Best instant ramen on Reddit
365 reviews from r/InstantRamen, r/ramen, r/Teenager_Polls and 11 more subreddits
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#1
Nongshim
4.6
(42)
"Specifically the cup noodle version. I add some extra fresh kimchi and it’s so satisfying and delicious."
"Some of my favorites from his top 10 lists are Paldo Namja Ramen and Nongshim K Army Stew"
"Anything by nongshin or Cup noodle."
"I have a deep love for the nongshim kimchi noodles."
"NongShim Shin Ramyun"
"Nongshim tonkotsu black garlic bowl."
"Nongshim bowl noodles are a good choice i think!"
"Nongshim Tonkatsu Ramen from Costco."
"If you like seafood flavor neoguri noodles are one of the best."
"My favorites are the Nongshim Tonkotsu Spicy Pork & Black Garlic."
#2
Nissin
4.4
(41)
"Can’t go wrong with Nissin brand."
"Nissin Donbei Kitsune Udon."
"Nissin Hot & Spicy Chicken is my go to 'treat myself' for lunch."
"My favorite right now is the one called Nissin Raoh."
"They come in a 5 pack for around $5 and they are delightful!!"
"Is the closest I've had to restaurant ramen."
"Nissin Roah Tonkatsu"
"Nissin Raoh Shoyu is my current favorite."
"Nissin Raoh tastes the most like real ramen imo."
"Nissin Tonkotsu with black garlic oil"
#3
Shin
4.8
(20)
"Shin Green is a second favorite."
"Shin Black."
"Shin green."
"Shin black."
"Shin seafood."
"Shin, indomie mi goreng original or bbq chicken."
"Regular shin with an egg cracked into it."
"As for instant ramen, Shin is the GOAT."
"I like Shin Ramyun."
"Shin ramen is where it's at right how."
#4
Indomie
4.7
(20)
"Indomie Chicken Curry."
"I like Indomie Mi Goreng Hot & Spicy"
"Indomie! Particularly the stir fried noodles hot and spicy"
"You should try some instant indomie, shits amazing!"
"Mi Goreng for sure."
"Mi goreng/indomie are amazing."
"Personal favourites: Indomie Mi Goreng noodles."
"Indomie."
"Indomie mi goreng. Maybe not technically ramen but it's gooooood."
"Indomie noodles>>>>"
#5
Samyang
4.8
(17)
"Sutah Ramen by Samyang - such great flavour and a good level of spice!"
"My absolute favourite!"
"Samyang's Potato Ramen is so frickin good."
"Samyang buldak black,red , yellow."
"Buldak fire ramen imo"
"I love the Samyang Buldak Hot Chicken ramyeon, I mean specifically the black package ones!"
"Samyang buldak is fire."
"Samyang Hot Chicken Instant Noodles are delicious."
"Samyang ramen in the orange packets. If you like medium spice, it’s perfect."
"Samyang"
#6
Buldak
4.9
(15)
"Just Buldak. Should get you 2-3 five packs."
"Buldak 2x spicy or jajang."
"If you like it spicy , Buldak."
"Buldak carbonara."
"Rosé buldak is my absolute favorite."
"Habanero lime buldak."
"Buldak Carbonara."
"Buldak 2X Spicy."
"Buldak Jiajang."
"Buldak carbonara."
#7
Mama
4.5
(14)
"Mama shrimp tom yum with egg yolk and a dash of lime juice is my go-to."
"Pretty popular but unmentioned: Ichiran, Mama"
"Mama noodles. Theres no other non cup noodles that does it so well."
"Mama Shrimp."
"Mama green curry."
"Mama Creamy Shrimp Tom Yum."
"Mama ramen! The creamy Tom yum one :) you can make it with less water."
"Mama and Mamee"
"Acecook Good, A-One, Mama"
"If you like Thai food you gotta try some of the "Mama" brand."
#8
Marutai
4.8
(13)
"Marutai is a really good brand, especially their Local Series."
"Marutai is just about one of the best Japanese brands out there."
"Their tonkotsu products are all wildly good."
"They have amazing Sapporo miso."
"They have amazing chicken paitan."
"They have amazing beef shio."
"Marutai ramen was hands down my favorite."
"Marutai, all the flavours I've tried have been great."
