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Ramen Isshin

Downtown
4.4$$
OPEN11:30 am - 11 pm
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Ramen Isshin Montreal Restaurant: Menu, Reviews & Reserve (2026)
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Reviews for Ramen Isshin

Food
Service
on Google4.4 (80+)
*as of 2026-04-01
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66%
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21%
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Review Summary

Overall, Ramen Isshin is described as a solid ramen spot with a wide range of bowls and dependable service. Diners praise the broths—deep, flavorful and well balanced with miso, shoyu and dashi notes—and the noodles that are often chewy, with vegan options and vegan noodles by default. The tsukemen and takoyaki receive frequent praise, along with a standout chashu and other toppings, and desserts like kakigori get a thumbs-up as a nice finish. The atmosphere is noted as welcoming, with fast, friendly service that keeps lines moving even when busy. A few caveats appear, including occasional smaller portions, price considerations, and the space sometimes feeling chilly or crowded, plus occasional remarks about texture in a few items. Overall, the place comes across as consistently good and worth trying, with many guests likely to return to explore more ramens and sides.
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This place has some great ramen! A variety of spicy, creamy & savory. The appetizer all good but I personally think their takoyaki is too deepfried. The outside is very thick & crunchy. The flavors are there but the texture is off compared to normal Takoyaki.

Ive always received fantastic service. My only complaint is the bathroom has a pee smell & need some more TLC to ensure pleasant & odorless bathroom experience.

Nov 20, 2025
on Google

The service was absolutely excellent, the server was kind & very nice. The seating was new & comfortable. Overall it's a solid place, the food was good but I wasn't absolutely blown away when it came to the flavors, so can't give it a perfect score. But again this is a very decent place.

The issue is that there are lots of similar spots in the area, so you are competing against many other businesses.

I would give this place a chance so you can judge for yourself. Maybe it was just the dish I had.

Nov 13, 2025
on Google
4.0

Top notch ramen. The fat is well emulsified into the soup, the flavors are amazing, they mix multiple umami flavors together (miso, shoyu, porc, dashi) to create amazing boths. Noodles are thick & chewy. The only thing not fully to my taste is the porc which depending on your luck may be 80% fat sometimes which is too much, & they try to encourage a 18% minimum tips by not giving an easy lower option which really bothers me. It has always been 15% in Quebec, this is not the US, it's the employer's job to pay their employees not mine. I want none of that BS, if we yield soon they'll be asking 30%+ everywhere.

Oct 25, 2025
on Google

Ordered spicy white sesame shio ramen. I would highly recommend you order this instead of the regular white sesame shio ramen. The spicy oil isn't spicy at all but make the broth so much better. Overall is good but the bamboo feel like take out directly from the bag or container. If I was the cook I would cook with with store sauce to make flavor better. Small detail but I am a bamboo lover.

Overall still a good ramen in the town, this & sansotei & this would be my top options when I think of ramen.

Apr 5, 2025
on Google