Tokyo Ramen TAKEICHI Köln in Köln

Best food I've ever had in Köln. Friendly service. Place is tiny but the wait wasn't long and the seating didn't feel cramped at all.

Convenient noodle place in downtown Koln. They have a good variety of ramen, yakisoba, gyoza... The place is small and the environment is nice and friendly.

Very cozy, original establishment with good service

Great service and atmosphere. Very tasty ramen.

The restaurant itself is quite small, which is why it wasn't too loud, but the tables are quite close to each other. The kitchen is partly open so you can practically watch how they prepare your food. I had the Japanese curry and would have it again every time. The meat in the curry was buttery tender. The curry itself is nice and creamy and spicy. Every bowl, whether ramen or curry, was beautifully prepared. All in all we were very satisfied.

We became aware of the restaurant because we were at the hotel opposite over the weekend. I can only confirm the positive reviews – the ramen was really delicious! If you're in the area, you should definitely try it out for yourself. Highly recommended!

I've had a lot of Karaage and this one made me feel like I'm back in Japan. So much so, that I had to go back for it. This place is truly a hidden gem. Excellent ramen and service as well.

It was really delicious. It is comparable to Japanese ramen. The atmosphere inside the store and the BGM make you feel like you're in Japan. My family ordered fried chicken, chicken ramen, and soy sauce ramen. Since my child is still young, I couldn't finish the whole bowl of ramen, so I had to share it with my child. However, my child seemed to really like the taste of the ramen and fried chicken here, and ate them all up at a tremendous rate. I should have ordered another drink 😅 It was that delicious. Thank you for the meal.

Super tasty and versatile dishes! Also suitable for vegetarians.

Delicious, tasty and above all authentic! The staff was very nice 😀

I was always a regular customer and everything was great, but now it bothers me that the bill is presented to me immediately after eating. The feeling I get is that I have to leave immediately. Unpleasant for me and my guest. No go!

The ramen here is absolutely delicious! The egg is cooked just right, and the blend of flavors in the broth is simply outstanding. Every time I eat here, I feel like I’m back in Tokyo. I also have to mention the fantastic service from the entire staff.

Super tasty Ramen, authentic atmosphere

I went to this place for an order to take away. I found out that the karaage I ordered was not in the bag when I came home. So, I’ve paid money for nothing, since it was not mistaken with something else, another dish. Being there in a busy hour is not an excuse for this situation. If you are going to fail that way, you simply shouldn’t have accepted me as a client in the first place.

Tastes good but the service is always bad. Even if I think the ramen is delicious, I'm disappointed by the service.

Small, rather inconspicuous corner restaurant, the ambience is a bit run down, could use some renovation... But the food is great, ramen is very authentic (just a chicken broth as a base + veggie variant), the starters and tapas are also super tasty and worth the price .

Authentic cuisine and staff. The drink selection also has Japanese options. I'd love to come back. The ramen and fried chicken impressed us. The prices are ok for Cologne city center.

Delicious food, high quality kimchi. Would definitely recommend

Best and the only true Ramen in Köln.

One of the best ramen’s in town. Gyoza are excellent! It tastes like in Japan.

Delicious, friendly, relaxed atmosphere.

Delicious food, nice and fast service, but inside the restaurant was a little hot and fuggy

Food was amazing! Service too. Very recommended

Japanese flair emerges. Little space but worth the wait. Best ramen

Sehr sehr gutes essen für einen fairen Preis mit sehr freundlichen Personal. Das Ramen ist wirklich sehr lecker und füllt den Magen wunderbar, so dass man sich wirklich gut fühlt nach dem essen. Zusammen mit einem guten Asahi oder Sake ist es wirklich der perfekte ort mit freunden einen tollen Abend zu haben ♥️

Very friendly staff and delicious food. The restaurant is a bit small but service and taste is perfect 👌

The food is GREAT. I ate the vegetarian spicy creamy soup with egg (you can optionally order the egg). The food can be described as heartwarming. Can I definitely recommend.

