Hakata ramen chain to open N.Y. branch later this year
Kyodo
Chikaranomoto Company Co., which runs the popular ''Ippudo'' chain of Hakata ramen restaurants across Japan, plans to open its New York branch later this year, company officials said Tuesday. The company, which has secured a ground floor retail space totaling about 260 square meters in Manhattan's East Village, plans to offer the classic ''tonkotsu'' (pork stock) and other ramen menu items almost identical to those served in Japan, they said.