"Marutai, Yamadai, Prima Taste, Nongshim, Samyang, Nissin Raoh, Maruchan Gold/Seiman"
"The absolute best that's easily available in the USA is made by Marutai"
#9
Maruchan
4.2
(14)
"Maruchan Akai Kitsune Udon."
"GARLIC BUTTER! I add garlic butter to my chicken ramen."
"Maruchan’s spicy beef fire bowls."
"Maruchan 🔛🔝"
"Maruchan pork flavor 🤤"
"Cant go wrong with Maruchan Ramen."
"Maruchan Kitsune Udon"
"Regular old marchuan pork. Simple and delicious."
"Maruchan chicken yakisoba is supa fya."
"MAruchan bro"
#10
N/A
4.3
(13)
"Tonkotsu Ramen is amazing and they also have a curry variety that is super delicious."
"Ramen noodles! Especially shin ramen and get some sliced carrot from the grocery store."
"Creamy chicken definitely, ooh or teriyaki chicken"
"Shin is probably my favourite that I g’can get anywhere"
"Spicy chicken"
"I always liked the simplicity of chicken flavored cup noodle. Cheap and fast."
"The orange one"
"United or superking"
"I like United for instant ramen. Maybe slightly more variety than Superking."
"Brands like Tseng, HFY, Mom's Dry Noodle, Little Couples, and the one with the angry panda on it are all great."
#11
Sapporo Ichiban
4.3
(12)
"Sapporo Ichiban is Sapporo’s number one."
"Sapporo ichiban!! hands DOWN my favorite."
"Yall dont know the good stuff like sapporo ichiban."
"Sapporo Ichiban Original! It’s delicious."
"Sapporo Ichiban is so delicious and comforting."
"I would recommend Sapporo Ichiban original flavor."
"Very good!"
"My favorite is the Shio, which can be dressed up with veggies and protein really well."
"Is my go to (besides mi goreng)"
"Sapporo Iciban Chicken is quite good"
#12
Shin Ramen
4.6
(8)
"Original shin ramen."
"This may be heresy but I love putting my shin black noodles in cold water."
"Gotta look out for Shin Ramen. It is the gold standard."
"Shin black or gold if you like a lot of spice."
"I'm pretty pissed off that I wasted so much of my life on that other crap."
"Shin is pretty good, nongshim also has a veggie ramen that is pretty good."
"Shin Red cups imo."
"I’d probably do Shin Red (with consommé instead of the packets)."
#13
Ichiran
4.7
(7)
"Pretty popular but unmentioned: Ichiran, Mama"
"Ichiran. Rare and expensive... but its identical to how it tastes in its restaurants."
"Ichiran."
"The *best* instant ramen kit is the Ichiran boxed set."
"Try ichiran instant or shin Ramen black."
"I can't say if it tastes like the real thing since I've never been to an Ichiran restaurant."
"Ive had the ichiran one that comes with 2 servings in a box."
#14
Paldo
4.3
(7)
"Some of my favorites from his top 10 lists are Paldo Namja Ramen and Nongshim K Army Stew"
"Paldo volcano chicken noodles and the Bulnak squid fire noodles are my fave!"
"Paldl teumsae"
"Paldo"
"Ottogi cheese"
"If you want some heat, try Paldo Teumsae Ramyun."
"Paldo bibimyeon (spicy cold noodle - not too spicy) is great!"
#15
Ottogi
4.2
(6)
"Ottogi Cheese Ramen."
"Ottogi has awesome flavors similar to Buldak."
"Ottogi Sesame."
"That one cheese ramen that’s everywhere!"
"Jin (Korean) [OTTOGI] this is the way."
"Sapporo Ichiban and Ottogi"
#16
Jin
4.2
(5)
"Jin ramen spicy is my fav"
"Currently favourite is Jin or Neoguri."
"Jin mild is very good. It's spicy but not overwhelming."
"I actually like jin instant noodles."
"JIN ramyeon- MILD. Plenty of heat, tons of flavor."
#17
Soon
4.5
(4)
"Soon veggie ramen no mentions that and it's fucking delicious."
"I recently ate the Soon Veggie Ramen…. SOOO GOOD."
"Soon Ramyun"
"I personally have been loving soon veggie kimchi ramen."
#18
Koka
4.5
(4)
"Koka. Everything from them is dynamite and the packaging is fancy."
"Koka laksa."
"I personally liked only the Spicy Singapore flavour"
"Koka 😍"
#19
Myojo
4.3
(3)
"Myojo Chicken Abalone."