Greatest ramen in Cologne so far! I discovered the shop by chance while walking past, just on some side street in Cologne. Gyoza with yuzu is excellent and the broth is addictive. Everyone who loves ramen should go!!!

A little hidden away, you can get very good ramen here. After initial communication difficulties with the staff, everything went quite quickly. The ambience gives you a snack bar feeling. Card payment is super easy.

That medium-length hair guy was so rude, he must have a bad life. I suggest you to be kind and love your job more, hope you enjoy your life lol….

The ramen was very tasty! I would order again! Unfortunately, Google says that there is also pizza, but that's not true!

Delicious chicken karaage and seems to be homemade, tasty and generous. However, you should know that the main dish is ramen. Mine was disappointing, the egg is excellent but that's the only positive point. The broth not good, soft seaweed, tasteless chicken and seaweed as well as normal meatballs. I recommend the hot sauce available which adds an important element to the ramen. Do not sit at the entrance to the restaurant, lots of flies. I've had better ramen. PS: the restaurant is run by real Japanese.

Delicious food, and a very hospital service! 10/10 would recommend!

Unfortunately, the ramen here wasn't that convincing... one of the creamy ramens had an extremely pungent sesame flavor and was unfortunately not at all spicy, even though it was labeled as Spicy on the menu. Unfortunately, the clear ramen had relatively little flavor and didn't have a nice, strong broth like you normally expect with ramen. Unfortunately, the chicken meat that was included in the ramen had no taste. Maybe the other dishes here are better. The staff was really nice.

During my lunch breaks I like to go to Tokyo Ramen Takeichi in Cologne at regular intervals. So far I haven't been disappointed once with the quality of the food or the service. What I've tried so far: Vegetarian (creamy) ramen with egg, vegetarian gyoza, shrimp gyoza, takoyaki, warm green tea. Everything always tastes very fresh and delicious. Another positive thing to note is that this is a truly authentic Japanese ramen restaurant. At that time there were still problems with the ventilation (you always smelled of grease when you ate there) - but that has now become unnecessary. Personally, I think the prices are completely reasonable. In my opinion one of the best ramen restaurants in Cologne.

After arriving by train in Cologne, I walked straight to the restaurant. Approximately 15-20 minutes walk. Although there was still a lot going on after 8 p.m. there were free seats. The service was quick and very friendly. The menu is clear and still offers a good selection. I ordered a cold oolong tea. Tastes very good and refreshing. The main course is Spicy Nouko with egg. The level of spiciness “normal” is pleasant and rather slightly spicy. Hot probably isn't extremely hot either. Probably would have been a better choice for me. The egg was unfortunately forgotten at first, but was quickly added and was a significant asset. Overall very tasty! At under €20 for a drink and main course, I think the price is reasonable to affordable. The family-run restaurant has a great and authentic atmosphere in which you immediately feel at home. I definitely want to come back.

The food was delicious, filling, good portions. The service is very nice, you can see that they want everyone to eat well and feel good. We highly recommend it! ❤️

Very tasty...friendly service and yes, I'll be back....

We ordered online and the portions for a dish costing over 12 euros were so small that I would prefer not to give it a star. Not nearly full. LG

Delicious and authentic food! Friendly staff, nice ambient and feels like a piece of Tokyo in Cologne! Kimchi was very tasty and balanced, the Japanese curry was amazing and a large portion!!!

Very small and understaffed with inexperienced young students. The cook uses his bare hands to pick up ingredients and doesn’t wear anything to keep his hair from falling. The interior feels run down and generally dirty. Poor ventilation makes the air stuffy and unpleasant. Loud and unpleasant music.

Nice food. Tokyo in Dusseldorf is a little better than this one. Nothing that compromises the experience. The service was OK.

Super good. Had the fried chicken, ramen with creamy chicken soup, rice and curry, sake. All were excellent. Definitely recommend.

The shop impresses with authentic, tasty broths and perfectly prepared noodles. The friendly service and cozy ambience make it a must for ramen lovers. Highly Recommended!

Food is alright, but not for a price.

