Ganso

Ramen & Japanese comfort food!

Warm, lovable Ganso is hitting all the right notes. With delicious buns filled with pork belly or short rib, a lovely savory signature ramen broth and amazing Rio's chicken wings, I'll be returning many times.

This tiny ramen shop is churning out really good and straight forward ramen. The classic shoyu is the way to go or spicy miso for a little heat.

Ramen joint in Downtown Brooklyn, serving sophisticated takes on Japanese cuisine and the infamous bargain noodle.

On an unlikely block amid Downtown Brooklyn's court buildings is this sleek ramen shop, a joint effort from food writer Harris Salat and chef Ryuji Irie (ex Matsuri); its noodle bowls feature meticulously made broth and quality ingredients, plus there are pork buns and other snacks, all served up in basic, wood-lined digs that fill up fast with a local crowd at prime times.

Warm, lovable Ganso is hitting all the right notes. With delicious buns filled with pork belly or short rib, a lovely savory signature ramen broth and amazing Rio's chicken wings, I'll be returning many times.

Food writer Harris Salat tries his hand at ramen. Counter wraps windowed kitchen in classic Japanese fashion. Blonde wood from front to back. Four varieties of ramen feature short rib, ajitama egg, and braised Chinese broccoli (not all in one). Not simply a soup spot, neither; chef Rio Irie also does crispy wings, kari kari buns, miso-cured skirt steak. Chicken and beef come from local sources,...

Ganso is a Japanese restaurant that proudly serves our own sophisticated versions of ramen and Japanese comfort food.