To my opinion the best ramen place in Ghent. The personnel is extremely friendly, the menu is small but everything is fresh and you don't have to wait too long. They have meat, veggie and vegan options! If you want a vegan option, ask for one of the veggie ramen without the marinated egg (which is delicious by the way). Those almonds in the toppings are amazing! The cheesecake dessert is also heavenly! I strongly recommend! And it's cozy too.

The best ramen we had and found it in here every time. The details and perfection from serving to taste is incredible. Super fun team in waiters, bartenders (always having great cocktails to offer), hostess make your visit pleasant and always chatting. Sometimes I try the specials that are so appealing or just stick to a top rated tan-tan ramen (ask for spicy oil). It's accommodating for solo, couple, friends or kids. I come to this place every time I'm in Ghent, actually multiple times. Don't miss, will definitely have you set to come back.

(Translated by Google) very cozy, tasty and a fair price. the service is super friendly and smooth. absolutely recommended, easy to reach. price / quality in order. you feel at home !! Greetings from Ghent <3 (Original) heel erg gezellig, lekker en een faire prijs. de bediening is super vriendelijk en vlot. absoluut een aanrader, gemakkelijk te bereiken. prijs/kwaliteit in orde. je voelt je er thuis!! Groetjes uit Gent<3

OUTSTANDING! Popped in here on a Saturday night without a reservation and managed to get a lovely counter seat. The atmosphere is fabulous, the staff are incredibly friendly, the cocktails are top notch and the ramen is AMAZING! Highly recommend the Tantan pork ramen as the flavours were sensational. It was actually better than some of the ramen we had in Japan. Highly recommend!

The food isn’t bad, but to call this ramen seems like an insult to ramen. It’s not even that it is just experimental, but rather that it isn’t ramen at all. The place is nice and the people working there nice as well, but I can’t get rid of the fact that this just isn’t close to being something Japanese or even Asian. If it would have a Belgian name and if they would call it Belgian noodle soup, I would have given more stars. Until then, this isn’t much more than just expensive noodle soup with some weird flavours that aren’t that tasty at all. EDIT: Unfortunately I have to take this one step further as it seems that the business can't take criticism well. They claim to be "Ramenbar in Gent. Japans geïnspireerd", but then say that they aren't claiming to be Japanese ramen. So if you want constructive criticism, I have to say that the broth was tasteless and greasy. The noodles were quite soggy and seemed to have been added to the ramen too long ago. There were blobs of oil floating on the ramen which is not normal at all, but gave the overall experience a negative feeling. I feel somehow sickened that "Golden Gai" staff took the time to check other reviews I left on businesses in Ghent. Mostly because they missed all the good reviews I left (even a few 5 stars). The point is that this is stalking just because someone did not like the food you make. It is childish, unprofessional, and more than just disgusting, it shows an utter disrespect for a customer. My advice, spend more time cooking good noodles and good ramen than on the internet criticising and stalking your customers.

Like the place, serve good food with passion. Make things with a twist up to the drinks. Meats are all really tender and flavours are really good. All local produce or with a good story.

Very good ramen, also vegetarian versions available. Good choice of cocktails and wine, the sake was very tasty. You cannot book a table (unless you are with a larger group) and it's a very popular place thus prepare to wait in line for a while. We got a table rather quickly, in less than 10 minutes. Service was very friendly and helpful. Maybe a tick pricey for ramen, but we enjoyed the evening, therefore 5 stars.

Perhaps one of the best ramens I’ve ever had. Veggie special with little gem was absolutely amazing, super tasty. Chicken wings and padron pepper starters great too.

Amazing place! Fantastic service, delicious food, great natural wines, and very cozy atmosphere. Highly recommend any of the ramens and the fried brussel sprouts!

Excellent little noodle shop that really hit the spot on a rainy evening in Ghent. Fantastic, friendly and attentive service and a great menu. My only feedback is that both the noodles and the pork belly in my miso ramen were over cooked, but the flavors were outstanding.

