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Raleigh Magazine singles out Noodle Blvd's curry chicken ramen, a warming bowl that folds curry flavor into the structure of ramen. The Cary shop serves several broth and noodle combinations, making the cited curry bowl one route into a broader menu. Its Walnut Street dining room currently serves lunch and dinner from Tuesday through Sunday.

Dashi operates as a two story Japanese restaurant, with a ramen shop downstairs and an izakaya upstairs. The first floor serves steaming noodle bowls throughout the day, while the second floor adds small plates and a deep spirits selection after 4 p.m. Raleigh Magazine includes the Chapel Hill Street restaurant in its Triangle AAPI business guide.

Miso Ramen Bar brings tonkotsu based bowls and Japanese comfort food to Gateway Plaza. Raleigh Magazine calls out the spicy tan tan, pairing savory pork broth with seasoned ground pork, egg, enoki, nori, and vegetables. The Raleigh location maintains its own current service hours and shares the local restaurant's focused ramen menu with its Cary sibling.

Gen Ramen offers customizable bowls with tonkotsu, chicken, miso, shoyu, curry, and vegan broths at McNeill Pointe. Raleigh Magazine describes the creamy broths and broad set of ramen options, while also noting sushi, bao, and karaage. The restaurant's current site confirms daily lunch and dinner service except Tuesday at the Bale Street address.

The News & Observer documents Monya Ramen's July 2026 opening as a sister concept to Raleigh's Sushi Mon. Chef and co-owner Chris Lee builds the menu around tori, tonkotsu, and vegetarian ramen, with izakaya dishes expanding the meal beyond noodles. The Glenwood Place dining room serves lunch and dinner daily from a compact storefront near the beltline.