I must confess the photo could have been better. The reason its a trainwreck is because Ramen Nagi is one of the best Ramens on earth, and after a month in the Philippines eating disgusting under-seasoned, over-cooked, fatty, depressing crap I literally dug in before taking out my iPhone. Classic mistake.

Needless to say, Nagi do it right. I have eaten Ramen Nagi in Manila and Taipei and both were on point. Rich, well balanced Tonkotsu Broth, a delicious egg (which was on a side plate) and melt-in-your-mouth Chashu pork. Their spicy broth is actually hot too which adds a different dimension to an already fabulous meal.

​9/10

​As I was waiting for my Macbook to get fixed I ended up staying in Makati a lot longer than I hoped to. The only positive was that I managed to find an exceptional Indian restaurant, a very decent burger and a competitor to Ramen Nagi as the Philippines best Ramen.

This is most definitely not the faint hearted. Its Fukuoka style. Heavy, Christmas-dinner rich, broth. fatty pork and a delicious egg rounded off a superb bowl of noodles. The place was quite hip looking, up on the 3rd floor of the mall and there were a lot of Japanese people groaning and grunting as they tackled the hot beast. 

Most definitely worth a detour if you are craving a bowl of godliness in a country of utterly sub-par food.

​8/10