Scallops + Pork Bone Soup! Matsuyama Shinsou Ramen — Issei Review🍜

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🍜 Matsuyama Saitori Tonkotsu Ramen Ise (Issei)

📍 Location & Accessibility
• Matsuyama Okaido (大街道) main street, 1F Dai-Ni-Kagawa Building
• 3-minute walk from Kotoden Okaido Station

⏰ Business hours
• Lunch 11:00–15:00 / Dinner 18:30–22:00
• Open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays (last order 15 minutes before)
• Closed on Thursdays

💴 Price range
• Signature menu Saitori Tonkotsu Ramen: 880 yen
• Also available in black and red (930–1,100 yen each)
• Topping change: Char siu rice bowl set (+300~420 yen), host and menu each 150 yen, etc.

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✔️ Features & Taste Points
• 帆立豚骨＝Scallop Tokotsu: A profound taste of scallop oil and fragrance melted into pork bone broth! • The soup is creamy, milky, and clean – worthy of being called “Japanese carbonara”
• The self-made noodles are chewy and the quality of the noodles is excellent
• Charcoal-grilled chashu is full of pork flavor, and has a soft texture with a hint of sweetness

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💡 Visiting tips
• Aim for the first time in the morning or lunch: Reduce the time you have to wait in line and enter quietly 👍
• Side menu: Chashu rice bowl and spicy version (ブラック/レッド) are both popular
• Card/QR payment accepted: OK without cash

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“Issue discovered in the middle of Okaido Street!
As soon as I took my first spoonful, the creamy scallop broth scent spread.
The noodles are chewy, and the chashu has a charcoal-grilled flavor… This combination is better than expected!
The black version has added mayu to upgrade the flavor, and the chashu rice bowl set is perfect It was the end.
Thanks to a hot bowl, all my travel fatigue disappeared 😊”