Kokura in Southwark

Great value Ramen - pls drop the throw-away plastic packaging asap

Recently visited a small ramen shop and was pleasantly surprised by the flavors. The dishes were delicious and offered great value for money. However, the only area in need of improvement is the ventilation system. During my meal, I felt a bit cramped, and there was quite a bit of grease in the air. Overall, a tasty experience, but better airflow would make it even more enjoyable!

Absolutely delicious food very simple and minimal the restaurant has easy menu choices so you don't feel overwhelmed with choices I ordered a Tofu miso ramen soup 🍲 very delicious healthy and filling overall 10/10

Good ramen, price is good too around £10

Nice Ramen place with a quiet atmosphere. Food is served quickly and is very tasty. Not that many options so everything is fresh and made on the spot. Good portions. The broth in the ramen is very intense. Be prepared. The Karaage chicken is crispy and juicy. Delicious.

I felt very poorly, so I got me a chicken noodle soup/ramen from there. (£10,50), super yummy. Think the soup cured me from my cold. 😉

Superb ramen and Chicken Karaage at very affordable prices. One of my favourite ramen places in London

Spontaneously took my safe to this cute little ramen place and I highly recommend. The menu is small, which is great as it's not overwhelming, and the concept of the restaurant is very "convenient-style" - I really loved the atmosphere, and the ramen was delicious.

I love food here it very affordable and it is very high quality for what I payed for the atmosphere was a very nice atmosphere everyone enjoyed the food. When I came in, I was welcome very nicely And when I ordered they were very helpful . The food came out really quickly, fresh and hot plus for much affogato was very nice Must recommend

Lovely spot for some good & speedy Kastu. Service lovely, seats indoor & outdoors.

unassuming ramen spot just a 2 mins walk from southwark station; initimate vibe and delish

Busy venue but absolutely brilliant Ramen. I went for the Kokura ramen and it was delicious. Certainly be coming back here at some stage. £10.90 as well, great for London prices.

Very good ramen at a very good price !!!! Must try

Nice cute little place for ramen. It is actually not that bad, decently good ramen for a good price (8-11 pounds).

A beautiful small restaurant with delicious filling food and the Matcha icecream is incredible

Love this place. Great for a quick, cheap meal. Most dishes are around a tenner, served really quickly, delicious and filling. You order at the counter and get one of those beepy things, then you just sit down and wait. Usually not too busy to find a seat, and there's outdoor seating available as well. I especially love their ramen dishes!

Very good, food tasty, looks nice, nice wall designs, good simple menu, good bubble tea, good gyozas. Probably quite nutritious. Review by H (age 9) and J (11).

I am a ramen addict and come to this place in a regular basis. Kokura is the best ramen place this side of Tokyo.

Excellent vegan curry. Will return.

Great food, friendly staff, tried the new Matcha affogato and it was delicious

Perfect place to have some super delicious ramen ❤️ we tried the matcha affogato and we can definitely say we're fans 😍💞 love it and absolutely recommend it!!!

Best ramen I've had in London, and exceptional, quintessentially Japanese service. 10/10 highly recommend

Had lunch special - pork ramen - for £7.90. While there were only two slices of pork, what more could one ask for when it's only £7.90 (compared with other places that might charge more for the same kind of food)? The ramen noodles themselves were good. The soup base might be a bit too salty (to my taste) but overall we did enjoy the food. It wasn't too busy when we went and the surrounding area wasn't so crowded that it felt relaxing. Would love to try other items on the menu next time!

Each time I visit this part of london, I'll try their special ramen, and it always blows me out of the water. Today it's the soupless ramen. The egg and special spicy sauce made the texture of the sauce that coats the ramen so creamy and glossy, I didn't know a texture like this was possible. So good. Send help. I need this everyday.

Probably the cheapest ramen in london. Service is quick and ramen is delicious, extremely worth the price. Have gone back many times.

Food is tasty and cheap for London. Will go again when around Waterloo station.

