Kanon 香暖

Since we had booked a cruise to leave out of Yokohama, we ended up arriving a day before so we didn't have to rush.  That also meant we had the whole day to explore the city.  After a touristy visit to the Cup of Noodles Museum, we took the short stroll over to Yokohama's famous Chinatown.  I have to say it is one of the cleanest Chinatowns we've ever visited, but at the same time, the most tourist-orientated version as well.  To me at least, it seemed repetitive and like an amusement park rather than an actual Chinatown.  With that in mind, we walked down a side street and had some ramen at a little spot called Kanon.

Their menu only consists of 3 items and one of them (the Tsukemen) was unavailable.  Hence, we only had 2 to try including the Tamari Soy Sauce Ramen.  This was as simple as it sounded, but sometimes simplicity rules supreme.  Well, they nailed it here as the broth was clean and flavoured with just enough soy for impact without making it salty.  The thin noodles were al dente while the piece of chashu was super buttery soft.

The other dish available was the Special White Soy Sauce Ramen with everything.  The everything included chicken and pork with a marinated egg.  The pork and chicken broth was also light, but still had meatiness while the use of white soy made for a lighter taste.  It was sweeter and less salty.  Meats were good, even the chicken was tender (despite not looking so).  Egg was a bit salty though and we would've liked it more custardy.  Overall, this was a pleasant meal with decent ramen at a very reasonable price.  The big bowl of everything ramen was only 1300 yen.  I feel this is a better choice than all the touristy Chinese restaurants in the area.

The Good:
- Simple, serves essentially one thing and does it right
- Well-priced
- Nice people

The Bad:
- Simple is great, but wished we had just a few more options