"Myojo Chukazanmai."
"I just recently found them and the two I tried were amazing."
#20
Kang Shi Fu
4.3
(3)
"I really like these ones: Kang Shi Fu mushroom chicken noodle bowl."
"Kang Shi Fu/ Master Kong brand."
"Kang Shi Fu beef noodles."
#21
Shin Black
5.0
(2)
"Shin Black is my go-to"
"+1 for Shin Black."
#22
Shin Ramyun
5.0
(2)
"Shin Ramyun, you'll never need another brand"
"Gyat damn is it good."
#23
MyKuali
5.0
(2)
"MyKuali Penang Curry is in my top 5."
"Try: MyKuali Penang White Curry Noodle."
#24
Momofuku
5.0
(2)
"The best instant noodles... are Momofuku noodles."
"I really like Momofuku, all of the flavors are very good!"
#25
Sun Noodle
5.0
(2)
"It is literally my obsession these days."
"Sun Noodle makes a broth packet, liquid based that's really good."
#26
Weee!
4.5
(2)
"Try this online store, it has enough Ramen."
"Weee!! sells lots of great ramen products, with great delivery."
#27
Menraku
4.5
(2)
"Menraku if you like tonkotsu."
"Menraku."
#28
JML
4.5
(2)
"Their spicy beef is EXCELLENT."
"Chicken and mushroom is a nice non-spicy alternative."
#29
Costco
4.5
(2)
"I love the tonkatsu bowls you can buy at Costco."
"Costco tonkantsu is great."
#30
Maggi
4.5
(2)
"Maggi Kari Noodles soo good."
"My fav spicy noodles."
#31
Top Ramen
4.5
(2)
"Top Ramen is the best."
"Honestly Top Ramen soy."
#32
Acecook
4.5
(2)
"Nothing from the brand 'acecook' was a miss for me."
"Acecook Good, A-One, Mama"
#33
Prima Taste
4.5
(2)
"Prima taste Laksa La Mian is sooooo good."
"Pricy but has been consistently at the top of the ramen rater list for years."
#34
Wai Wai
4.5
(2)
"Wai wai, the best it gets."
"Wai wai sour soup."
#35
Mie Sedaap
4.0
(2)
"Mie Sedaap"
"It’s one of a top Indomie contenders imo."
#36
Immi
4.0
(2)
"Immi black garlic chicken."
"I personally like immi, think they're in most stores now."
#37
Baija A'kuan
5.0
(1)
"These are super wide, super flavourful and just awesome."
#38
Baixiang
5.0
(1)
"Baixiang Beef with Sauerkraut is one of my faves that never gets mentioned."
#39
Jinmailang
5.0
(1)
"Jinmailang has a great range - the Emperor chicken as well as their Spicy beef with pickled mustard are the top of my pops."
#40
UNIF
5.0
(1)
"UNIF is excellent"
#41
Kang Shifu
5.0
(1)
"My favorite brand growing up was kang shifu."
#42
SnapDragon
5.0
(1)
"SnapDragon Tonkotsu Ramen (spicy pork flavor).... Thank me later!"
#43
Mike’s Mighty Good
5.0
(1)
"Mike’s Mighty Good Ramen is indeed mighty good."
#44
Curry Mee
5.0
(1)
"Curry Mee Penang White Curry is my #1 fave."
#45
Bibim Men
5.0
(1)
"Bibim Men is my absolute fave."
#46
Ibumie
5.0
(1)
"The Malaysian brand Ibumie is really good and seem to get very little love."
#47
A-Sha
5.0
(1)
"A-Sha guanmiao spicy fennel is my favorite."
#48
Sapporo
5.0
(1)
"Definitely Saporro for me"
#49
Wee!
5.0
(1)
"Wee! Has hundreds of ramen!!"
#50
T's
5.0
(1)
"T's tsan tsan are the best instant noodles ever."
#51
Yum-Yum
5.0
(1)
"Is my absolute favourite."
#52
Samurai
5.0
(1)
"I really liked samurai ramen."
#53
Lucky Me!
5.0
(1)
"Lucky Me! Pancit Canton Hot Chili instant noodles Hits so good!"
#54
Mike's Mighty Good
5.0
(1)
"I would recommend Mike's mighty good chicken if you haven't, it's really rich and is one of my favorites."