We had a takeout lunch from here, I had the Chicken Karaage and the Chicken Katsu Curry, and both of the dishes were amazing. Beautifully cooked, well seasoned and presented incredibly. Loved every mouthful of the food and will be going again when I am in the area.

Lovely Japanese ramen restaurant. We tried the chashu, Kokura ramen. Both were tasty and the broth was full of flavour.

I ate ramen of “lunch specials.” You can get it during the day on weekdays. It was crowded and I had to wait about 20 minutes for my ramen, but it met my expectations.

Food was pretty disappointing. Had the Classic Ramen lacked flavor with lil tiny pieces of pork.

I got the Kokura ramen (signature pork ramen) for 10.9£. All the toppings were great, especially the pork! The ramen was firm but the pork bone broth was average. For the price point, I think this ramen was worth it.

The food was salty but not even tasty, horrible experience, couldnt finish it.

Everything is super delicious here. Portions are plentiful, highly recommended!

The restsurant is counter-service and the menu is small. However the food was very tasty, I ordered a tonkotsu ramen which was creamy and delicious, chicken karaage was a bit dry and a yuzu mayo was tasteless, and a kimchi as a side. The price was reasonable. Overall, I did enjoy dining here and would be coming back

I felt sick a few minutes after eating there.

See the amazing lunch special prices and the surprising fact that there is no service charge. Restaurants in this area have good lunch prices. The portion was a bit small so I needed to eat more on the side. However, the store was cleaner than expected and the tonkotsu soup was better than expected. At 12 o'clock, the number of customers decreases. The staff was friendly. The 3.5 pound price for plain rice was a bit too much. Even in Europe, they charge 2 euros so it needs to be lowered.

Very good ramen for the price, good music, good atmosphere, the waitresses were adorable! Already beats most ramen restaurants in France, especially in the Saint-Anne district

A wonderful place with amazing food and sake! The staff is super friendly and the atmosphere is relaxed. We came back several times during our visit to London and will definitely be coming back in the future as well. Highly recommended!

Authentic japanese. Kokura ramen is 😍

We were here today and had different ramens. I had the kokura one, and while ok-ish taste wise, I started feeling sick soon after leaving the place. This ruined the rest of my evening. I now wonder if it was due to food containing glutamate, to which I’m intolerant. Unfortunately, really bad experience for me and most definitely not likely to go back

Ramen was good and staff very nice! Recommended!

Very nice and excellent service..the chef gaurav was really helpful in advising the dishes we should try... cheers...

Super fast and super tasty...👌🏽

Great ramen at great price -£10 for a bowl. Appreciate the table sesame !

Nothing special. It's OK food in a very plain atmosphere. If you are hungry in the area and feel like decent Japanese food, it's very much ok for that but don't expect to be getting an experience of a lifetime. Just an opinion. There are far better Japanese restaurants in London

I find it a shame that I am having to write this review. Kokura (or Yamagoya as I knew it) used to be my restaurant of choice for if I wanted really good ramen at a good price in the city. It would still be my go to place were it not for the unpleasant and frankly unacceptable service that I received here after bringing a group of friends. We ordered 4 ramen bowls and unfortunately 1 member of our party was unable to eat anything on the menu due to cross contamination. Waiting staff were very helpful/ knowledgeable and gave us the allergen menu to review. However after being reccomended by staff that our friend should not order anything, we asked if we could get something from elsewhere to bring in for her to eat as we had planned to eat here, and we had already ordered a substantial amount of food and spent over £50. Granted, this is a strange request, but not unreasonable in my opinion due to the circumstances. The manager promptly came to the front of the restaurant to tell us that we could not bring any food in, with no further explanation as to why and no help for the member of our party with allergens. All in all I was quite shocked at how rude he was being, especially as it would have cost them nothing and simply allowed everyone to eat at the same time. Furthermore, we have never had a restaurant not even try to accommodate for my friend's allergies, despite similar situations occurring in the past. She then had to wait and watch as we ate our food, which ruined the experience for everyone and put a downer on the rest of the evening. The food was and still is good but I could not enjoy it knowing that not everyone was having a good time. I will be finding a new ramen spot, which will be hard as the food here was great, but I cannot justify such rude and unhelpful service from a manager of all people.

