Chris Rowthorn

"This is my favorite ramen restaurant in Takayama and I eat here every time I visit the city. The shoyu ramen here is awesome. There’s really only one choice to make here when ordering: name (regular) or dai (large). Oh, and you can get a flavored hard-boiled egg if you want (it’s called an aji-tsuke tamago). Delicious!"

Seeing Japan

"The 10 Best Places to Eat in Hida Takayama: Menya Shirakawa - The restaurant is still new as it opened in 2012, their soup is good for after drink alcohol. Enjoy local ramen in Takayama!"

Chris Chow

"The final product is a work of culinary art. The noodles are chewy and thin, the soup is rich and the flame licked pork slices melt in your mouth. If you ever visit Takayama, do yourself a favour and find this secret local joint and order a large bowl of chuka soba."

Tabimania Japan

"Top 3 Takayama Ramen: Menya Shirakawa - A super famous shop representing Takayama. A bowl of lightly soy sauce soup with Thin curly noodles. This ramen is topped with roasted pork. I want to eat it again and again!!"

Kevin Yang

"The restaurant we went to was called Menya Shirakawa, and takayama ramen is exactly what they served. The soup broth is shoyu based and not too oily. It’s quite different from the traditional ramen as it is a little less rich, but it was delicious nonetheless and perfect as a midnight snack."