Instant Noodles reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 343 Reddit reviews across 20 subreddits and 41 posts to rank the best Instant Noodles brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/CasualUK, r/InstantRamen, r/CasualPH, r/AskReddit, r/AskUK. Top-rated brands include Indomie (4.8/5), Nongshim (4.8/5), Samyang (4.5/5).
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Posts41
Brands43
Products66
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#1
Indomie
4.8
(69)
"Indomie Mi Goreng Hot & Spicy 🥰"
"Indomie is my favorite"
"Mi goreng"
"Mi goreng"
"Indomie"
"Can't knock them"
"Indomi is in my opinion more salt/msg forward and stir fry shin is sweeter and spicier. both delicious though. you should try it."
"Indomie is def the best dry instant noodles hands down"
"1. Mang Juan red 🤌🏼
2. Mi Goreng orig
3. Yakisoba blue
4. Curly spag
5. Lucky me orange"
"MI GORENG🔛🔝"
#2
Nongshim
4.8
(38)
"Stir fry Shin Ramyun🤤"
"Nongshim Tonkatsu bowls are available at most Costco locations and are excellent. I prefer the black garlic flavor."
"Shin black 💛"
"Get Nongshim, gourmet spicy to be precise."
"A Nongshim Neoguri and Chapagetti cooked together to make Chapaguri."
"I really like the Nongshim Kimchi flavour noodles."
"Nongshim Kimchi!"
"Asian instant noodles are where it's at."
"Nongshim shin ramyun.. Especially if you poach an egg in the broth."
"Big fan of any nongshim"
#3
Samyang
4.5
(28)
"Samyang buldak is fireee"
"Samyang Buldak Carbonara"
"Buldak ❤️"
"But nothing beats Samyang."
"Samyang is definitely not joking with their 2/3x (in my opinion) and i definitely want to try samyangs other flavours."
"Only Samyang noodles i like"
"Buldak (pink package) carbonara noodless"
"SO DAMN GOOD!"
"If you like hot ones, the Samyung 2x spicy in the red pack is pretty good."
"Samyang 2x spicy (my latest 5-pack arrived from Amazon this morning)"
#4
Yakisoba
4.7
(25)
"Yakisoba any flavor except kalamansi."
"Yakisoba spicy chicken FTW.... Sarap ipares sa tinapay"
"YAKISOBA"
"YAKISOBA FOR THE WIN!!!!! 😋"
"That Spicy Chicken from Yakisoba is 🧑🍳😘!"
"Yakisoba spicy chicken talaga"
"Yakisobaaaa"
"Yakisoba forever!!"
"Yakisobaaaaaaaa and indome mi goreng"
"YakisOooobaa supremacy!!!"
#5
Koka
4.5
(26)
"Are the best that are easily available and cheap."
"Are my favourite."
"I love the masala koka"
"Love Koka Stir Fry Spicy."
"Tom Yam Koka Noodles 🤌🏼"
"Koka Spicy Stir Fry are by a mile the best instant noodles."
"The curry one is lovely."
"Kimchi and Tom yam koka"
"Koka. Every day of the week."
"I think Koka are the best generally available ones."
#6
Nissin
4.6
(23)
"Nissin is best. The broth is the beef-iest I’ve ever tasted."
"Nissin ones from asian supermarkets that are imported from Japan."
"Nissin Soba pots are brilliant."
"Must be Nissin, they are the leading instant noodles manufacturer in Japan."
"Nissin ramen is elite"
"Nissin Demae Ramen, chicken flavour is good."
"Nissin ramen are meant to be made as a soupy noodle."
"My personal favourite are the Nissin Soba ones."
"Nissin's Ramen nung 80s"
"One of my all time favourites."
#7
Shin
4.6
(19)
"I tried shin gold for the first time the other day and it's honestly one of my all time favourites"
"Shin black is amazing."
"Shin black
"
"Shin Black, and it's not even close."
"Shin Black"
"Soup - Shin Black"
"Kimchi shin is my all time fav soup noodles"
"The Red and black packet spicy shin cup noodles are great."
"Shin (red spicy packaging) has best noodles texture IMO."
"I can't get enough of the Shin Cup ones."
#8
Shin Ramyun
4.9
(14)
"Shin ramyun stir fry is pretty sick"
"Shin Ramyun and Samyang Cream Carbo huhu"
"For me, shin ramyun is the best pa rin talaga!"
"Shin ramyun ftw"
"You can’t go wrong with SHIN ramen or Samyang."
"Shin and neoguri"
"Shin Ramen by far. I like to add coconut milk and peanut butter."
"I’ve been eating a shin ramyun for lunch everyday for the last 2 years."
"Shin Ramyun, Samyang Buldak are your best bets."
"Shin Ramyun is elite."
#9
Maggi
4.5
(14)
"Maggie always"
"Maggie"
"Maggie curry flavour. Not masala."
"Maggi curry made in Malaysia are spicy and flavourful."
"Maggies all the way!"
"Nothing can beat classic maggy curry."
"Nothing can beat classic maggy curry."
"Maggi noodles."
"Well it's either Maggi or Yippee"
"Maggi!"
#10
Nissin Demae Ramen
4.7
(7)
"My favourite are Nissin Demae black garlic ramen."
"Demae Ramen. :Chef’s kiss:"
"Demae Ramen are the best I've had."
"Nissin Demae ramen are good, particularly the tonkotsu."
"In pork tonkotsu flavour."
"I like Nissin Demae beef ramen, personally."
"Demae Ramen (Sainsbury’s do them) are very compact and make up to surprisingly big portions."
#11
Sapporo Ichiban
4.5
(6)
"Sapporo ichiban for best straight up beef flavor."
