MEN Kurai — Ramen EXPO 2026 Session 4 (11 Dec (Fri)

MEN Kurai (Tokyo) serves at Ramen EXPO 2026 in Session 4, 11 Dec (Fri) – 13 Dec (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: もちもち極太麺の炙り肉生姜ラーメンGinger ramen with seared meat and chewy extra-thick noodles.

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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.

MENクライ (Tokyo) at Ramen EXPO 2026 — もちもち極太麺の炙り肉生姜ラーメン — **MENクライ**もちもち極太麺の炙り肉生姜ラーメンGinger ramen with seared meat and chewy extra-thick noodles
Shoyu (soy sauce)Niboshi (dried sardine)

From the shop (official announcement)

Tokyo's popular MEN Kurai appears at Ramen EXPO in Osaka for the first time: chewy extra-thick noodles with fragrant seared meat, and ginger that lifts the meat and the broth. A warming bowl for the cold season.

原文：東京の人気店「MENクライ」が大阪ラーメンEXPO初登場！もちもち極太麺に香ばしい炙り肉。生姜の香りが肉の旨味とスープのコクを引き立てる！寒い季節に身体の芯から温まる、心も満たす至極の一杯！

Noodles · richness · soup (official labels)

Thick noodlesLight and clearPork & chicken stock with dried sardines

Allergens (official listing)

WheatSoyChickenPork

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.

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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).

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 MEN Kurai during Session 4 (3 days).

Session	Session 4
Dates	11 Dec (Fri) – 13 Dec (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 →

Compare the 10 bowls of Session 4 (same days)

The 10 bowls at the venue on 11 Dec (Fri) – 13 Dec (Sun). Tap a shop name to open its page. The shop you are viewing is highlighted.

Shop	Bowl · soup · main items (official listing)
Chuka Soba Ikkyu Yamanashi	炙りデカチャーシュー甲州焼き味噌ラーメンKoshu grilled-miso ramen with a huge seared chashu Miso Tonkotsu (pork bone) 🐷🥛
Yasashii Hizashi Gifu	鶏白湯~極み~'Kiwami' (ultimate) chicken paitan ramen Tori-paitan (creamy chicken) 🐷🐔🥛🥚
MEN Kurai This shop Tokyo	もちもち極太麺の炙り肉生姜ラーメンGinger ramen with seared meat and chewy extra-thick noodles Shoyu (soy sauce) Niboshi (dried sardine) 🐷🐔
Menya Joroku Osaka	和歌山ラーメンZ'Wakayama Ramen Z' — Wakayama-style pork-bone soy ramen Tonkotsu (pork bone) Shoyu (soy sauce) 🐷🐔
Niku Soba 仁 Hyogo	泡系濃厚味噌白湯ラーメンFoamy rich miso paitan ramen Miso Tori-paitan (creamy chicken) 🐷
Tsukemen 和 Saitama	高級のどぐろラーメンPremium nodoguro (blackthroat seaperch) ramen Seafood / clam / crab Shio (salt) 🦐🥚
Kotobuki Seimen Yoshikawa (Kawagoe) Saitama	比内地鶏の極上炙り肉中華そば塩Salt chuka soba of Hinai chicken with seared pork Shio (salt) 🐷🐔🥚
肉福庵 Hiroshima	濃厚焦がし牡蠣味噌らーめんRich charred oyster-miso ramen Miso Seafood / clam / crab 🐷🐔🦐🦀🐟🥛🥚
Seabura-men Azuma-Chu-Hachi Tokyo	NEO背脂醤油ラーメン'NEO' pork back-fat soy-sauce ramen Shoyu (soy sauce) Back-fat shoyu 🐷🥚
Ramen Kurume Honda Shoten Fukuoka	元祖とんこつ！濃厚『呼び戻し』久留米ラーメンThe original Kurume tonkotsu ramen with rich 'yobimodoshi' (continuously topped-up) broth Tonkotsu (pork bone) 🐷🐔🥚

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Before you go

Ramen glossary → Ramen without pork →

FAQ

When is MEN Kurai at Ramen EXPO?

In Session 4, 11 Dec (Fri) – 13 Dec (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.