The best ramen in Stockholm comes in several different settings. Small noodle shops concentrate on the bowl, while larger restaurants combine ramen with sharing plates, sake and cocktails. Totemo puts handcrafted noodles at the centre of its offering; Tengu leaves room for a meal that stretches into the evening. Your choice can start with the broth or with the kind of occasion you have in mind.
This guide compares ten ramen restaurants across Vasastan, Östermalm, Södermalm, Gamla Stan and the city centre. Find a specialist lunch spot, a vegan option or somewhere to meet friends for dinner, with practical details about each restaurant’s location and approach. For recommendations across other cuisines, explore our guide to the best restaurants in Stockholm.
10 of the best ramen restaurants in Stockholm
Choose a small noodle shop for a focused lunch, a neighbourhood bar for dinner or a restaurant where sharing plates and drinks can extend the evening.
Totemo Ramen
Totemo Ramen keeps its attention on a compact menu, handcrafted noodles and carefully selected ingredients. The small shop on Sankt Eriksgatan offers a clear introduction to specialist ramen cooking: the soup, noodles and seasoning give each bowl its identity. An explicitly vegan option makes it a useful address for plant-based diners too.
Its informal scale suits a solo lunch or a meal for two, especially when the noodles are the main reason for going out. This is a daytime restaurant with no reservations, so leave flexibility around your arrival. Takeaway offers another way to enjoy the cooking when a seat is difficult to find.
Take Ramen

Take Ramen’s founders brought inspiration from their travels in Asia to Gästrikegatan, building a restaurant around Japanese ramen and Swedish ingredients. Broth is central to the offering, with both clear and creamy preparations giving diners different directions to explore. The range makes it particularly useful when friends have different preferences for richness and heat.
Lunch and dinner service give you flexibility over when to visit. You can keep the meal centred on one bowl or add starters and drinks for an evening together. Dinner tables can be reserved by phone, while lunch runs without bookings. Vegetarian choices are available, but their egg toppings require attention when ordering vegan.
Tengu

Tengu combines a substantial ramen offering with Japanese-inspired sharing plates on Rådmansgatan. The choice of broths gives the noodles a clear place at the centre of the meal, while smaller dishes let the table explore more of the kitchen. Sake, beer, wine and cocktails provide plenty of ways to accompany the food.
Consider it for a casual date or a catch-up with friends when you want dinner to have room to develop. You can order a bowl or spend more time over several dishes together. Tengu is walk-in only, making it a good match for plans that allow some flexibility over when you sit down.
Ai Ramen — Sofia

Ai Ramen Sofia brings house-made noodles and the team’s own interpretation of ramen to Åsögatan. This is the Södermalm restaurant where the business began, with a neighbourhood bar forming part of its identity. The focus on noodle cooking makes it an appealing destination when ramen is what you want to build dinner around.
Choose it for an informal evening after exploring eastern Södermalm or meeting a friend around SoFo. The bar gives you another reason to spend time here, while takeaway offers a practical alternative. Sofia operates without table reservations. Use this branch’s own page when checking service, since Ai’s other Stockholm locations have separate arrangements.
Stiernan Ramen

Stiernan Ramen brings a small specialist noodle shop to Österlånggatan in Gamla Stan. Long-cooked soup, considered seasoning and a tightly focused menu define its approach. The minimalist room keeps the meal straightforward, making the restaurant a useful stop when you want ramen during a day spent exploring the Old Town.
Its limited seating works especially well for one or two people who can be flexible about finding a place. Stiernan serves during the daytime and takes no reservations; takeaway is also available. The kitchen uses chicken-based broths, an important distinction for diners seeking a meat-free meal. Come with the bowl as the centre of your plans.
Kapibara — Östermalm

Kapibara brings Japanese ramen techniques together with a contemporary Swedish perspective on cooking. Its kitchen prepares ramen from scratch, moving between familiar styles and combinations developed by the team. The Riddargatan restaurant gives that approach a home in Östermalm, with enough variety to interest diners who enjoy comparing different preparations.
It suits a lunch near the city centre or an uncomplicated dinner with a friend. Small plates and other Japanese-inspired dishes offer ways to broaden the meal, while takeaway is available when you prefer to eat elsewhere. Check the Östermalm menu when making your choice: Kapibara’s separate Södermalm restaurant also has its own branch information.
SIN Ramen — MOOD

SIN Ramen MOOD combines handcrafted noodles and broths with a restaurant-and-bar setting on Jakobsbergsgatan. Sake has a prominent place alongside the wider drinks selection, giving a noodle meal the potential to become an evening out. The food offering extends beyond ramen, with vegan choices helping accommodate different preferences around the table.
It is worth considering for a casual date or meeting friends in central Stockholm. You can reserve a table, which makes it practical when the group needs an agreed starting point. Select the MOOD location when booking or ordering takeaway: this guide covers the city restaurant, with its own menu and arrangements, separately from SIN’s other branches.
Tokyo Ramen — Hötorgshallen

