Ippudō

Fukuoka's most famous ramen chain has efficient and always bustling branches in Tenjin, serving the best-selling Akamaru Modern (with black-sesame oil and a fragrant umami-dama, or flavour ball), Shiromaru Classic (with thin noodles) and Karaka (spicy ramen). This branch, Daimyō Honten, is the original, off Tenjin-nishi-dōri; there's another branch on the 10th floor of JR Hakata City shopping centre.