5,800 on an evening of drinks and snacks. Reviewers consistently call it fair value given the premium ingredients and generous portions.
- Getting there: from Totsuka Station East Exit, take a bus from Bus Stop 3 (bound for Ofuna or Hirashima) or Bus Stop 2 (Iijima Danchi Loop Line) to the Naganuma stop. Alternatively, it is about 25 minutes' walk from Hongodai Station, or take the bus from Hongodai bound for Totsuka Station to Naganuma.
- Payment: cash or PayPay only. Credit cards and electronic money are not accepted. You order verbally and pay after eating.
- Booking: reservations are not taken; this is walk-in only. Expect a queue of around six people at weekends.
- Seats: 19 (7 at the counter, 12 at tables). No private rooms and no private hire.
- Smoking: non-smoking.
- Parking: three spaces behind the shop (Nos. 15–17) and a second lot for three cars nearby; contact the shop if the first lot is full.
- Children: no age restriction is listed, but one reviewer reported being turned away with children, while others have visited as families.
- Etiquette: a sign asks guests not to wear strong perfume, and house rules are posted throughout. It gets hot inside in summer.