The food was exceptionally good. Also the atmosphere in the place is really nice and the bartenders were talkative and open to make recommendations. The cocktails were in my opinion a bit overpriced, ~13€ and I can’t say they made an impression, the deserts were just OK.

Chef learned how to make Ramen in Japan, what one definitely tastes. Super tasty, friendly and helpful staff, chilled atmosphere! Will come back!

(Translated by Google) Friendly managers, very nice windows and always surprising new suggestions (Original) Vriendelijke uitbaters, zeer lekkere ramen en altijd verrassende nieuwe suggesties

(Translated by Google) Best windows in Ghent so far! (Original) Beste ramen in Gent tot nu toe!

Loved it! Simply: it's a cool place

(Translated by Google) Sake. Standard. (Original) Sake. Standaard.

Great wine!!

Nicely designed interior on 2 levels. Menu is a simple choice of Ramens accompanied by some good craft beers on tap. The Ramens are superb, prepared with care and using top quality ingredients. At 15 euros they are not cheap, but the end result warrants the price.

(Translated by Google) Cozy, tasty and not that expensive. A top address so! (Original) Gezellig, lekker en niet zo duur. Een top adresje dus!

Cozy place, delicious broth, perfect pork belly but asked for hard noodles and they were the same as normal

(Translated by Google) Delicious and very friendly! (Original) Heerlijk en heel vriendelijk!

Good mix of asian influence amd cocktails...

Not even do they have an amazing vegetarian tantanem ramen option with califlower, which was just the best I have ever had. But also they do have an amazing team, which treats you very well, while you eat there. We ordered a bottle of red wine, and the bartender gave us a glas to try first. What we were very glad about, because it didn't really appeal to us. We ended up with an amazing orange wine, which matches just perfectly with the ramen. If we ever come back to Gent, this restaurant is a must for us! Thanks a lot.

The absolute best ramen I've ever had!

Very friendly staff, no nonsense, honest and healthy good food.

Super tasty ramen, interesting drinks and very nice people who work there :)

Great cocktails and great ramen. What else do you need in life? Seriously

Phenomenal whiskey sour, and the ramen is both classic and interesting at the same time, hard to explain but just go. Worth the wait.

The ramen was great, the sake was great, the people were awesome! BUT nothing justifies paying 5 euros for one liter of TAP water.

Had a great experience at Golden Gai (and their other restaurant, Astro Boy, the next night)! -TanTan ramen was top notch -Drink selection as well. Good selection of natural wine and quality beer. I went with the orange wine. -Staff were incredible and the vibe made for a great experience. The bartender was working at Astro the next night and recognized me and we had a good convo. One of my favorite stops in Ghent.

Probably the best ramen I’ve ever had 🥵😋

I write a lot of reviews.... But if I have to recommend 1 place to eat noodles. Please come here !! The people were super friendly and the food was awesome. We ate some bbq wings and Belgian endive as appetizer. The endive was to die for. The saltiness of the bacon and the sweetness of the jam. Awesome. After that we had noodles. Perfect portion of delicious noodles and that rich miso broth! The cocktails were delicious too. And you can actually taste the alcohol :p We will be back !!

Best ramen shop in Ghent. Unique specials every week and super friendly staff. I go here almost once a month!

Great drinks, great food, no fuss. One of the best ramen options around

Fantastic ramen noodles, lovely cocktails, a no-nonsense setting and great service. I loved the special ramen with toasted tempeh.

(Translated by Google) Very good ramen. With delicious fermented egg. (Original) Sehr gutes ramen. Mit leckerem fermentirtem Ei.

(Translated by Google) Portions can be slightly larger for that price. For the rest it is fine. Those who like Ramen with a western / hipster touch should be there. (Original) Porties mogen iets groter voor die prijs. Voor de rest is het in orde. Wie van Ramen houdt met een westerse/hipster touch, moet daar zijn.