#55
The Ramen Way Fan’s
5.0
(1)
"The ramen way fan’s at T&T is my favourite."
#56
Pan Asia
5.0
(1)
"Pan Asia. They have at least 2 full aisles of ramen."
#57
Teumsae
5.0
(1)
"Teumsae is the best spicy ramen."
#58
Uni-President
4.0
(1)
"Not sure if they would have uni-president take any super hot pot beef flavor."
#59
Singapore
4.0
(1)
"Singapore Laksa"
#60
Wei Lih
4.0
(1)
"Wei lih jajang noodles! Myojo yakisoba"
#61
Walmart
4.0
(1)
"Walmarts great value ramen 🤤"
#62
Pancit Canton
4.0
(1)
"Pancit Canton Chow mein is quite good"
#63
Kung Fu
4.0
(1)
"Kung Fu Beef."
#64
Mamee
4.0
(1)
"Mama and Mamee"
#65
A-One
4.0
(1)
"Acecook Good, A-One, Mama"
#66
Master Kong
4.0
(1)
"Either way it's really good, plenty of spices."
#67
Nam Hai
4.0
(1)
"Nam Hai has endless selection."
#68
Tian Phat
4.0
(1)
"Tian phat had a lot last time I was in!"
#69
Mie Sedap
4.0
(1)
"Mie Sedap Rasa Soto."
#70
Wholesome Bowl
4.0
(1)
"Wholesome bowl pepper chicken."
#71
KOKA
4.0
(1)
"KOKA Noodles have a bunch of stir fried noodles."
#72
Baijia
4.0
(1)
"Baijia hot and sour rarely gets mentioned on here."
#73
Super
4.0
(1)
"Super bihun baso sapi."
#74
KungFu
4.0
(1)
"KungFu Beef!"
#75
Mr Noodles
4.0
(1)
"Mr noodles"
#76
Neoguri
4.0
(1)
"Neoguri and chapaghetti."
#77
Noodle Cup
4.0
(1)
"Noodle cup. Love the curry and cheese."
#78
Lotus Foods
4.0
(1)
"I also love the Lotus Foods millet and brown rice ramen."
#79
Thai Kitchen
4.0
(1)
"I also love the Thai Kitchen instant rice noodles."
#80
Fire Wok
4.0
(1)
"Fire wok hot noodles."
#81
Shizuren
4.0
(1)
"Shizuren is fantastic. Lots of packets with toppings for days, solid noodles, and flavorful broths."
#82
Wifon
4.0
(1)
"Wifon only Polish is the best."
#83
Jin Ramen
4.0
(1)
"I'm partial to the Jin ramen myself"
#84
Pot Noodle
4.0
(1)
"POT NOODEL"
#85
Vifon
4.0
(1)
"Vifon"
#86
Yum Yum
4.0
(1)
"Yum yum for small, Samyang for larger"
#87
Noguri
4.0
(1)
"Noguri"
#88
Nissin Demae
4.0
(1)
"Clearly nissin demae (rather than cup)"
#89
IKEA
4.0
(1)
"I like the vegan curry ramen from IKEA."
#90
Toyo Suisan
4.0
(1)
"My favourite next to Shin Black is Toyo Suisan (Maruchan) tonkotsu shoyu."
#91
Laksa
4.0
(1)
"For something a bit different try Laksa ramen."
#92
Itsuki
4.0
(1)
"For a classic tonkotsu Kumamon’s Kumamoto Ramen is really solid."
#93
Chapagetti
4.0
(1)
"Which has zero spice."
#94
Ichiban
4.0
(1)
"Any of the ichiban are quite good, esp chicken tonkotsu!"
#95
Mama's Oriental Kitchen
4.0
(1)
"Try a salted egg flavour, my favourite!"
#96
Kim Phat
4.0
(1)
"Kim Phat is good. It's a Korean brand."
#97
Ko Lee
4.0
(1)
"Ko lee and mama noodles if you want packet that you can put in a bowl."
#98
Family Mart
4.0
(1)
"Best i’ve had are the Family Mart instant ramen cups."
#99
Mr. Noodles
4.0
(1)
"For years, we ate Mr. Noodles brand."
#100
Kal Guk Su
4.0
(1)
"Kal Guk Su, Premium Gomtang are quite mild and delicious."
#101
Cup Noodles
3.0
(1)
"Cup noodles"
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