KABUKI - Japanese restaurant in Thao Dien, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City

Went for a hit of pickleball and ended up craving ramen after, you know how it goes. A mate found this little spot online, just across from Aurora School in Thao Dien, so we wandered over for lunch. Ordered the Chashu ramen, matcha latte, pork katsu, and a highball. Gotta say, the ramen was bloody good, broth was spot on, not too salty, just really well balanced. Proper comfort in a bowl. The matcha latte was a nice surprise too, smooth and not overly bitter like some places tend to do. The pork katsu was alright, nothing to write home about. Bit on the dry side, but still did the job. All up, solid little ramen joint if you’re around Thao Dien and hanging out for a decent feed. Reckon it’s worth a look for lunch or dinner. 🍲

while the food did take a little time, the fact that it was made fresh and ready to go was worth the wait. flavors are authentic, perfectly done ramen from a regions of Japan and portion size perfect. Onigiri made fresh, chicken namba and gyoza incredibly fresh and tasty. thank you for a great experience! i am coming back!🤩

Small and cute Japanese Restaurant in Thao Dien. Came twice and will comeback for sure. Food is good and reasonable price. Atmosphere is quiet & chill. The staff’s nice. Couldn’t ask for more. Highly recommended 💐

I did not plan to go there at first 🤣 I just walking in this area to finding somewhere to have dinner but I accidentally see this small restaurant then I check the menu in front of the store and yeah, their menu is interested. When I’m thinking what to order, so stress, I want to try many thing but I’m a bit full to day then staff may see me thinking too long and coming to ask me if she can help and explain even if she does not that fluent in English but she try haha 😆 I decide to order spicy ramen in a set of gyoza and 1 beer. If I’m not that full, I want to try 1 more menu with Soba Zaru (cold noodle) 🥲 It take time around 5-10 minutes for your order. *** Edit: I re-visit to try Soba Zaru set with matcha latte. Soba Zaru just normal for me. I think the sauce of Soba Zaru is too light but the most interested is Uji matcha … I think it may be a normal matcha but … so delicious … and they don’t sell it separately 🙂‍↔️ Food taste is good, it’s a ramen and not that salty. I like gyoza with sauce so much because I’m quite sensitive with sauce but this store, their sauce is a bit sour which was I like 🤩 and their gyoza is very big so it’s reasonable with the price. Sadly, I found this restaurant too late, otherwise, I will visit there more frequent for dinner 😫 The restaurant is quite small, they have around 4 table and bar area but I select to sit at bar and it’s a good choice if you want to have dinner then chit chat with friend as they open some music with low noise.

10/10. A two-month long hunt for good ramen in Ho Chi Minh came to an end when Kabuki opened their store! Extremely good ramen with a strong variety of other Japanese food, am only on my 2nd time back, and am sure to come back for more! Extremely professional and friendly staff, with the owners being Japanese as well. They even remembered the conversation we had from my previous time here. Great calming atmosphere as well. If you are in Ho Chi Minh looking for Japanese food and a hearty meal with lovely staff, Kabuki is a must!!