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Manhattan, New York
I recently took a trip to New York with my sister. We had a fun dinner out with my parents and on Saturday we spent a rainy day at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Not everything at the MoMA was really to my taste, but they’ve got some great works by Dali, Van Gogh, Picasso and many more. One artist they have is Claude Monet, who I am a big fan of, but I was a little disappointed that the only works on display were his Water Lily paintings. He has so many other great works! Regardless, it was a great way to spend a rainy day.
After MoMA, we decided it was time for a late lunch and we opted for ramen! We did a quick search and found this great place just a few blocks away called Shinjuku.
Shinjuku is a narrow but long restaurant. They fit so many tables in there for the space, but it didn’t feel cramped at all. Although it was after lunch, it was still peak lunch hour when we arrived. We waited about 15 minutes and then were seated.
Here’s what we ordered:
Shishito Peppers
We started with Shishito Peppers. These are stir-fried sweet green peppers, topped with salt. In my opinion, these are always a great appetizer, especially when you can split them. I find that they’re never too filling but just enough to help ease your hunger a little bit if you’ve been hungry for the whole afternoon. They’re very good!
Tonkotsu King Tonkotsu Ramen
My sister and I both ordered the Tonkotsu Ramen. With the Tonkotsu Ramen you can either get pork belly chasu or chicken with bamboo shoot, egg, scallion, corn and seaweed in a pork bone broth. We both ordered the pork belly chasu and an additional side of corn to add into the ramen.
The ramen was DELICIOUS, and I highly recommend making a stop at Shinjuku if you take a trip to Manhattan. Oftentimes ramen leaves me feeling bloated and stuffed and I usually can’t finish it all because it’s so much food. This place was just enough. I finished everything, but I didn’t feel bloated or stuffed, but felt happily full.
Try it out and let me know what you think!
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