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Camera in the Kitchen: Rai Rai Ken
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Published Nov 11, 2005
Modified Mar 7, 2008
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So it's finally getting cold, and Gothamist is heading straight for our favorite soup joints to warm up and fill up before the cold soaks into our bones. #1 on the list is the East Village's indispensable Rai Rai Ken, the teeny tiny 14-stool ramen shop that serves steaming hot bowls of miso and seafood broth ramen bursting with noodles and the deliciousness of bean sprouts, cabbage, onions, garlic, scallions, and topped with a thin slice of pork. Rai Rai Ken also offers a beef curry and an assortment of appetizers from edamame to gyoza, but if you can manage at spot inside at all, Gothamist insists it's really the ramen that can't be missed. Where's your favorite ramen joint?
Rai Rai Ken is located at 214 E. 10th b/w 1st & 2nd and open for lunch and dinner. (212) 977-7030.
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