Tokyo Ramen’s Hötorgshallen restaurant offers a focused noodle meal in the city centre. The pared-back room has an open kitchen, with ramen providing the clear reason to visit. Its Hötorget menu includes several broth styles and meat-free options, so the choice extends beyond one signature approach to the dish.
The location makes it practical for lunch during a day around Hötorget or a casual catch-up over a bowl. Smaller tables and communal seating keep the atmosphere informal. This entry covers the Hötorgshallen branch; Tokyo Ramen’s Kungsbron restaurant has a separate menu. Check the Hötorget page for the relevant choices, including how its vegetarian ramen can be adapted for vegans.
Blue Light Yokohama

Blue Light Yokohama brings its background in Japanese izakaya cooking to ramen on Åsögatan. The restaurant’s approach draws on Japanese techniques and local ingredients, giving its noodle service a broader culinary context. It is an option for diners who want a Japanese restaurant setting for a ramen meal on Södermalm.
Check the restaurant’s latest service information before making a special trip, as its arrangements can change. Walk-ins are welcome, and larger groups should contact the team directly about visiting together. Its location works for meeting friends around SoFo or adding a planned meal to a day spent exploring the neighbourhood.
Raamen — Teatern

Raamen serves its contemporary interpretation of Japanese noodles inside Teatern, the food hall at Ringen Centrum. Broths prepared from scratch underpin an everyday offering of ramen and rice bowls. The restaurant’s emphasis on accessible comfort food makes it a useful option near Skanstull when you want a warming meal during an ordinary day out.
The food-hall setting suits an informal lunch or an easy dinner with friends. It also gives companions the option to choose food from neighbouring kitchens, making a shared outing simpler when everyone wants something different. Choose Raamen for convenience and a relatively affordable bowl, with the surrounding bustle forming part of the experience.
Good to know before choosing ramen in Stockholm
Understand the bowl. Shoyu means soy-sauce seasoning, shio salt seasoning and miso fermented soybean paste. Tonkotsu describes a pork-bone broth. Broth and seasoning work together, so the name alone cannot tell you how rich a bowl will feel. Ask about clear and lighter preparations or thicker, creamier soups according to your preference.
Check the whole vegan order. Soup, noodles, sauces and toppings all matter. Totemo and SIN offer explicitly vegan ramen; Take’s vegetarian choices can include egg. Removing a meat topping does not make a meat-based broth vegetarian. Ask about the complete preparation and any extras when ordering, particularly if the menu uses vegetarian and vegan differently.
Match the service to your plans. Totemo and Stiernan are daytime stops. For ramen on Södermalm, consider Ai Sofia for an informal dinner, Raamen for a food-hall meal or Blue Light Yokohama for ramen in SoFo. Check each restaurant’s latest service information before travelling, especially Blue Light’s current arrangements. Use the relevant branch page when planning.
Allow for the whole meal. Tengu and SIN can turn ramen into an evening with drinks and shared dishes. Tengu is walk-in only; SIN MOOD accepts reservations. Price symbols are editorial estimates for food, excluding drinks: $ budget, $$ moderate, $$$ upper mid-range and $$$$ splurge. Adding sides changes the total, so compare complete meals as well as individual bowls.
Frequently asked questions
Where should I try ramen in Stockholm for the first time?
Totemo suits a focused daytime meal with handcrafted noodles. Take Ramen offers a broader range of broth styles and serves lunch and dinner. Choose between a small specialist stop and a more flexible restaurant visit.
Where can I eat ramen on Södermalm?
Ai Ramen Sofia suits an informal neighbourhood dinner, Blue Light Yokohama welcomes ramen diners in SoFo, and Raamen at Teatern provides a casual food-hall meal near Skanstull. Check each restaurant’s latest service information before visiting.
Are there vegan ramen options in Stockholm?
Yes. Totemo and SIN explicitly offer vegan ramen. Tokyo Ramen’s Hötorget menu also offers a vegan adaptation. Confirm the complete order, including broth, noodles, sauces and additional toppings, when choosing your meal.
Where can I find ramen in Gamla Stan?
Stiernan Ramen on Österlånggatan is a specialist option for a daytime meal in Old Town. Its small dining room takes no reservations, so leave flexibility for finding a seat, especially with several companions.
Which ramen restaurants in Stockholm suit dinner and drinks?
Tengu combines ramen with sharing plates and a broad drinks selection. SIN Ramen MOOD pairs noodles with sake and a restaurant-and-bar atmosphere. Tengu is walk-in only, while SIN offers table reservations.


