Mendokoro Guriko — Ramen EXPO 2026 Session 2 (27 Nov (Fri)

Mendokoro Guriko (Okayama) serves at Ramen EXPO 2026 in Session 2, 27 Nov (Fri) – 29 Nov (Sun), at Festival Plaza in Expo '70 Commemorative Park, Suita. Hours are 11:00–21:00 (last order 20:30). Ramen is sold by ticket, and the park entry fee (¥450 for high-school age and up) is separate. The bowl: 地鶏と瀬戸内いりこの芳醇鶏塩ラーメンFragrant chicken salt ramen with Seto Inland Sea iriko.

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The bowl

Menu name and soup type as confirmed in the official announcement. Check the day's menu and price at the stall.

麺処ぐり虎 (Okayama) at Ramen EXPO 2026 — 地鶏と瀬戸内いりこの芳醇鶏塩ラーメン — **麺処ぐり虎**Mendokoro Guriko Honten地鶏と瀬戸内いりこの芳醇鶏塩ラーメンFragrant chicken salt ramen with Seto Inland Sea iriko
Shio (salt)Niboshi (dried sardine)

From the shop (official announcement)

A clear, powerful broth drawn from free-range chicken and shamo gamecock, layered with the toasty flavour of iriko (dried sardines) from Ibuki Island in the Seto Inland Sea.

原文：地鶏の力強い出汁と、瀬戸内の香ばしい香りを丁寧に重ねた一杯を。地鶏、軍鶏から豪華に力強くクリアに旨味を引き出し、瀬戸内伊吹産いりこの芳ばしい風味と旨味を重ねた珠玉のスープに仕立てる。

Noodles · richness · soup (official labels)

Thin noodlesMedium richnessShio (salt)

Allergens (official listing)

ShrimpWheatEggMackerelSoyChickenPork

Japan's 8 mandatory and 20 recommended allergen items used in the main menu. Stalls share cooking equipment and staff, so trace contamination cannot be ruled out — ask the staff at the stall if you have an allergy.

Shop website

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About the shop

What the home shop is known for and the story behind this bowl (from the shop's official information, the official announcement and restaurant guides).

Founded in Okayama in 2017. The owner, trained in Italian cooking and at Tokyo's renowned Mendokoro Honda, blends Japanese and Italian techniques in a chicken-and-seafood broth for the signature 'chicken salt ramen'. The main shop appeared in the Michelin Guide 2021, and the group now has 15 shops in Okayama, Osaka Namba, Kyoto, Nagoya and Hiroshima. Back at Ramen EXPO after 2025.

Photos: bowl photos from the official site (ramen-expo.com); shop photos from press features and review sites. Provisional, for layout review.

Dates and venue

Ramen EXPO is split into six sessions and the shops change completely each session. You can only eat at Mendokoro Guriko during Session 2 (3 days).

Session	Session 2
Dates	27 Nov (Fri) – 29 Nov (Sun)
Hours	11:00–21:00 (L.O. 20:30)
Venue	Festival Plaza (Omatsuri Hiroba), Expo '70 Commemorative Park
Park entry	¥450 (high-school age and up), free for elementary & junior-high students
Ramen	Ticket system (¥1,000 a bowl last year)

Getting to Expo '70 Park →

Home shop

Home shop: where, hours, signature bowls

Shop: 麺処ぐり虎本店
Where: 1-12-7 Uchisange, Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama (Hirose Villeneuve 1F)
Station: 3 min walk from Kenchodori Station (Okayama Electric Tramway)
Hours: Mon, Wed–Sun 11:00–14:30
Fri–Sun 17:30–21:00
Dinner service (17:30–21:00) on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays only
Closed: Tue
Signature: 鶏塩ラーメンChicken salt ramen
Awards: Listed in the Michelin Guide Okayama (2021 edition)
Since: 2017
Links: X ↗

Verified on the shop's official site / SNS (Sep 2026)

Compare the 10 bowls of Session 2 (same days)

The 10 bowls at the venue on 27 Nov (Fri) – 29 Nov (Sun). Tap a shop name to open its page. The shop you are viewing is highlighted.

Shop	Bowl · soup · main items (official listing)
Mendokoro Sekitoba Hokkaido	伝統の札幌味噌ラーメン極チャーシュー乗せTraditional Sapporo miso ramen topped with premium chashu Miso Tonkotsu (pork bone) 🐷🥚
Awaji Ramen Hoan Kyokai Hyogo	淡路牛の塩ソルロンタン拉麺Awaji-beef salt 'seolleongtang'-style ramen Beef bone / beef Shio (salt) 🐮
Jukusei Menya Jinrai Kyoto	神来のスタミナラーメンGarlic-and-cabbage 'stamina' ramen cooked in a wok Shoyu (soy sauce) Tonkotsu (pork bone) 🌶 🐷🐔🥚
Ramen Dining An Gunma	真鯛とはまぐりの黄金塩らーめんGolden salt ramen with sea bream and hard clam — last year's Session 2 grand prix Shio (salt) Seafood / clam / crab 🐷🥚
Tadaima, Henshinchu. Tokyo	濃厚ホタテと鹿ローストのラーメンRich scallop ramen with roast venison Seafood / clam / crab Tori-paitan (creamy chicken) 🥚
make noodle Kashigu Osaka	濃厚ズワイ蟹白湯Rich snow-crab chicken paitan Tori-paitan (creamy chicken) Seafood / clam / crab 🐷🐔🦀
Menjo Osaka Ramen Shiojin Osaka	泡系とろとろぽた～じゅらーめん炙りちゃーしゅーのせFoamy, creamy 'potage' salt ramen with seared chashu Shio (salt) 🐷🐔🥚
Ramen Tengyan Osaka	鶏豚牛の濃厚らーめんRich triple broth of chicken, pork and beef Tori-paitan (creamy chicken) Tonkotsu (pork bone) 🐷🐔🐮🥚
Mendokoro Guriko This shop Okayama	地鶏と瀬戸内いりこの芳醇鶏塩ラーメンFragrant chicken salt ramen with Seto Inland Sea iriko Shio (salt) Niboshi (dried sardine) 🐷🐔🦐🐟🥚
Menya Taison Fukuoka	濃厚博多豚骨炙りチャーシュー麺Rich Hakata tonkotsu with seared chashu Tonkotsu (pork bone) 🐷🥚

2026 line-up by session → Session 2 Quick Map (how to pick from 10 bowls) →

Before you go

Ramen glossary → Ramen without pork →

FAQ

When is Mendokoro Guriko at Ramen EXPO?

In Session 2, 27 Nov (Fri) – 29 Nov (Sun). It does not appear in other sessions, as the shops change each session.

Where is the venue?

Festival Plaza in Expo '70 Commemorative Park. The nearest station is Banpaku-kinen-koen on the Osaka Monorail.

Is there an entry fee?

Ramen EXPO itself is free, but you pay the park entry fee (¥450 for high-school age and up, free for younger children). Ramen is sold by ticket.

Last verified: 2026-11-12 Session and shop name checked against the official announcement (https://ramen-expo.com/). Home-shop details from the shop's official information and restaurant guides.