Ajitama Ramen Bistro, Asian restaurant in Santo António, Lisbon, Portugal.
Ajitama Ramen Bistro is an Asian restaurant in Santo António that focuses on handcrafted noodle soups made using traditional Japanese techniques. The menu features different broths and toppings prepared daily to ensure quality in each bowl.
The restaurant started in 2015 when its founders returned to Portugal after spending years living across Asia and developing a passion for ramen culture. It became the first establishment in the country dedicated solely to ramen dishes.
The restaurant's name comes from ajitsuke tamago, a Japanese cured egg that appears in every bowl served here.
The restaurant operates two separate locations in Lisbon, each with its own concept and focus within the ramen-making tradition. Visitors can choose between different venues depending on their preference for how the meal is presented.
One location features an unusual boomerang-shaped interior with suspended wooden elements that visually echo the form of eggs. This architectural detail brings the restaurant's most important ingredient into the design itself.
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