Over the last year, Dr HH and I have been undertaking an important quest: to try even vegan ramen dish in Prague, and rank them all. In this groundbreaking study, I’m going to report each week on one of the spots we tried, and give the ramen a rating. I’m reviewing them in the order we visited them, so this was the first one we tried when we committed to this mission. There aren’t loads of vegan ramen spots in Prague, but there are more than we initially suspected when we started out – so this is definitely a piece of research that was worth doing. I will say that I’ve had better ramen elsewhere, and I wouldn’t recommend that anyone visits Prague especially to try ramen. But if you love ramen as much as I do and you live here, then this is the info that you need!

Bon Fresh Ramen and Soba has a few branches in Prague, all with the same menu. They only have one ramen (veggie ramen), which I tried, but we’re also reviewing the kitsune udon, which Dr HH tried.

Veggies Ramen

Broth: 3/5. It was quite tasty, but not especially rich or deep, and there were no little pockets of flavour or surprise.

Toppings: 2/5. All the topping were vegetables, there was no tofu or anything like that, which was a shame. The mushrooms looked inviting, but were actually a bit too sweet, like there was too much mirin on them. I’m not crazy about bok choy because it’s such a huge item to maneuver, especially when it’s got hot broth all over it, so this was not the perfect match for me.

Noodles: 4/5. Quite a generous portion.

Overall: 9/15. It was solid, but not particularly exciting – there were no elements that I love on a ramen, and the broth wasn’t as tasty as I’d hoped.

Kitsune Udon (Vegan)

Broth: 3/5. It was pleasant, a nice savoury broth with an occasional hint of sweetness.

Toppings: 3/5. The tofu was not as exciting as expected, and was quite difficult to bite through, which makes for a messy eating experience. Dr HH was not convinced by the texture of the grated radish, and would have preferred plain old slices instead.

Noodles: 5/5. Well, they’re udon noodles, so they’re going to get top marks. Slippery and chunky!

Overall: 11/15. Quite fun, but not mindblowing.

And beyond the essential ramen information – there are also vegan gyoza on the menu, which had a fairly bland filling but were well cooked.

I’ve been two two branches so far and found them to have friendly and efficient service, and popular with omni friends. The menus clearly label the vegan options. I don’t think I’ve ever had a chair to sit on though – stools only, alas.