Upper West Side Eatery Named Among Best Ramen Spots In New York City

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Ramen is one of the most popular meals in the five boroughs, and a recent ranking just named an Upper West Side restaurant among the best in the city at the dish.

The food news and review website Eater NY published a list of "Where to Find the City's Best Ramen."

Here is the Upper West Side restaurant that earned a spot on the ranking.

Zurutto: 142 W. 72nd St.

Zurutto describes its food as a "quick and satisfying meal" made with the finest wholesome ingredients and ready in just four minutes.

The food at the Upper West Side eatery has vegetarian and vegan options, and centers many of its dishes around a "fiery flavor of ginger."

Here's what Eater NY had to say about Zurutto.

"The signature miso ramen incorporates both ground pork and sliced pork, along with miso, corn, bean sprouts, black garlic, and cabbage," Eater NY wrote. "Also available are a curry ramen and a vegetarian soy milk-miso ramen, and some interesting sides that run from octopus balls to tuna tacos."

Here is a breakdown of two of its most popular ramen dishes.

• Zurutto Classic: Chicken broth, chashu pork, seasoned boiled egg, bamboo shoot, onion, scallion.
• Zurutto Miso: Chicken broth, original miso, chashu pork, ground pork, seasoned boiled egg, cabbage, bean sprout, corn, scallion, onion.

Outside of ramen, Zurutto also serves up edamame, sweet potato tempura, shrimp, pork sausage, gyoza, rice dishes, pork buns, tacos, chicken wings, Asian beers, and more.

Zurutto opened on the Upper West Side in 2016.