The best ramen experience I have had. You can walk-in and order a hot and spicy ramen dish of your choice. The momos are amazing too. The right spice for Asians specifically because spice perfection is difficult here. Very humble staff and the ambience is okay for the midnight snack. The washrooms are tidy as well.

Really tasty and very authentic. Nice staff and the price is ok too. Definitely coming back.

In itself a great restaurant. But a big problem is the menus we had were going to Aussenander and the language was only in Japanese and English. Since it is a Japanese restaurant BUT is based in Germany, the menu should contain at least one German language. Nationality or not. Therefore only 4/5 stars!

This tiny restaurant is tucked in a corner between two small streets, but it's a gem of a find if you enjoy Ramen soup. Their soup base is made by boiling down chicken bones and cartilage, so the soup is thick and naturally creamy, full of collagen. Absolutely recommended. The restaurant is very small, and you go there for the food, not for some pretentious ambience... However, if you are looking for the nostalgic ambience of a no-nonsense street-side eatery in Tokyo, you are in luck. If you are driving, park at the nearby Parkhaus and walk the rest of the way.

The Ramen was as delicious as its sibling restaurant in Düsseldorf. The spicy chicken Ramen was actually really spicy! Karaage was crispy, juicy and tasteful. The only downside is that the ambience is not as beautiful as other stores. Still, very recommended!

The food is really really good. I had ramen with soy. My partner had just been to Tokyo and was so impressed with ramen. I'm here in Cologne for a few days and chose this restaurant after I saw in the city that there was Japanese food here. Feel free to try it out 😋

The best ramen in Cologne, eaten and tried it for the first time last year when we moved to neighboring Cologne and we keep coming back. Incredibly delicious, our children love it too, fresh and prepared straight away. Small restaurant, but worth the wait for a free seat. The prices are ok and each ramen has a completely different taste! If you want to eat good ramen, you definitely have to come here!

good food and fast service. the fried octopus was delicious, the kimchi could've been better but it was still good! the broth of the ramen was flavourful. i would definitely recommand

The taste of the noodles was too strong for me, but I think the true connoisseurs of ramen appreciate exactly that

For me the best ramen ever! The toppings are really good, especially the pickled egg is so incredibly tasty and always has the perfect consistency! The side dishes are really good too. I can recommend the garlic oil to anyone who wants that extra kick.

Very tasty ramen and fast service.

Unfortunately, I didn't find the ambience that nice, it seemed to be getting old. But the food was soooo good. I don't think I've ever had ramen so delicious. The staff is very friendly and the price-performance ratio was great.

Food 4 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 5 Authentic Japanese ramen place with chicken broth, instead of the usual pork based! The gyoza is cooked well in Japanese style which i have nothing to complain about! The ramen does have a very thick broth, which at the end, I am not 100% like it. The chicken is a bit rubbery. Other than those, everything was good

It seems quite authentic here, it's cozy, you shouldn't attach great importance to cleanliness, there's definitely room for improvement. No soap in the toilet. The food is very tasty, it was my first ramen. Only English is spoken, could be a bit difficult if you have questions. I would go again.

Nice for lunch with decent price! The service was quick and friendly. The soup was a bit vicious and thick rather than creamy. But maybe this is the traditional Japanese way. I will definitely try next time the normal non-creamy soup base! :)

The edamame is delicious. The ramen is a little spicy, but also very good. And they have Japanese beer on tap.

The two of us had three appetizers and two ramen. The taste was okay at best and rather bland. Ambience is old and sticky. There is a second star for the good and friendly service. We paid €65 and are not at all satisfied with the price-performance ratio. We cannot understand the good reviews.

Authentic Japanese restaurant. Good service, delicious food with the Japanese atmosphere makes it one of the best restaurants in Köln, despite the location is a bit far away from the centre. Would definitely recommend their chicken ramen.

Atmosphere as if in Japan! Japanese staff, nice little location and really good ramen! Also tried the curry, which was delicious as well. Prices are pretty fair on top.

It was a good ramen, but I expected more. The night before, there were people waiting for tables, so I assumed it was going to be great. Many Japanese restaurants around, so expected great. Had to pay extra for an egg on my ramen, not an extra egg, just an egg. I would probably try a different ramen place around the area before coming back.

