Condé Nast Traveler

"This is Japanese soul food, serving Kitakatya-style ramen in a light soy sauce soup with a kick of dried sardines."

Time Out Tokyo

"Best Hiyashi Chuka Noodles in Tokyo: Menya Shichisai - While Shichisai is famous for its freshly-made thick and rough ramen noodles, the hiyashi chuka features thin noodles instead. And it's an unconventional take on the classic cold ramen: the noodles are dressed in a tomato-based broth."

Favy Japan

"The rich soup and freshly-made noodles are perfect for everyone. The taste is so complicated that you can't describe it without actually eating it! Come and enjoy it!"

Matcha

"Be sure to try the Kitakata Ramen (Niboshi) for your first dish. In addition to the fluffy texture, the noodles themselves have a sweetness that is tasted wonderfully with the strong niboshi flavored soup."

Will Tang

"I found the light shoyu perfectly paired with the acidity of the fish. It’s topped with two cuts of pork (belly and shoulder), refreshing menma, and scallions. That is all overshadowed of course by the noodles where the outer edges are soft and insides firm and bouncy. Perfection."

Ramen Beast

"The soup is on par with the best kitakata ramen in town — a light, crisp shoyu, with an almost acidic twang to it. Refreshing. Negi, menma and luscious juicy chashu top it off. The thin-cut menma also give a nice freshness to them."

Brian MacDuckston

"File this under best-of-the-best. An epic bowl. A masterpiece. Their kitakata-style noodles were made in house and hand massaged before serving them in a niboshi-rich broth. If you've had real kitakata-style ramen before, you would approve of Shichisai's attention to detail."

Neytan Rey

"It is falling down deeeelicious. The broth stays nice and light, but it packs a punch that delivers shôyu satisfaction without having to rely on a strong salty taste. There is a lot of love and care going into this brown bowl, and it goes down smooth. The gooey orange yolk drips out of one of the freshest eggs I've ever tasted, and the thin cut bamboo shoots burst with woodsy, crunch flavor. But what really makes Shichisai unmatchable is its noodles, which are unlike any other I've ever eaten.... Read more

Chiara Patrizia De Francisci

"A truly high-level Kitakata-style ramen."

Enjoy Ramen

"The most distinguishable feature of Kitakata ramen is the noodles which are flat and curly. They also tend to be pretty chewy... and delicious. I was pretty impressed with Shichisai. The soup was quite simple which suits this style of ramen and the chashu was, as expected, right up there with the best - very tender."