PRECISION RAMEN · TOKYO MEETS SCIENCE

RAMEN
DECODED

ラーメン研究所

We approach ramen the way scientists approach a hypothesis: obsessively, methodically, and with zero tolerance for mediocrity. Our 36-hour tonkotsu broth isn't a recipe — it's a formula.

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Ramen bowl close up
TONKOTSU36H BROTH
SHOYU BASE3X REDUCED
WAGYU CHASHU72H SOUS VIDE
FARM EGG6.5 MIN
NOODLES38% HYDRATION
OPEN TUE–SUN
TONKOTSU36H BROTH
SHOYU BASE3X REDUCED
WAGYU CHASHU72H SOUS VIDE
FARM EGG6.5 MIN
CONCEPT

RAMEN AS
SCIENCE

We don't guess. We measure. Every bowl at Umami Lab is the result of hundreds of iterations, calibrated temperatures, and precisely timed processes. Our chefs are part artist, part chemist.

Our tonkotsu broth is cooked at exactly 98°C for 36 hours. Our ramen eggs marinate for exactly 4 hours in a proprietary tare blend. Nothing is left to chance.

UMAMI DEPTH
98%
BROTH CLARITY
87%
FAT EMULSION
94%
NOODLE CHEW
91%
umami_recipe.sh
$ brew --broth tonkotsu
# Loading pork bones: 8kg...
✓ Roasting at 220°C [12 min]
✓ Cold water start: 18L
$ simmer --temp 98 --time 36h
# Monitoring collagen extraction...
✓ Hour 12: gelatin forming
✓ Hour 36: COMPLETE
$ add --tare shoyu --reduce 3x
✓ Tare ratio: 1:8
$ assemble --bowl premium
✓ Bowl ready. Serve immediately.
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METHODOLOGY

HOW WE BUILD A BOWL

01
BROTH GENESIS
Pork bones roasted at 220°C, then simmered at a rolling 98°C for 36 consecutive hours to extract maximum collagen and fat emulsification.
02
TARE ALCHEMY
Our proprietary tare blend is reduced 3× over 4 hours, concentrating shoyu, mirin, and aged sake into a complex umami bomb.
03
PROTEIN PRECISION
Wagyu chashu cooked sous vide at 68°C for 12 hours. Ramen eggs marinated exactly 4 hours in our tare for perfect jammy centers.
04
BOWL ASSEMBLY
Bowls pre-heated to 70°C. Noodles pulled at 90s. Every component placed in order of temperature sensitivity within 45 seconds.
VISIT US

CLAIM
YOUR SEAT

We run two sittings nightly. Walk-ins welcome before 7PM. For groups of 5+, please reserve ahead.

  • ADDRESS18 Molecule St, Lower East Side, NYC
  • PHONE+1 (646) 555-0288
  • EMAILlab@umamilab.com
  • HOURSTue–Sun: 6PM – 10:30PM