They have opened their second location downtown! For just about ten dollars, you can spoil yourself with a delicious bowl of ramen, and paired with a good ol’ bottle of coca cola of course. The charshu (BBQ pork) is extremely tender, and there are 5 variations of broth. Japanese owned and operated, quaint and open space and the service is friendly and fast.

The challenge with many of the ramen shops in Vancouver are the long line ups. At Benkei, perhaps due to a larger space or the fact that it is still fairly new, I was able to get a table within 5 minutes. That’s record breaking ramen time.

Go hungry and don’t forget to get your ramen stamp card filled!

Benkei Ramen - 747 Thurlow Street

Amy Chan, partlySunny Contributor

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