369 Ramen:One of the most budget-friendly ramen options in this guide is the $12.49 vegetable ramen from 369 Ramen in Poway. It’s made with bean sprouts, carrots, cabbage and onion.

PHOTO COURTESY OF IVAN ORKIN Orkin's first restaurant, Ivan Ramen, was a major breakthrough for a foreigner in Japan. “I eat around eight hundred bowls each year,” Ohsaki-san, Japan’s pre ...