Musterweg 38, Berlin
A fourteen-seat ramen counter with a natural wine den below it. Tokyo technique, Kreuzberg hours, and a broth we refuse to rush.
- Berlin
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- Tokyo
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改造 kaizō, noun. To remodel. To take something apart and rebuild it from the frame up.
We boil pork bones for eighteen hours, cut our noodles every morning and pour wine from people who farm without shortcuts. We took the ramen counter apart and rebuilt it for the night.
One bowl takes a whole day. This is where today's bowl is right now.
Live, Berlin time
Bones in
Pork trotters and chicken backs go into the 200-litre pot.
Tare
Shoyu, shio and miso bases, blended by hand.
Noodles
Rolled, cut and rested for ninety minutes.
Counter opens
Fourteen seats. Walk-ins are seated in order of arrival.
Den opens
The cellar door opens and the bottles come out.
Last bowl
The kitchen closes. Tomorrow's bones are already rolling.
Pull up
a stool
Build your bowl before you arrive, read the short menu, find the den behind the walk-in fridge, or book the counter for tonight.
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Ramen Lab
Broth, noodles, heat and toppings. Watch your bowl come together and attach it to your booking.
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Menu
Six bowls, small plates for sharing and a natural wine list that changes whenever a bottle runs dry.
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The Den
Twelve stools, a record player and 42 natural wines, downstairs from 19:00.
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Reserve
Counter, den or table. No deposit, free cancellation until four hours before.