Gagana Ramen - Calgary, Alberta

Gagana Ramen is a franchise from Tokyo and a hidden gem totally worth checking out! 🍜💎 I've been here once probably 7 years ago and had the Tsukemen dipping ramen. I loved it but I never got a chance to go back again. We decided to check them out recently and I ... regret not going back sooner!! Featuring: - Tonkotsu Ramen - Gyoza The ramen was so rich in flavor and the chashu pork was super tender (they cook it for 12 hours!). I could tell that they use high quality ingredients to make their broth. The ramen chef trains in Japan to make their special ramen. It takes 17 hours to make a big pot of broth! They also use special egg noodles which have a very bouncy texture. Because it takes a lot of time to make their ramen, they only serve about 20 bowls (or whenever they sell out) at lunch time. I was also very impressed with their gyoza. It was the bounciest gyoza I've ever had and so juicy! I highly recommend getting gyoza with your choice of ramen. They are located inside Mike's Family Billiards, which is quite random. If you don't see the sign for Gagana outside, that means they sold out for the day. The ramen chef told us that he is thinking of retiring in 2 years so make sure you check them out before they close! Read more

Best dipping ramen (tsukemen) in Calgary! Fast service and love those chewy noodles! Staple in my ramen diet. Pictures is spicy miso and regular tsukemen, can’t wait to come back. Dine in the give dashi broth for the leftover broth, good stuff!

It was a happy surprise to find this ramen store inside of a billiard place! It may be a bit tricky to find this place, if you see the sign for Mike’s family billiard, go inside, you’ll find Gagana ramen. The ramen was really tasty, we tried shrimp shoyu and spicy miso. ... They are both tasty, shrimp one was light but a lot of umami. The spicy miso was a bit spicy and flavorful. Noodle was thin but chewy, Chashiu was charred and delicious. The owner explained to us that Gagana is a franchise of ramen shops in Japan. I looked up the Gagana in Japan, menu was a bit different but the shop was highly rated. It’s nice to be able to try a Japanese ramen in Calgary! We also tried their chicken. They normally have wings but today they substituted with tulip chicken and it was really good. Price and reasonable and the owner was very kind. There were about 20 billiard tables and it was quite busy on Sun afternoon. They charge by min or hour, they serve snacks and drinks including alcohol, looked like. Read more

It was a surprising good ramen shop located within a billiard. The best ramen I had in Calgary, and among the top ten even included Hong Kong and Japan.

I really like their noodles! The broth was flavourful as well. Weird set up as it’s inside a pool hall but owner was friendly and tables were set up far enough apart. It does smell like stale cigarettes inside though so next time I might opt for take out instead.