Sansotei Ramen - Ottawa, Ontario

Best ramen we’ve ever had and service was great. Only complaint was that it was too hot in the restaurant

This is the best Ramen shop in downtown Ottawa. They also have a happy hour with 20% off. The decor may be a bit dated, but the food is absolutely delicious!

This is it. This is Ottawa's ramen spot. Bless this place and its being here. After trying all (most?) of the other dedicated ramen spots downtown and being underwhelmed and sometimes even disappointed, I finally made my way here. This was actually legit good. The noodles are nothing to write home about but they ... are still good. Everything else though, is just great. First off, the pork chashu is cooked to disintegrating levels of soft, which I am all for. Maybe they could dial it back like one notch, but honestly I love it. Secondly, the toppings are pretty top tier. Fresh green onions chopped nice and small, and a perfectly cooked seasoned egg. Maybe the egg seasoning was average, but the yolk and everything was just perfectly cooked. Finally, and most importantly, the broth. This is what puts this place way ahead of the other spots in town. Just a really perfect, well balanced tonkotsu. Not too rich, plenty salty, and umami as HECK. Seriously a great broth. The tantanmen broth is also dang good. Ramen that's actually worth paying for in Ottawa. 8.7/10 for real. Read more

Wow! Great ramen! The broth has such a deep flavour, full of umami! Pork broth, mushroom, garlic, all the flavours coming through. Noodles have a good chew, and the pork belly is so soft and flavourful. It's easy to see why there are line ups here.

Fantastic food and service! Very busy though and did have to wait outside for 20 minutes to get seating. The seating we got was also right next to the door which continuously drafted in cold air from the people looking for a spot. Nice place - just don’t get the ... table by the door and maybe call ahead to see how busy it is! My only “disappointment” with this place was that their Genmaicha was just a regular grocery store teabag and not loose leaf as I had expected and the cup it came in smelled like soap and made the drink taste like it too. Read more