![]() ![]() Both are quick counter service restaurants with $11 to $12 bowls. ![]() Marukin has two locations, one on Ankeny next to Nong’s Khao Man Gai, the other in the busy food hall Pine Street Market. Besides the vegan option, you can usually find salty pork belly and a perfectly cooked soft egg, as well as bamboo and seaweed, all on top of noodles made fresh each day. Other options include a vegan shoyu and a number of other flavors. Both are available as “red”, a vividly crimson spicy soup base (perfect if you have a cold). And what a vision it is: the tonkotsu ramen is the store’s classic, with a rich broth made from pork bone, but it’s the paitan that steals the show here, with its rich, creamy chicken based broth. Chef Mayumi Hijikata moved to the city to help oversee the locations and carry out executive chef Masaji Sakai’s vision. It wasn’t the first great spot, but it was the first one that came directly over from Tokyo. Marukin marked a sea change in Portland’s ramen scene. ![]() Okonomiyaki Tots 8.00 Tonkatsu sauce, togarashi, creamy-spicy sauce and bonito. Greens and Sesame 7.00 Swiss chard, pickled cabbage, walnuts and shiitakes. Thrillist describes Cheerful Bullpen as 'a cozy sports bar thats one of the best places in Portland to watch a soccer match', 1 and a 'no-frills sports bar and the OG home of the Timbers Army, with a mural outside depicting the citys. 2 Smoked Pork Sliders 6.00 Fermented black bean sauce, slaw, spicy mayo. Cheerful Bullpen is a pub in southwest Portland s Goose Hollow neighborhood, across from Providence Park. Straight out of Tokyo with creamy pork and chicken ramen Fried Potstickers 5.00 Pork and veggie gyoza, potsticker sauce. ![]()
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