A quiet ramen bar, loud broth

Slow broth.
Fast bowl.

Menya Chinatown cooks ramen the way Japanese BBQ chefs build flavour — over heat, over time. Eighteen-hour tonkotsu, deep miso, clean shoyu in the heart of Sydney's Chinatown. Dine in or take away, six days a week.

Chinatown SydneyBeer, sake & shochu18 hr tonkotsuClosed Sundays
Book a table +61 406 111 568

Why we exist

"Most ramen shops start with the noodle. We start with the fire — eighteen hours of it, before the first bowl is poured."
— The kitchen, Menya Chinatown

Our roots are in Japanese BBQ, and the bowls show it: smoky depth, rendered richness, broths that taste like they took all day — because they did. Then noodles to order, chashu with real char, and the egg you can't resist.

The room

Japanese restaurant interior with lanterns and chefs at the counter
Lanterns, steam, the dinner rush

Chinatown after dark, done properly.

Counter seats facing the kitchen for solo bowls; tables for the whole crew. Lanterns overhead, steam in the air, the clatter of a kitchen that never really slows down.

Japanese beer, sake and shochu with your ramen. Card and Eftpos welcome. Walk-ins welcome; Friday and Saturday nights book out, so call ahead.

Chinatown, Sydney · +61 406 111 568

Two ways to eat

Dine-in

Steam · noise · lanterns

Counter + tables

Walk in

  • Counter seats facing the kitchen
  • Tables for groups
  • Beer, sake, shochu
  • Card & Eftpos welcome

Fri–Sat nights book out — call +61 406 111 568.

Takeaway

Packed the honest way

Call ahead

~10 min

  • Broth & noodles packed separately
  • Family packs for 3–4
  • Ready in about ten minutes
  • Nothing arrives soggy

Call +61 406 111 568 and skip the wait.

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In the heart
of Chinatown.

An easy walk from Central Station, Darling Harbour and the Haymarket.

  • Haymarket
  • Darling Harbour
  • Ultimo
  • Glebe
  • Surry Hills
  • Chippendale
  • Pyrmont
  • Darlington
Typical hours — call to confirm
Lunch · Mon–Sat11:30–14:30
Dinner · Mon–Wed, Sat17:30–20:30
Dinner · Thu–Fri17:30–21:00
Sun & holidaysClosed

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Walk in / call

+61 406 111 568 for tables.

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Order

Bowl + sides at the counter.

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Eat hot

Noodles first, always.

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Takeaway

Packed right, ~10 min.

What makes your ramen different?
Our kitchen's roots are in Japanese BBQ — broths built slow, smoky and deep. The eighteen-hour tonkotsu shows it best.
When are you open?
Lunch and dinner six days a week; closed Sundays and public holidays. Call to confirm.
Do you do takeaway?
Yes — broth and noodles packed separately, ready in about ten minutes when you call ahead.
Anything vegetarian?
Mushroom-kombu veggie ramen plus edamame and vegetable gyoza on request.
Drinks? Card?
Japanese beer, sake and shochu alongside the bowls. Credit card and Eftpos welcome.

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Call +61 406 111 568 for a table or takeaway — or send the form and we'll get back to you. Walk-ins welcome; Fri–Sat nights book out.

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BBQ-chef broths
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