Ganso Nagahamaya / 元祖長浜屋

2022.08.30

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A famous restaurant known as the birthplace of "kaedama"!

What does Kaedama mean? Well, once you finish the original serve of noodles in your Ramen bowl and wish for more delicious noodles, you can order a "Kaedama", which is an extra serve of noodles for a little surcharge. Ganso Nagahamaya, founded in 1952, is known as the first shop to have offered this unique service. The restaurant is about a 10 minute walk from Akasaka station, Fukuoka City Subway. Making ramen for the visitors of the nearby Fukuoka Central Wholesale Fish Market originally, the founder wanted to offer extra value and started offering refills of noodles because he wanted it to be a cheap, satisfying meal. The word of mouth recommendations spread quickly and widely and now many ramen restaurants in Fukuoka Prefecture have adapted and kaedama has become a well known feature of Fukuoka ramen.

Ganso Nagahamaya's Ramen is a perfect example of the classic Hakata tonkotsu ramen style. You can enjoy cloudy, white tonkotsu soup and thin straight noodles: a great combination that has not changed ever since its establishment. The soup has a smooth texture and is slightly salty, so even when you add a second serve of kaedama noodles, the soup's deliciousness does not decrease.

Being a genuine ramen speciality store, there is only ramen and ramen toppings on the menu, no other side dishes. They also serve alcohol here. It is currently open from 6am until after midnight until 1:45am. It is very convenient when you want to enjoy a bowl of ramen after partying and drinking with your friends late at night or early in the morning for breakfast? Or any time in between!

When you add kaedama noodles and you feel like the taste of the soup is too thin you can add this ramen sauce.

TEXT & PHOTO BY: Yuichiro Yamada

INFORMATION

Ganso Nagahamaya

- Address: TRUST PARK NAGAHAMA3-1F, 2-5-25 Nagahama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi Japan
- Tel.: 092-711-8154
- Capacity: 32
- Opening Hours: 6:00 - 25:45
- Closed: 31st December - 5th January
- Official Website: http://www.ganso-nagahamaya.co.jp/

* Please Note: Business hours and closing days may differ due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

* All information correct as of August 2022.

WRITER PROFILE

山田祐一郎 (Yuichiro Yamada)

Born in Fukuoka Prefecture 1978. Moved into the Fukuoka-based editing industry in 2003, and then began a career as a writer. Contributes articles for food and drink magazines, as well as informative Fukuoka publications. Established "KIJI" in August 2012. Became a noodle writer and started a web-based series called "Sono Ippai ga Tabetakute (lit. trans: I want to eat that bowl)" in the same year. Yamada uses the online resource to record the various kinds of noodles he samples on an almost daily basis. Also released "Noodle Writer Hizou no Ippai Fukuoka (lit.: Noodle Writer Treasured Bowl Fukuoka)" in March 2019. The book introduces the reader to a wide range of noodles (such as udon, ramen, and champon) and recommends some of the best places to find tasty dishes in Fukuoka City.

In 2020, Yamada took over a noodle factory that has been in operation since his father's generation. The company has changed name and is now known as "Yamada Seimen" He continues to work as a writer specialising in the world of noodles, while maintaining an affiliation with the factory. His motto is "One Day One Noodle." As an involved individual in the noodle-making industry, he remains committed to creating the perfect product. At the same time, his search for delicious dishes have taken him all over Japan and overseas. These activities have gained a lot of attention among noodle enthusiasts.

■ Related sites
- KIJI: http://ii-kiji.com/
- Web-based noodle magazine "Sono Ippai ga Tabetakute (lit. trans: I want to eat that bowl.)": http://ii-kiji.com/sonoippai
- App version "KIJI NOODLE SEARCH": http://ii-kiji.com/app