Very good place to go get some ramen, I had the lunch time special ramen which was good value, but if your order from the lunch time menu. they will make you wait very long time to get your order as they will serve other before you even if they ordered after you.

Nice cute little dinning place, you order and pay at the counter before you sit. Love the interior decoration, you can hang your bags and clothes on the hooks behind you. The food is generally around a tenner, I had their signature ramen, the toppings were great, I loved the eggs. The broth is okay, tasted like one of those Japan fast food chains, but for the price you’re paying, this is worth every penny. The noodles are normal in terms of softness, I’d prefer firm noodles. There’s plenty of seats, don’t have to wait around.

Best ramen in Waterloo. The service is fast and the ramen are delicious and furthermore everything is affordable!

This restaurant is counter-service. Too bad that is not clear when you enter. Little thing to improve though, a sign would do just fine. The meal was excellent. The prices they charge are absolutely great, having a meal and share a side for less then 25 pound for 2 people is just amazing for London. Could find any fault in the meal. The ramen were perfect. Katsu chicken was spicy but not too much for my taste. I really did enjoy my meal

Not the best veggie range. But the tofu ramen is amazing, full of flavour. A real gem for lunch. Will be back for more ramen 🍜

Always wanted to try Gyudon and chose this restaurant as it's one of the very few in the city that sells it. Was not disappointed, it was absolutely delicious and was sold for a pretty good price. Service was a little slow, but it was to be expected as the restaurant was quite busy. If I'm ever passing through Southwark again, I'll be sure to drop by here for another beef bowl.

Great Ramen in a traditional setting.

Japanese food and especially ramen at super fair prices

A restaurant that treats children poorly is not a restaurant worth going to, because I don't think you would treat your friends and family that way. We have a child under two years old and asked him to give us a baby seat. He insisted that it was not safe to put a baby seat in the seat we were inside and that it would be safe to sit near the bar. Do you think it is safer for a child under two years old to sit in a seat without any backrest? Would you treat your own child or a friend's child like this? We asked for an extra chair, hoping that the child could sit alone instead of being held, which would make it impossible to eat. We needed an extra chair to put coats, because the entire seat was occupied by coats, making it impossible to sit. But this gentleman I insist on not giving, I hope you are just a waiter, because if you are the boss, I will be speechless. All this bad service would be fine if the food was good. The highlight is that I also had a mediocre bowl of ramen. It doesn't have any special features. I really can't understand why it has a bad attitude?

Overall stressful experience. I had the Oyako Ramen which was somewhat ok, but I had to top it up with lots of chilli powder for to be good. Not bad food though. The main struggle was the rude waiter, he was very intense from the first moment, pretty unwelcoming, and also he interrupted and asked if we want to order something else because there is other customers waiting - bearing in mind that we were there only for about 1 hour or so, it was not as if we were keeping the table occupied for hours without ordering. Waiter added great stress to my experience.

The place looks very simple but nice and stylish, quite small but turnover is pretty fast. They function as a food court in a way eg you place an order at the bar and get a buzzer thing that notifies you when the order is ready. We got 2 different ramens (specialty one and another one with beef) - the noodles were cooked well but the broth was very salty! Also, watch out for the weather cuz they have an automatic door that reacts to literally any movement.. we ended up sitting with our coats on as the cold air constantly flew in through an opened door

Pretty bad broth if you ask me. Felt sick afterwards. Sadly

Almost perfect experience. Got Chashu Ramen and Chicken Karaage. Both of them are great value. Ramen is tasty and quite japanese. But have to say although chicken karaage is crispy, it is tasteless. Unfortunately, the yuzu mayo isn't a good choice for the chicken. The staffs there were great and warm. Will try again.

