The Ramen Ramen festival is happening at 22 Montreal restaurants from Oct. 11 to 16

Yatai MTL, the local organization that hosts the annual Japan Week festival in the city, is co-presenting the Ramen Ramen festival in Montreal from Oct. 11 to 16.

The ramen festival will allow Montrealers to enjoy, contrast and compare the way the famous Japanese dish is made by 22 local restaurants. (Anyone who thinks this has anything to do with the famously dirt-cheap store-bought varieties of “ramen” are mistaken!)

“Ramen, the most popular hobby in Japan, has overtaken sushi among international foodies in terms of popularity and coolness. In recent years, the quality of its offerings has grown dramatically in many cities around the world, supported by a growing group of fanatics. Ramen Ramen is meant to be a celebration of this new reign and a desire to encourage the development of ramen offerings outside of Japan.”

—Ramen Ramen co-director Thien Vu Dang

Ramen Ramen, which was originally scheduled to hold its first edition in May 2020 and was cancelled due to the pandemic, is taking place at the Montreal restaurants listed below.

• Bar MajesThé
• Biiru
• Boswell Brasserie
• Grenade
• Hanzo Izakaya
• Hono Ramen
• Imadake
• Kinton Ramen – Carrefour Laval
• Kinton Ramen – Cote-Des-Neiges
• Kinton Ramen – Union
• La Belle Tonki
• La Bêtise
• La Bêtise Verdun
• La Cale – pub zéro déchet
• Ramen Isshin
• Ramen Nakamichi
• Restaurant de l’ITHQ
• Sansotei Ramen – Mont-Royal
• Sansotei Ramen – St-Catherine
• Tsukuyomi Ramen Bishop
• Tsukuyomi Ramen Mile-End
• Umami Ramen & Izakaya

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This article was originally published on June 27 and updated on Oct. 11, 2022.

For more on Ramen Ramen in Montreal, please visit the festival’s website.

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