Growing up in Hachioji City in Western Tokyo, food has always played an important role in founder and head chef Seigo Nishimura’s life. From elaborate New Year’s Day feasts with his family to late-night Ramen shop hi-jinks with his friends, food facilitated communication and forged connections like nothing else could.
Although he trained at the Tokyo Sushi Academy and worked at a high-end, Michelin rated restaurant in New York’s East Village serving a variety of Japanese delicacies, when he came to Columbus to settle down and open his own shop, he only had eyes for ramen.
Especially In the Midwest, authentic ramen is hard to come by, so he really wants to share this unique cultural, culinary, and community-building tradition with the North Market.
Pull up a bar stool, strike up a conversation, and let the Ramen transport you.