"Sapporo Ichiban chow mein is one of my all-time faves."
"Any Sapporo Ichiban flavor is great."
"I also quite like the Sapporo Ichiban Chow Mein."
"Sapporo ichiban has some great flavors shrimp is the weakest flavor, the original and Tonkotsu are delicious"
"My favorite dry instant noodle is Sapporo Ichiban Yakisoba."
#12
Cup Noodles
4.6
(5)
"Cup Noodle are my favourite."
"Trusty ol’ Cup o’ Noodles."
"I like the ones that just say Cup Noodles on the package."
"Seafood is my favorite."
"Those japanese 'cup noodle' ones. Curry flavour."
#13
Prima Taste
5.0
(4)
"Second on Prima Taste Laksa. If it was well dressed and plated I would think it was from a restaurant."
"My favorite soup instant noodle is Prima Taste Laksa."
"Prima Taste Laksa"
"Prima taste laksa la mian, the rolls royce of instant noodles"
#14
Soba
4.8
(4)
"The Soba noodles are by far the best."
"Soba. Hands down."
"God tier."
"My fave is Teriyaki."
#15
Top Ramen
4.0
(4)
"It’s gotta be soy sauce flavor top ramen"
"Top ramen"
"Top Ramen"
"Top ramen for Indian"
#16
Maruchan
4.0
(4)
"Maruchan"
"Regular ol Maruchan Chicken is my current favorite still."
"Maruchan instant lunch cup noodles in beef flavor is my go to"
"Maruchan"
#17
Buldak
5.0
(3)
"Buldak"
"Buldak 😏"
"I sell noodles, and some of the best selling are, Buldak , Shin cup, Indo Mie Mi Goreng, and of course Koka."
#18
Shin Ramyeon
5.0
(3)
"Spicy, flavorful, and perfect with an egg and veggies!"
"Shin Black. No contest."
"Shin Black if you like it spicey."
#19
Mama
4.7
(3)
"Mama noodles. Any flavour 🤌"
"Mama noodles are my favourite."
"Mama noodles when they were a good prices are solid on the drier side"
#20
Sapporo
4.0
(3)
"Sapporo Miso"
"Sapporo Tonkotsu"
"Have you tried other Sapporo stuff? the shio ramen is pretty good, tasty and basic, they also have a tonkotsu and a miso."
#21
Mi Sedaap
5.0
(2)
"Mi Sedaap 👀"
"Mi Sedaap."
#22
My Kuali
5.0
(2)
"Packs a PUNCH"
"Packs a PUNCH"
#23
Marutai
5.0
(2)
"Best: Marutai."
"Marutai makes a Saga Beef Shio variety that is absolutely stellar and has quite possibly the most authentic beef flavored broth of anything I've tried."
#24
MyKuali
4.5
(2)
"I like mykuali."
"I like mykuali."
#25
Jin Ramen
4.5
(2)
"Jin ramen mild is excellent"
"Jin Ramen is the higher quality stuff."
#26
Ichiran
4.5
(2)
"Best: Ichiran"
"Ichiran instant noodles, thos were quite good if they are available to you."
#27
Shin Ramen
4.5
(2)
"Regular shin ramen made the stir fry way is basically the same and soooo good."
"Shin Ramen"
#28
Jin
4.5
(2)
"Ended up hogging the Jin and Samyang one for dinner and both were bomb!!!"
"The Jin and Samyang on the other hand were very umami and delicious :) will be stocking up on these for future."
#29
Itsu
4.5
(2)
"I love the Itsu ones."
"You can get them in Sainsbury's."
#30
Wei Lih
4.5
(2)
"Wei Lih brand Jah Jun flavor noodles have me in a chokehold"
"Weilih Pork or Beef Noodles (the ones with meat chunks) from Taiwan"
#31
Cintan
4.0
(2)
"Cintan curry (can diy dry version even tho it's supposed to be the soup version! it's much nicer than the soup one) feel like the taste is slightly different frm maggi curry and it's much nicer :) "
"No vote for Cintan Curry?"
#32
Mamee
4.0
(2)
"Taste good."
"Mamee duck noodles taste good, but I also love Cintan."
#33
Paldo
4.0
(2)
"I like the Paldo brand bowls. Spicy is my favorite but kimchi flavor is good too."
"Best not pictured is the Paldo brand version!"
#34
Ho-Mi
4.0
(2)
"Ho-mi beef"
"This is sooo underrated."
#35
Payless
4.0
(2)
"Payless pancit shanghai"
"It was my childhood."
#36
Soon
4.0
(2)
"Soon vegetarian is a really good mild ramen"
"I love the soon veggie ramen!"
#37
Pot Noodles
3.5
(2)
"Can't go wrong with a Pot Noodle tbh"
"Sure the portions are tiny as hell and overpriced as shit for what they give you"
#38
Kabuto
2.0
(2)
"Kabuto are good, but if you can get to an Asian supermarket they tend to import the good stuff."
"If you think Kabuto are good, be aware of the vile shite that is their macaroni and cheese."
#39
Master Kong
4.0
(1)
"Master Kong!"
#40
Nissin Black Garlic
4.0
(1)
"Can't go wrong with Nissin Black Garlic."
#41
TianXiaoHua
4.0
(1)
"The wide noodles from TianXiaoHua are pretty good."
#42
Kiki
4.0
(1)
"I like the kiki brand for dry noodles (it’s a Taiwanese brand). It’s really good lol and worth the splurge."
#43
Mie Sedaap
4.0
(1)
"There’s also this noodle like the Indomie mi goreng but tastes better it’s called mie sedaap"
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