(Translated by Google) Eggs super tasty (Original) Eitjes super lekker

(Translated by Google) Top Ramen! (Original) Top Ramen!

(Translated by Google) Yummy! (Original) Lekker!

(Translated by Google) Noodles (Original) Noedels

(Translated by Google) Super friendly staff in a great setting. Shame the food was not our taste. We will be back for the tasty cocktails! (Original) Super vriendelijk personeel in toffe setting. Jammer dat het eten niet onze smaak was. We komen terug voor de lekkere cocktails!

(Translated by Google) Delicious ramen food (Original) Lekker ramen eten

(Translated by Google) Very good meal, refined decor, very friendly and professional service (Original) Tres bon repas , déco raffinée , service très sympa et pro

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Pretty good ramen

(Translated by Google) Very friendly service, that's for sure. Tap water, no problem, great! The Ramen were tasty, but not special. The portion could be larger, or at least more stock. It can also be fatter, by the way. And it can certainly also be served much hotter, so that the noodles were effectively cooked a little longer because they were also a bit too chewy. The egg was very good! After the response here from the owner, I plan to pass again! 😊 (Original) Zeer vriendelijke service, zoveel is zeker. Kraantjeswater, geen enkel probleem, geweldig! De Ramen waren lekker, maar niet speciaal. De portie mocht groter, of op z'n minst meer bouillon. Die mag trouwens ook vetter. En het mag zeker ook veel heter geserveerd worden, zodoende de noodles effectief nog wat nakoken want deze waren ook nog iets te taai. Het eitje daarintegen was zeer goed! Na de respons hier van de eigenaar plan ik zeker nog eens te passeren! 😊

(Translated by Google) The food is great here, the chicken wings as a starter are a must try and the shio ramen tastes delicious. (Original) Het eten is geweldig hier, de chicken wings als voorgerecht zijn een must try en de shio ramen smaakt verrukkelijk.

Golden Gai is one of the only ramen places not-located in Japan that serves proper ramen. It's the golden standard and worth your visit if you don't want to buy a plane ticket and travel to the source!

Love the ramen here, friendly staff and quick service.

(Translated by Google) Recommended! Ramen noodles in a different way. Very friendly and very tasty cocktails. (Original) Een aanrader! Ramen noodles op een andere manier. Erg vriendelijk en heel lekkere cocktails.

(Translated by Google) Cool interior, good food and very friendly staff. A recommend (Original) Cool interieur, lekker eten en heel vriendelijk personeel. Een aanraden

Had to wait an hour for our ramen. God toppings salty broth but just plain noodles. Tasted like flour: disappointing.

(Translated by Google) Fantastically tasty, passionate hosts, great atmosphere, unique. Simply top (Original) Fantastisch lekker, gepassioneerde uitbaters, geweldige sfeer, uniek. Gewoon top

Great atmosphere, amazing ramen, wonderful service. Love it here!

(Translated by Google) As expected, I really enjoyed the miso ramen !!! And the matcha cheesecake and cucumber ale were sublime! (Original) Zoals verwacht weer overheerlijk genoten van de miso ramen !!! En de matcha cheesecake en komkommer ale waren subliem !

(Translated by Google) The place of Ghent to eat windows and spot hipsters. Especially come here for the windows, they are fantastic. For cocktails you will find better places in Ghent. (Original) Dé plek van Gent om ramen te eten en hipsters te spotten. Kom hier vooral voor de ramen, die zijn fantastisch. Voor cocktails vind je betere plekken in Gent.

Charming place. Good service, presentation and food. Interior is simple but functional. Warmly recommended.

(Translated by Google) Recommended! (Original) Aanrader!

(Translated by Google) Tasty Tantan windows eaten. Very spicy but still with a lot of taste. And our dog was even allowed to come. (Original) Lekkere Tantan ramen gegeten. Heel spicy maar toch veel smaak. En ons hondje mocht zelfs mee.