Snug, modern restaurant providing traditional ramen soups with housemade noodles & varied toppings.
At a glance
#1 of 4 Delivery Restaurants in Vancouver #2 of 14 Takeout Restaurants in VancouverLocalGuideWorld score: 4.60
Rating breakdown
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5 ★73%
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4 ★18%
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Quick facts
- What is the rating of Ramen Danbo Kitsilano?
- Ramen Danbo Kitsilano is rated 4.6 out of 5 based on 3,215 reviews.
- How does Ramen Danbo Kitsilano rank in Vancouver?
- Ramen Danbo Kitsilano is #1 of 4 Delivery Restaurants in Vancouver by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
- Where is Ramen Danbo Kitsilano located?
- 1833 W 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6J 1M4, Canada — 1.8 km from the center of Vancouver.
- How can I contact Ramen Danbo Kitsilano?
- Phone: +1 778-379-8977 · Website: ramendanbo.com
My favourite ramen place for taste, consistency, affordability. I’ve tried both the ramen, gyoza, donburi for pork and vegan. Both ramen options are delicious, I prefer thick noodle and like now everything is customizable and you can request kaedama. Both gyozas are fresh and flavourful too. I think their donburis are just okay, but not worse than other local Japanese restaurants, have yet to find a good one in Vancouver. I didn’t like the vegan soy chashu, but that’s personal preference. They also had vegan soft boiled eggs, but I stick with their tofu.
I also like their rewards program, which you can add to your Apple Wallet. Just remind them to scan it when you pay. The price is hard to beat and I actually prefer how quick their service is, especially how they don’t feel like they need to keep bothering you because you’ll devour your delicious food very quickly!
I wouldn’t say it’s high on the accessibility scale because it is a tight space, but if you can get a spot right beside the door it is possible.
I also like their rewards program, which you can add to your Apple Wallet. Just remind them to scan it when you pay. The price is hard to beat and I actually prefer how quick their service is, especially how they don’t feel like they need to keep bothering you because you’ll devour your delicious food very quickly!
I wouldn’t say it’s high on the accessibility scale because it is a tight space, but if you can get a spot right beside the door it is possible.
My favourite ramen spot in town! There's usually a wait of 30 minutes, you put your name on the tablet at the front door. I find that if I come a bit earlier to 6pm theres usually no wait!
The portion is perfect and the servers will usually come around asking if you'd like to top up your bowl with noodles for extra. I usually opt out but my partner usually gets the top up! The servers are super friendly and attentive. My go to order is the classic rekka with thin noodles and add an egg!
The portion is perfect and the servers will usually come around asking if you'd like to top up your bowl with noodles for extra. I usually opt out but my partner usually gets the top up! The servers are super friendly and attentive. My go to order is the classic rekka with thin noodles and add an egg!
While the ramen itself was decent, the overall experience left much to be desired!
After signing up to reserve a table for three, I received a message indicating that my table was nearly ready, only to find out upon arrival that it was not the case. Disappointed, my friends and I ended up waiting outside for about 30 minutes.
Once inside, we were already frustrated and on top my order was incorrect. However, the server was gracious enough to rectify the mistake promptly. Additionally, our dining experience was further marred by the overwhelming noise emanating from the kitchen—a constant barrage of blender noises made it nearly impossible to converse comfortably!!!
While I won't deny the tastiness of the food, it simply wasn't worth the time and hassle.
After signing up to reserve a table for three, I received a message indicating that my table was nearly ready, only to find out upon arrival that it was not the case. Disappointed, my friends and I ended up waiting outside for about 30 minutes.
Once inside, we were already frustrated and on top my order was incorrect. However, the server was gracious enough to rectify the mistake promptly. Additionally, our dining experience was further marred by the overwhelming noise emanating from the kitchen—a constant barrage of blender noises made it nearly impossible to converse comfortably!!!
While I won't deny the tastiness of the food, it simply wasn't worth the time and hassle.
The food is so good. Noodles are authentic. Can make it spicy. Service was awesome. Small place and very popular, so expect a wait. We did only wait for about 20 minutes on a Sunday.
The classic vegan ramen was the best of all we ordered. Second best was miso. We enjoyed the Negi-Goma too. All of them were with medium Rekka spice. And boy it felt spicy towards the end but oh so good. Easily the best Ramen we’ve had in Canada so far between Toronto and Vancouver. We quite liked the side of Karashi Takana (side of pickled veg) Recommend trying their Yaki Gyoza as well.
Good ramen but not sure I'd wait almost an hour again next time. My friend and I put our name in around 1:30pm on a Saturday and were told to expect at least 75 minutes. We ended up getting a table around an hour later. It's nice they have the text system so it gives you a chance to walk around 4th Avenue.
I had the negi-goma ramen and added a soft boiled egg. My friend is gluten free and got the classic ramen with the vegan soup and gluten free noodles. She told me ramen danbo is the only ramen place in the city that she's been able to order gluten free noodles. Surpringly the ramen took a while to be served. Not sure if they had to make the vegan broth or get the GF noodles. My broth was really good and had a good sesame flavour. Noodles were good texture, unfortunately they forgot my egg. But I noticed a server and they brought one out on the side quickly. The egg was cooked perfectly and the yolk was nice and jammy.
I enjoyed it overall and would go again to try the classic ramen.
I had the negi-goma ramen and added a soft boiled egg. My friend is gluten free and got the classic ramen with the vegan soup and gluten free noodles. She told me ramen danbo is the only ramen place in the city that she's been able to order gluten free noodles. Surpringly the ramen took a while to be served. Not sure if they had to make the vegan broth or get the GF noodles. My broth was really good and had a good sesame flavour. Noodles were good texture, unfortunately they forgot my egg. But I noticed a server and they brought one out on the side quickly. The egg was cooked perfectly and the yolk was nice and jammy.
I enjoyed it overall and would go again to try the classic ramen.
We had the pork and vegan classic ramen’s. Both were delicious but probably wouldn’t reorder the vegan egg.
Worth the 2 hour wait
Worth the 2 hour wait
Great local place. Very yummy ramen - honestly you can’t go wrong. Lots of customization options for the noodles, broth, add-ons, etc. One will likely need to wait a bit since there’s always a big lineup, and the interior is small. There’s a yelp app at the entrance that works with the phone yelp app to reserve a table, which I believe is mandatory to get seated. It’s worth the effort though!
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