やすべえ

When my non-​Japanese friends come visit me in Tokyo for the first time, I always bring them to this place Rasube, not just because this «Tsukemen» style Ramen (noodles and soup served separately and you dip the noodles in the soup to eat) is much easier for non-​Japanese people to eat than regular Ramen, but it’s got a much stronger flavor in it so it’s like a 100% accuracy killer option even for those who have never had Japanese food or Ramen before.
It was more than 10 years ago I had Tsukemen at Yasube for the first time and I was absolutely stunned. Back then, Tsukemen wasn’t yet popular in the market and Yasube was one of the first Tsukemen places in Tokyo. They made Tsukemen so big and now it’s an established category of Ramen.
As you can see on their website, they have 9 branches (as of Apr 2012) in Tokyo but I am just introducing the ones in Shibuya and Shinjuku, which I usually go to and take my friends to because of its easy access from the stations. It should taste exactly the same at any branch, but I personally feel that the one in Shibuya is best.

As a change of pace from my everyday ramen, I sought out tsukemen in Shibuya. I did not have the patience this particular day to withstand the reportedly long queue at Fu-​unji, and was happy to have found this shop a short walk away from the crossing.
I got there right when it opened, and one of the guys working inside helped me decipher the ordering machine. Small, medium, large were all the same price. A little hesitant to see what a large order could be, the medium was ordered. After waiting a few minutes, I was able to dig in.
The broth/​gravy/​dipping pool of goodness had great flavor. The tsukemen noodles were nice and chewy, a very different experience from ramen. They allowed themselves to be coated nicely in the sauce. A few minutes later, the noodles were finished and the sauce slurped down.
I should have gotten the large.

美味しすぎる。特に辛味つけ麺オススメ。
Probably the best tsukemen shop on Earth. Eat here, die happy. I recommend the 辛味つけ麺 (karami tsukemen) — a little spicy but not ridiculous.