Absolutely delicious, wholesome food. Super quick service too. My friend and I each had the grilled pork noodle bowl and shared some of the karaage fried chicken. Recommending this place to all my London pals. Large up!

A friend and I came for dinner on a Friday night and the food was pretty good, but not mind blowing. We both had the classic ramen, which had good broth, a delicious egg, average quality pork but unfortunately no customisation like some of the better ramen restaurants in London. The big let down was the service, particularly from the restaurant manager as some of the other comments warned. My friend was ~10 minutes late and despite the restaurant having several empty tables, he decided to tell me I would need to leave if she didn't turn up soon (he even asked for her exact ETA). The sentiment of his message is fair IF the restaurant was busy, but the tone and delivery was extremely rude regardless. He also scolded a customer for closing the automatic door, which was an honest mistake. Overall nice food but not worth the mood kill service.

Good for a nice lunch. Really enjoyed the Gyudon

Good enough for ramen in London. But the broth still has an unpleasant taste of piggy.

Hubby and I walked in on a Friday night for dinner. I ordered the ramen and he ordered the chicken Karaage with rice, and a side of chicken Karaage. The chicken was incredibly succulent, the ramen broth was thick and delicious, and the chicken with rice was fantastic. They had Asahi beer on tap with served in frozen pint glasses. We were seated and served promptly after ordering. Highly recommend. Thank you!

Good japanese food, very good katsu

A small, clean location with specific dishes,

Always a great ramen. It’s really hearthy in this grim weather and the prices are reasonable.

Good place for Ramen. Except a bit salty, the Kokura original ramen is really good

Good quality/price ratio, nice outdoor seating in summer, chill vibes inside.

Excellent food at affordable prices! I'll definitely return.

Really tasty and great prices. Atmosphere is casual and fun

A cozy spot with an incredible ramen broth! Their rice bowls are also very spot on, highly recommend for those craving hot authentic ramen or rice bowls with reasonable price.

Great little restaurant with quality ramen and side dishes. Highly recommend for a lunch or light dinner. Staff are so sweet and friendly.

Concise menu with 11 Ramen options, rice bowl, chicken karagee and pork gyoza. The dishes arrived quickly and were delicious! The environment is clean, small and the food is cheap! We loved meeting you!

Clean place, fast service serving a small menu of ramen and curries. Served in 10 min, I ate in 5 a hearty vegan curry with perfect rice, spicy sauce, corn, tofu, seaweed and a croquette. Pretty cool if you want to grab something quick before popping to the Young Vic for a 7.30 play.

The mountain hut used to be a ramen shop with its main branch in Iizuka, Fukuoka, but the name of the shop has since changed to Ogura. I used to see videos of the founder playing, and I thought it was interesting, although I didn't think the company's thoughts could be conveyed. Although Iizuka and Kokura are geographically close, they are not related. I'm glad that the ramen shops in mountain huts in Japan are still mountain huts. The taste hasn't changed, but the price has gone up compared to before the £1 renewal. Although it's still cheaper than others. disappointing. Yamakoya was a ramen shop whose head office was in Iizuka, Fukuoka, but the name of the shop here has changed to Kokura. Iizuka and Kokura are geographically close but not related. I was glad to hear that the Yamagoya ramen shop in Japan is still the same name. The taste hasn't changed but it's gone up compared to £1 renewal ago. Still cheaper than others though.

Very delicious and authentic Japanese food for a great price. The food was also ready very quickly. Ideal if you don’t have a lot of time but still want a lovely meal.

A nice traditional ramen place, with a couple of veggie options available. Really enjoyed their take on a cold ramen salad - it’s perfect for summer.

Casual. Easy. No fuss. Would visit again.

Very good Ramen in big portions. The kimchi style is a bit spicy. The Raindrop cake is fantastic. I would recommend it and come back every time.