We've been there several times. The ramen is delicious, but unfortunately the price-performance ratio isn't quite right. The portions are small compared to other ramen shops in Cologne. The staff is not the usual Japanese friendly, but very distant and you have the feeling that you are just being handled.

Tokyo Ramen TAKEICHI Köln is a Japanese ramen restaurant that I was very pleasantly surprised by. Very good ramen!!! Great starters and typical Japanese desserts. The service is good. The food is served relatively quickly and you don't have to wait long after placing your order. The attentiveness of the staff is great. Taste: Just like in Japan. Great!

Tokyo Ramen is one of my favorite places in Cologne. The food is highly recommended and the team is always friendly and open. The space is a bit cramped here and there, but that is due to the conditions of the location. From my side, a visit is always recommended!

This is the fifth time we've ordered here and each time we asked for no onions in the ramen, and every time the ramen came with onions... That's a shame, because otherwise it tastes very tasty, but we won't order again because of that .

I can't understand the other reviews at all. The cards are falling apart and the atmosphere is uncomfortable. The highlight was dumplings fried in old fat. I ordered chicken pockets and they came with vegetarian ones. Complaint not possible, nothing eaten and money back asked for €5.80. Got nothing, refused, rude. Next to the McDonalds in Nippes, the worst store I've been to in Cologne for 10 years. I'm really pissed off.

Totemo oishikatta desu. Koko de wa yoku taberaremasu. Gochisousamadeshita.

Great food - very worn furniture

The meat used in this ramen is all chicken, which is different from other ramen that uses pork. This is one of its characteristics. Another thing that I find surprising is that the fried food is very delicious. I ordered fried chicken and fried squid. They are both fresh and you can feel the juices gushing out the moment you bite them. It is delicious.

Obsessed with this place! Tastes amazing, has a really nice staff, good prices and a great atmosphere. Can only recommend! They also have a lunch menu till 5pm.

The tori paitan broth here is good. If you are looking for the broth rather than the Daehakro ramen sensibility of German-style Japanese ramen. Is it impossible to eat tonkotsu in Germany?

Damn!!! A real authentic Ramen in Köln!!! Finally no need to drive all the way to D'dorf. The service is sincere. The young man was very kind, helpful and friendly. I felt like he was my brother. The cook cooked with love. I thought I ate love 😅😍 With such people around, delicious food taste thousand times more appetizing. I was there a few times already, different crew, yet food is excellent! Simple restaurant with a big heart ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If the owner read this, could you please play Japanese music...

Super tasty ramen and friendly and courteous staff! Would love to come back.

Truly the best setting in Cologne! Very relaxed waiters and authentic atmosphere.

Incredibly delicious, courteous service and overall just worth a visit!

Simple ramen shop, cheap and it tastes good.

The quality of food is good, service is nice and friendly. A good place for late night dinner. A bit over priced. Nothing to complain. A small place, Max can allocate 4 persons/ table.

A cozy, small place with the most delicious ramen. Attentive and friendly staff. We will definitely come back to you because everything was very tasty.

Small but nice ramen restaurant with a cool atmosphere and very tasty ramen. Unfortunately it's a bit small, so you should definitely make a reservation, but it's definitely worth a visit. There are also a variety of appetizers and the service is also top.

So, I won't recommend eating the takoyaki. It doesn't taste very good. The service isn't very nice either, otherwise everything is good.

Ramen is hands down one of my favorite foods, and the broth in their ramen is some of the best I’ve tried, velvety and flavorful. The toppings are very well done as well.

Super tasty, try the spicy one. Chicken soup

Sehr einfacher, kleiner Laden mit leckerem Essen. Wir kommen definitiv wieder.

Geschmacklich gut fand es zu wenig gewürzt. Aber das ist bekanntlich Geschmackssache

Super Ramen! Kleines lokal mit asiatischem Imbissflair. Esse immer Ramen, kleine Karte, aber sehr lecker!

