When in Glebe, don't miss the chance to dine at Ramen Goku. This fan-favourite ramen shop turns out super impressive noodle soups. For the broth, you have the choice of soy, miso, shio or pork tonkotsu. On top of your usual chasu, black garlic and pork ramens, there are specialties like the Gyokai Tonkotsu miso, served in a tonkatsu soy base with seafood flavour and roasted pork, and the yokohama tonkotsu of roasted pork, bamboo shoots and ajitsuke tamago (marinated boiled egg). Fans of chilled ramen should try the tsuke men, which is a cold noodle dish served with a side of seafood tonkotsu dipping sauce.
Other options include a roast beef don with thinly sliced beef, home made sauce, shallots and sesame on rice; a goku curry with Japanese curry sauce and red pickled radish on rice; a roast beef salad with thinly sliced beef, avocado and a homemade dressing; and sides including deep-fried octopus, vegetable gyozas, teriyaki chicken and chicken katsu.
Best of all, Ramen Goku lets you BYO wine.
Images: Trent van der Jagt