Sanouen

At Sanouen, you can make fried rice the centrepiece or pair it with ramen—the sort of choice that defines a neighbourhood Chinese restaurant. One diner who ordered the fried-rice set recalled that the rice was nicely separated and the soy-sauce ramen light in flavour. Another reported that the ramen’s thin noodles were easy to eat, and that a bowl ordered to round off a food crawl was a generous portion. If noodles are the priority, options include miso ramen, gomoku soba and wonton noodles.

Some diners regularly order the Tenshinhan and soy-sauce ramen set; another particularly likes the richly flavoured Tenshinhan. For a rice-based meal, the menu also lists crab fried rice, garlic fried rice and mapo-tofu rice. You can order a set or choose a single dish to suit your appetite. On a day when you want something more substantial, consider the stamina set meal, served with stir-fried pork and bean sprouts, rice, soup and kimchi. One diner who ordered it remarked on the generous amount of meat. Others have enjoyed the stir-fried liver and garlic chives, another way to make a meal of the wok-fried dishes.

One diner enjoyed gyoza and garlic fried rice with beer as a combined lunch and daytime drink. Gyoza have been described as gingery and generously filled with vegetables; another diner ordered fried chicken and gyoza with rice and found the meal filling. Whether you want a full meal or a few dishes to enjoy with a drink, there are different ways to order. The restaurant is open until 14 and reopens at 16. In Tengachaya, you can choose a combination of fried rice and ramen, a set meal or another dish to match your appetite.