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KUMAKO RAMEN

  • family owned since 2006
  • voted Best of the Silicon Valley by Metro Magazine for 12 consecutive years
  • voted Best Gyoza in the Silicon Valley by Wave Magazine
  • featured on Channel 5's Eye On The Bay
  • featured on a Japanese newspaper Bayspo
  • featured on San Jose Mercury News
  • highly recommended by GOGOBOT
  • we are Google's favorite place and much more.
Tonkotso shoyu, a rich and satisfying broth of chicken and pork, more flavor than most with its undercurrents of ginger, garlic and onions... more complex that the traditional.
- San Jose Mercury News
A delicious trinity made up of the broth, the noodles and the topping... the opaque pork broth is pleasantly salty and rich with a distinct porcine flavor that has a few hints of ginger and garlic... clean and light.
- Metro Magazine
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Long, chewy noodles for slurping and comforting broth for sipping, ramen is Japan’s gift to the world of fast food. It’s a dish that transcends cultural boundaries, appealing to anyone who craves a bowl of steaming comfort when hunger strikes.

So why did it take so long for San Jose’s Japantown to get a ramen shop of its own? Until Ray Kojima and his partner, Art Kunimoto, opened Kumako Ramen last fall in the tiny 24-seat space vacated by Yasu, ramen lovers had to travel to West San Jose or Milpitas...

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The ramen shop slated to take over the space that housed Yasu in San Jose's Japantown opened last week. Named Kumako ("little bear"), it specializes in New York-style ramen. This was a new one for me. Luckily, one of the partners was parked at the counter where I could ask a few questions...

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Best Ramen 2018

Best Ramen. Best of Silicon Valley 2018 via Metro

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Best Ramen 2017

Best Ramen. Best of Silicon Valley 2017 via Metro

Best Ramen 2016

Best Ramen. Best of Silicon Valley 2016 via Metro

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For the meantime, please call: +1 408 286 2111. Our store is open Monday - Sunday: 11:00AM - 7:00PM.


Kumako Ramen JapanTown

211 Jackson Street, San Jose, California 95112, USA

  • +1 408 286 2111

Kumako Ramen Saratoga

487 Saratoga Ave. San Jose , CA 95129, USA

  • +1 408 352 5290

  • Operating Hours:
  • Monday - Sunday: 11:00AM - 7:00PM

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