Monohon Ramen is a dedicated ramen restaurant at 102 Old Street. Founder Ian Wheatley developed the idea after living and travelling in Japan, studying at a ramen school and working in a ramen kitchen before launching Monohon as a pop up in 2015.
The restaurant makes its soup, noodles and toppings in house and intentionally concentrates on a small number of dishes. That focus reflects the compact ramen shops that inspired the business, where technique and consistency matter more than an oversized menu.
Shouyu tonkotsu combines soy seasoned tare with a creamy pork bone soup, while a spicy version adds chilli and miso fried pork mince. Soup free choices such as abura soba use thick noodles, sesame oil based tare, slow braised pork, bamboo, seaweed, onions and egg for a different balance of texture and flavour.
Careful preparation continues through toppings such as pork belly braised for several hours and eggs cooked precisely before a long marinade. Monohon does not take reservations, giving the small Old Street dining room the direct, informal rhythm of the Japanese ramen shops behind its concept.
Address: 102 Old Street, London EC1V 9AY, England
Monohon Ramen Menu
Soup-less Ramen
ABURA SOBA
A soup-less ramen. Thick, chewy ramen noodles on a sesame-oil based sauce and: spring onions, bean sprouts, fried shallots, slow cooked pork, bamboo, very soft poached egg, toasted seaweed, pickled ginger and fine strings of cayenne pepper. GO VEGETARIAN — Replace pork with Nametake (marinated Japanese mushrooms). Sauce is also completely vegetarian.
TAIWAN MAZE SOBA
Thick, chewy ramen noodles, spicy miso fried pork mince, a very soft poached egg, chives, bean sprouts, toasted seaweed, onion, minced garlic and katsuo powder. Mop up rice | 3
MENTAIKO CREAM MAZEMEN
Thick, chewy ramen noodles, cream sauce, marinated nametake mushrooms, spring onions, bamboo, toasted seaweed, very soft poached egg and mentaiko (cod roe).
Summer Special
HIYASHI CHUKA
Chilled ramen salad with tomato, cucumber, ham, omelette strips, soft-boiled and seasoned egg, bean sprouts, spring onions. CHOOSE VINAIGRETTE: SOY / SESAME. CHOOSE THICKNESS OF NOODLES: THICK / MEDIUM. GO VEGETARIAN — Replace ham with Nametake (marinated Japanese mushrooms).
HIYASHI CHUKA (Takeaway)
Chilled ramen salad with tomato, cucumber, ham, omelette strips, soft-boiled and seasoned egg, bean sprouts, spring onions. CHOOSE VINAIGRETTE: SOY / SESAME. CHOOSE THICKNESS OF NOODLES: THICK / MEDIUM. GO VEGETARIAN — Replace ham with Nametake (marinated Japanese mushrooms).
JA JA MEN
Chilled, thick, chewy ramen noodles, slightly sweet/spicy pork mince, baby bamboo, shiitake, cucumber, very soft poached egg, toasted seaweed and garlic.
Ramen with pork bone soup
Choose the hardness of your noodles: REGULAR / HARD / VERY HARD.
SHOUYU TONKOTSU
Umami-infused soy sauce with creamy pork bone soup, thin cut noodles, bean sprouts, spring onions, kikurage (Chinese mushrooms) and slow cooked, marinated pork belly slices.
SPICY TONKOTSU
Shouyu Tonkotsu ramen with spicy miso pork mince. Choose spice level: LOW / MID / HIGH.
MENTAIKO CREAM RAMEN
Pork bone soup, mentaiko (spicy cod roe), thin cut noodles, bean sprouts, spring onions, kikurage (Chinese mushrooms), Yaki Nori toasted seaweed and chashu (slow cooked, marinated pork belly).
CHILLI SANSHO MISO
Pork bone soup blended with different miso types, chillies, sansho pepper, medium thick noodles, bean sprouts, spring onions, pork kakuni and toasted seaweed. Also contains peanut.
OPTIONS & TOPPINGS
Ajitsuke tamago
Soft-boiled and seasoned egg
Chashu
Slow cooked, marinated pork belly
Beni-shouga
Shredded, pickled ginger
Yaki Nori
Toasted seaweed
Zenbu-nose
All the toppings above with £3.5 discount
Memma
Seasoned bamboo shoots
Onsen tamago
Very soft poached egg
Kaedama
Second portion of noodles
THE BIG BOY SPICY SPECIAL
THE BIG BOY SPICY SPECIAL
Spicy Tonkotsu large size, all Zenbu-nose toppings, extra egg —save £4.5 vs. ordering toppings separately! Choose spice level: LOW / MID / HIGH.
Otsumami
Edamame
Spicy Fried Shiitake
Vegetarian Soup Ramen
ASSARI VEG RAMEN
Medium-thick noodles in shiitake & konbu broth with spring onions, bean sprouts, pak choi, kikurage, nori and fried tofu.
SHIO – VEGETARIAN
Salt-based tare. TRY EITHER WITH Spicy Fried Shiitake 1.5.
SHOYU – PESCATARIAN
Fish-infused soy tare and served with bonito flake powder.
VEGAN TAN TAN MEN
Creamy sesame flavoured soup with medium thick noodles, spring onions, bean sprouts, pak choi, toasted seaweed and spicy miso-fried soy mince. Also contains peanut.
Drinks
Ubu
UK craft amber ale 500ml
Owa
Japanese craft ale 330ml
Asahi Nama
Draft lager
Asahi 0.0%
Alcohol free lager 330ml
Kizakura Tsu no Honjozo
Dryhot sake
Nigori Zake
Unfiltered sake
Shira Shinken Shochu
Japanese barley spirit
Kurokirishima
Japanese sweet potato spirit
Oolong Hai
Shochu with oolong tea
Suntory -196 Chuhai GRAPEFRUIT / LEMON
Shochu, Vodka, and soda
Ume Shu
Japanese plum wine
Ume Soda
Highball in a pint glass
4 shots of whisky + soda
Coke/Diet Coke
Oolong Tea
Traditional Chinese partially fermented tea
Houjicha
Japanese roasted green tea
Mugicha
Chilled barley tea
Belu
Sparkling/still water