There is nary a soul that seeks not the warmth of ramen in the windy winters. However, some ramen is so good you cannot help but to seek it out in the middle of July. Below you’ll find some of the best our city has to offer.
Ramen Takeya – 819 W Fulton Market
Awesome collage courtesy of Jeremy Ryan. He’s an incredible graphic artist – check out his work here.
Shoutout to the brilliant Alejandra – Speech-language pathologist with a passion for food, travel, fashion, and all things pretty. Be sure to check out her awesome blog.
Kizuki – 1482 N Milwaukee Ave
Cheers to the stunning Gilda Grace
Huge thanks to the incredibly talented Ashley Craver – check out her amazing Crochet work here.
Shoutout to Lohren Deeg – one of our city’s most talented creatives. Learn more about his amazing work here.
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Slurping Turtle – 116 W Hubbard St
Image cred to the fantastic chef Mike Choi
Big ups to the always interesting @sherryslinger
Image credit and a huge shoutout to the man, the legend – Robert Panczuk Jr from Tavern On Rush
Furious Spoon – 1571 N Milwaukee Ave
Gracias to the great folks at Northeast Cooling. Check them out if you’re in need of Commercial refrigeration service & repair.
Cheers to @jassygurl99 & super talented art director and illustrator Alex Vitale. Check out her work here.
Ajida – 201 N Wells St
Thanks to visual effects animator and editor Caitlyn McMahon.
Shoutout to the insanely talented Charlie Christopher – check him out on soundcloud
Image cred to Matt Pullin – brilliant software engineer with a knack for Chess. Check out his site.
Urbanbelly – 160 N Loomis St
Cred and shoutout to one of the city’s coolest photographers – Betsy Sikma. Check out her portfolio!
Six Vegan Sisters are the epitome of what makes us so proud of our city. Do yourself a huge favor and check out their site & subscribe to their IG Feed.
Love this shot from the lovey Jordan – creator of Smile Sandwich.
Strings Ramen Shop – 2141 S Archer Ave
Big ups to one of the city’s brightest marketing professionals – Nycole Hampton
Check out the writing of the always interesting Megan Millard.
Ramen-San – 59 W Hubbard St #2
We’re big fans of creative genius Lindsey Oberts. Check out her brilliance here.
Namaste and cheers to Yoga Teacher Maya Cole. Check out her journey from March.
Yusho – 2853 N Kedzie Ave
A huge thanks to one of the most inspiring people we’ve come across – Leo Lo. Check out his project and be inspired!
Image cred to the brilliant Co-founder of @between_bites, Rachel Gillman Rischall. Learn more about the amazing project here.
and a big thanks to Alexandra Dellis-Harcha as well – one of the most talented art directors in town.
Oiistar – 1385 N Milwaukee Ave
Cheers to Karl D’Abreu II, the distinguished owner of KiZMT Multimedia.
Much love to Mike & Anna, AKA the Kimchi Couple!
Image cred to Pegah, one of the city’s best Visual Designers.
Wasabi – 2101 N Milwaukee Ave
Thanks and cred to the lovely @jessicaanieves
Arami – 1829 W Chicago Ave
Love, love, love the aesthetic of Sophia Lin Kanno’s IG Feed!
Big thanks to the lovely graphic designer and illustrator Ashley Belfsky| @ashleybelfsky
Rikako Nishimura is vegan, fashionable and just absolutely fabulous!!
Santouka – 100 E Algonquin Rd
Image cred to talented photographer Rolour Garcia – check out his work here.
Cheers to the always interesting and always inspiring Caitlin Saylor
Ramen House Shinchan – 1939 S Plum Grove Rd
Big thanks to Jean L Yang – super talented photographer. Check out her work here.
Big thanks to Esthetician & Makeup Artist Elizabeth Geitz
Cocoro – 668 N Wells St
Awesome shot from the awesome Amanda Puck – Director, Strategic Brand Development at @MarianosMarket
High Five Ramen – 112 N Green St
Lovely shot brought to us by the always adventurous Tracie
Big thanks to one of the coolest guys we know – Henry Vongkorad is a sushi chef and competitive power-lifter. Check him out on youtube.
Ramen Misoya 213 E Ohio St
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