Laden ist sehr voll zu Stoßzeiten, aufgrund dessen muss man teilweise bis zu 10 min und bei Reservierungen länger warten. Service ist sehr schnell, kompetent und dazu auch aufmerksam. Kaarage Takoyaki sind knusprig aussen und innen zart, die servierte Mayonnaise ist nicht zu geschmacksintensiv passt aber perfekt zu den Kaarage. Die klare Shoyu Ramen brühe ist geschmacksintensiv jedoch schmecken die "Special"- und normalen Beilagen, bis auf die Nori-Blätter verhältnismäßig Sanft. Die Nudeln sind in ihrer härte und länge definitiv ausgewogen und blenden sich mit der Brühe ein. Letztlich ist etwas zu viel Zwiebel enthalten.Das Preis Leistungs Verhältnis ist im Gegensatz zu anderen Ramen Restaurants in Köln wie zum Beispiel Takumi oder Takezo aber auch momotaro durchschnittlich wenn nicht günstiger und die Portionen sind gleich groß, satt werden ist demnach durchaus möglich. Im Hintergrund läuft Japanische Musik und die Innenausstattung erscheint beinahe etwas zu japanisch, was nichts schlechtes für Kulturliebhaber bedeutet. Insgesamt sind die Shoyu Ramen in klar und die Kaarage Takoyaki empfehlenswert. Sogar Kimchi ist im Menü enthalten für Liebhaber der Südkoreanischen Küche. Wünschenswert wäre zudem dass die Sojasoße am Tisch liegen würde und nicht vorne an der Bedienung. Gerne wieder

Sehr sehr leckeres Curry, Ich komme auf jeden Fall sehr gerne wieder. Preis Leistung passt hier auf jeden Fall.

Awesome food ! Very good service I recommend and I will definitely come back ( Îm from belgium)

Hacía tiempo que no comía un ramen tan bueno, un caldo con mucho sabor. Super recomendable ir y probar también las gyozas. El trato del personal también muy amable.

Es war sehr lecker. Die Brühe war perfekt! Der Service war top. Wir kommen sehr gerne wieder. :)

We came here by the friends request, and we loved it. Everything was just perfect. But we waited for 10 minutes before we sat there were a lot of people, but it's not a big deal, I highly recommend this place.

Immer sehr Leckere Ramen und freundliche Bedienung

Aufgrund der Rezensionen hier wollte ich mein erstes Mal Ramen unbedingt bei Tokyo Ramen Takeichi probieren, jedoch war es zu voll um vor Ort noch einen Platz zu bekommen, es wartete bereits eine Schlange vor dem Geschäft, es gab leider auch nur wenige Sitzplätze, alles sehr klein gehalten. Ich wollte allerdings nicht ohne wieder gehen, also bestellten wir zum mitnehmen. Die Mitarbeiter vor Ort waren sehr bemüht und freundlich 👍 Natürlich ist es von der Optik her nicht wie vor Ort, aber geschmacklich wirklich sehr lecker 🤩 Wir hatten Ramen mit Ei, Fleisch und Miso und alles wurde relativ schnell zubereitet und wir konnten es heiß im Hotel genießen. Leider waren die Takoyaki bereits ausverkauft, aber wenn wir wieder in Köln sein sollten, kommen wir bestimmt nochmal vorbei 🤗

Hier gibt es sehr leckere Ramen auf reiner Hähnchen-Basis. Besonders lecker fanden wir die Spicy Ramen. Die Portionen sind auch großzügig. Einzigen Abzug gibt es für die Location - insgesamt sehr eng, Tische und Stühle eher alt und klapprig. Die Toiletten müssen zudem unbedingt gereinigt werden..

Das Essen war so lecker!! Wir hatten Gyoza als Vorspeise und TantanMen Ramen als Hauptspeise bestellt. Der Service war super, das Essen kam so schnell und die Atmosphäre wie in Asien, gemütlich in einem kleinen Lokal in einer Seitenstraße. Wir werden definitiv wieder kommen.

I enjoyed all three starters and the ramen. The food was authentic and delicious. I personally liked the spicy broth (my friend had it) more than the miso one because it’s more flavorful and tangy.