Cool Asian food. We ate delicious ramen and enjoyed it very much

Walked down to this area to try some Asian food and found this Japanese ramen store. Menu is quite simple. The hot ramens come with the option of pork, chicken, or tofu; and the cold noodle as well. The restaurant also offers rice and curry. I tried the chicken Oyako Ramen and it was quite nice. Unlike the other Japanese ramen in London that would be seasoned way too salty and greasy, this one was moderate. My friend and I like the fine noodles and the clean toppings. Staff was smiley when we entered the restaurant. She provided clear information on the seats and the way to order. We didn’t wait for too long before the ramens were ready. It’s partially self service so you need to go get your food at the counter when the buzzer buzzed.

really good my friend Gbx loved it

Kokura Ramen offers a well-prepared ramen broth with a balanced flavor. While the noodles were slightly undercooked, the chashu and other sides were served in good proportions. The seaweed was a bit too soggy, though this seems to be a common issue. The chicken karage was a highlight, properly seasoned and freshly fried. The self-service setup without a service charge is a fair arrangement. Environment is clean and neat. Overall, the experience was good, if not exceptional. I'd consider revisiting if I'm in the area again.

Bad experience for me. I ordered the Chashu ramen and the chicken karaage. The soup is not hot enough (which is basic in any authentic ramen shop) and the taste is quite blend. I couldn’t taste any pork flavour from a supposedly Tonkotsu soup. They seem to forget to add salt as well. The grilled chashu has a strong stinky taste which is a big red flag in Tonkotsu ramen. The chicken karaage is below average - a bit burned and over cooked, I could taste the bitterness from the batter. Overall this is quite a disappointing “ramen shop”. It was called Yamagoya but now the name has changed to Kakura, not sure if this changed the quality. (I have tried Yamagoya in different cities in the world, the products are usually okay). The only good thing is the service after all, staff are friendly. However I do not recommend this place if you want real ramen.

It’s disgusting place to eat! We asked for take away box and they gave us a dirty plastic box and told us this is the only one left! Very dirty toilet and kitchen! Soup is so salty, try to avoid this place if you can!

Really good food and friendly staff.

Such a delicious ramen! Will visit again 🙂 I appreciate how succinct the menu is and every ramen tried was really good. The only aspect of potential improvement is adding more vegetarian options on the menu

Japanese eatery for a quick lunch or dinner. No table service , so just order at the counter.

Chicken Ramen 🍜 with mushrooms, simply delicious, a dish that nourishes your heart and leaves you with that feeling of well-being. A simple place with a menu specialized in its ramen, it is well worth going to sit and enjoy the aromas and flavors.

Ramen noodles place. They didn’t have some of the menu’s options. The Pork Ramen was good, Tofu ramen was a little too salty. We enjoyed the sitting area.

The food was very good. We were looking for a ramen place and ended up here by chance. The taste is really very good. The staff tried hard and was extremely friendly. We would recommend the restaurant immediately.

The ramen and the eggs were very savoury, it wast so comforting to have them. The staff was absolutely friendly and professional. A wonderful dining experience.

Had a very good ramen dinner here on our initial visit. Fast and excellent service. Reasonably priced.

It’s comforting to eat in the rain but the vegan tofu ramen is mediocre. I had better taste at Shoryu or other ramen ya.

Ramen was nice, classic noodle and classic presentation. chashu was soft and flavoursome but not the melt in your mouth kind. Ajitama egg, I love that they give a whole egg, lovely sweet flavour. Soup is tasty but a bit watery, not the thick traditional broth you’d expect for tonkotsu. Over all enjoyed my experience!

Absolutely delicious! Would highly recommend, it was flavourful and each ingredient complimented each other. Only thing I would say is the marinated eggs are pretty subtle but overall boiled to 👌

Small and cosy place, really nice ramen and loving those small chicken bites.

super tasty ramen. You will be greeted in Japanese.

This place is an absolute gem. Simple, authentic, tasty food at a reasonable price.