Enishi

Enishi serves rich, flavorful broth with perfectly chewy noodles that holds the broth well. Toppings are well-balanced, portions satisfying, chashu pork was deep, smoky, yet never overpowers all other ingredients that complemented the ramen.

- The Straight Fork -

Great soup and noodles for ramen. the pricing is a little high but the food is quite tasty and the atmosphere is comfortable. Bar style seating and generous portions. You can get small, medium or large servings. Worth a try!

- CD -

My first time trying tsukemen in Taiwan — the soup was slightly thick and quite good. However, compared to the ones in Japan, it felt a bit less rich and thick. The overall environment was cozy and homey. If you’re missing Japanese-style tsukemen, it’s worth a visit.

- JungJung Chang -

A humble Japanese dip ramen restaurant operated by a couple. The husband is the only chef and the wife is the server. They take and make the orders one by one, so it will take some time, but the wait is really tolerable. They use buckwheat noodles, which have a unique texture. The dipping soup is flavorful, and I really like the meat that has a smoky aroma and tastes really good.

- Aaron Sutanto -

======= 2025 UPDATE ======= I've been a longtime fan of 緣麵屋 enishi for their tsukemen (dipping noodles) and their soup base (based on fish). It is still one of my few favourites for tsukemen in Taipei. (Other reviewers have said there’s better in Taipei, so I’m interested in seeing where those are!) This quaint little restaurant is run by a friendly husband-and-wife (I presume) team, seats about 10-12 people along a long bar, and serves mainly tsukemen: essentially it’s a ramen bowl with a intensely-flavored dipping “sauce” that is fish-based. I like to explain that it’s your typical ramen bowl but the soup has been condensed/reduced to half: you take your foods and dip them into the sauce before eating. When you’re done, you can ask for “plain soup” which dilutes your leftover sauce and then you can drink that. (They reheat your sauce at the same time, so it comes back to you hot.) I took my kids here this time, and they enjoyed the chewy soba (which are the noodles they serve here instead of ramen), and the fun of dipping into a sauce at their own pace. The pork is precooked, and upon service they torch up one side of it. This is fine overall, though might be better if they pan-seared it a bit for the finish instead. Our egg was perfectly done, no complaints. I felt the sauce this time could’ve been a bit more intense, so maybe another reviewer’s comment about it being watered down is possibly true? Not so much that it’s too noticeable, to be fair. I would still come back. And my kids told me they want to come with. ======= 2017 REVIEW ======= I first visited in 2010. They used to be closed on Mondays. Since July 2017, they started to open on Monday as well: but on Mondays, they only serve a very short menu of Japanese curry rice, no noodles. In this review, I'm speaking strictly about the curry. It's not your typical Japanese curry joint. The curry seems to be based on their fish base as well, which is clearly their strength. The flavours of course have incorporated curry spices as well as stewed green peppers (diced), carrots, mushrooms. The flavour is strong and bold, and comes with a saucer of yogurt to temper it if you do wish. Served with a mix of white rice and purple rice (to add texture), and a tea cup of vegetable miso soup, all for $160 (or $140 for takeout). As in photo, it's topped with half an ajitama (ramen egg) done to perfection, and a halved cherry tomato. Most menu items are curry rice topped with cheese and baked, so I selected the only one that was "plain" (without baked cheese). It's an interesting take on the average curry, and I would come back for it again.

- Ben K -

Best noodles I’ve had in a long while. Had the curry noodles with pork with pickled cucumber and tofu side dishes. The pork is heated with a blow torch before going into the noodles and tastes just like the British roast pork I’m familiar with. Delicious. Service was efficient, staff are very polite. It’s a small place but no wait when I had dinner - 6:30pm Saturday evening. Highly recommended.

- Tony Oates -