Kodansha Ltd. Finally announced! The 26th “Tokyo Ramen of the Year” awards, the 26th TRY Ramen Awards, the industry’s most prestigious awards, will be released on Tuesday, October 21, 2025!

[Kodansha Ltd.] Finally announced! The 26th “Tokyo Ramen of the Year” award, the 26th TRY Ramen Awards, the industry’s most prestigious awards, will be released on Tuesday, October 21, 2025! ​
Kodansha Co., Ltd. Press release: October 21, 2025 To Members of the Press The announcement is finally here! The 26th “Tokyo Ramen of the Year” award, the 26th TRY Ramen Awards, the industry’s most
prestigious award, will be released on Tuesday, October 21, 2025!
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The 26th TRY Ramen Awards, the industry’s most prestigious awards 2025-2026′ This year’s results are finally here! The 26th annual ramen awards MOOK, “The 26th Annual TRY Ramen Awards: The Industry’s Most Authoritative Ramen Awards 2025-2026,” will be released on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. This year, following last year, we’ve appointed nine judges, the largest number in TRY history. Four TRY judges, two new restaurant judges, and three established restaurant judges will vote, and the overall scores will be ranked and announced for each category and flavor genre. There are two categories: the “TRY New Store Category” and the “TRY Famous Store Category,” which are divided into flavor categories such as soy sauce, salt, and miso. There are also two awards: the “TRY New Store Grand Prize” and the “TRY Grand Prize,” which are given to the best store based on an overall evaluation of the store, including taste. What was the result after nine judges spent a year seriously eating their way around the city and thinking it through…? The winner of the TRY New Restaurant Grand Prize, the highest award given to the most outstanding restaurant among the new restaurants that opened this season, is… Menya Seishin in Ochiai, Tokyo!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1719/7793/1719-7793-18e78e1acef6e6d78d28624d019a6cb1-3900×2596.jpg Masahiro Takano (left), owner of Menya Seishin, and new restaurant judge Ikemen (right). (C)Kodansha BC/Kodansha
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1719/7793/1719-7793-a14863d8d5ecd76835fd2a8a3166eab7-3900×2596.jpg “I’m in charge of the Celebrity Restaurant category, but if I had the right to vote for new restaurants, I would have given this one a perfect score of 10,” said Celebrity Restaurant judge Yoshihiro Hoshino (far right). Ramen YouTuber Maamin (far left) also attended the awards ceremony as a special guest. “Menya Seishin”‘s right-hand man, Kyohei Shibuya (center left), owner Masahiro Takano (center), and new restaurant judge Ikemen (center right) (C) Kodansha BC/Kodansha And the new reigning champion of the “TRY Grand Prize,” the highest award given to the most outstanding restaurant among the many existing restaurants in Tokyo and the three surrounding prefectures, is … “Ramen Kanekatsu” in Kita-Urawa, Saitama!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1719/7793/1719-7793-0632805a43060b9c1366be02b770f8fa-3900×2600.jpg Otomo, Owner of Ramen Kanekatsu Katsu (left) and TRY judge Kazuaki Tanaka (right) (C) Kodansha BC/Kodansha In addition, Ramen Kanekatsu has won first place in the “TRY Famous Restaurant Category: Tsukemen Chintan” for five consecutive years since 2020, and has been selected for induction into the TRY Hall of Fame from next year onwards. It has also achieved four consecutive victories in the “TRY Famous Restaurant Category – Soupless” category.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1719/7793/1719-7793-41ee9a0910decef5564fcb13f62aa7f3-3900×2600.jpg The crystal trophy was presented to proprietress Michiko (left) by the judges for the Famous Restaurant Awards, Leila (center) and Kazuma (right). (C) Kodansha BC/Kodansha
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1719/7793/1719-7793-259740dff9de6847723e2465ac2f2397-3900×2600.jpg From left: Famous Restaurant judge Kazuma, TRY judge Kazuaki Tanaka, proprietress Michiko, and owner Masaru Otomo. Special guests include ramen interviewer Miku Okazaki and famous restaurant judge Leila. (C) Kodansha BC/Kodansha This year, one more restaurant has been inducted into the “Hall of Fame.” Ramen MAIKAGURA in Chitose-Funabashi, Tokyo, has achieved an impressive fifth consecutive victory in the “TRY Famous Restaurant Category: Chicken White Soup” and has been inducted into the Hall of Fame!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1719/7793/1719-7793-aeae198d353843191491df94b74cab0b-3900×2600.jpg Famous Restaurant Judge Layla (left) presents the crystal trophy given to the Hall of Fame restaurant. Taichi Ichijo, owner of Ramen MAIKAGURA (right). (C) Kodansha BC / Kodansha This year, we’re introducing more restaurants in both the “TRY New Stores” and “TRY Famous Stores” categories than last year. In the “TRY New Stores” category, there are five more restaurants in the MIX genre than last year! Also, starting this year, you can find out which bowls each judge awarded perfect scores to. You’ll get to see the best bowls they chose from among the many restaurants they visited over the course of a year. You’ll also get to see the restaurant that received a unanimous vote for the top spot from all the judges! Judges will introduce their recommended restaurants and menus in the “TRY New Restaurants” and “TRY Famous Restaurants” categories. The “TRY Judge’s ROOM” segment, which has been promoted to a regular feature due to its popularity, will feature all the judges’ “Best Ramen for Breakfast,” “Best Ramen Filled with a Sense of Guilt,” “Original Ramen Tour,” and more. The “TRY Hall of Fame Store Latest Trends Report!”, recognized as the strongest in TRY history, features the latest activities of seven legendary stores, including “Chukasoba Tomita,” “Iida Shoten,” and “Ramen Toy Box.” In addition, “TRY Kawaraban” delivers a wealth of content, including the latest news from TRY and a special feature called “SUSURU’s First ⚪⚪ Cup!” This year’s awards ceremony will be streamed on the “Otona no Shuumatsu Channel” from late October to early November. https://www.youtube.com/@otoshu1 ⭕What is TRY? “TRY” is an abbreviation for Tokyo Ramen of the Year. The ramen awards project, which began in 2000 in the information magazine “TOKYO★1 Week” (currently on hiatus), called for a “Let’s decide the best ramen in Tokyo.” ⭕TRY judge ・TRY judge “TV Champion The four guests are Aoki Makoto, the last Ramen King of the “Ramen King Championship,” Shirasu (Saito Mitsuteru), the “strongest ramen blogger” who has been active in many areas, including appearing on television recently, Tanaka Kazuaki, who goes by the nickname “Ramen Bureaucrat Kazuakki” and disseminates ramen information in numerous media outlets, and Oze, who loves ramen and castles and travels around the country eating ramen. ・New Store Judges The judges specializing in the new store category are Ikemen and Shiraken, known as “new store hunters.” ・Famous Restaurant Judges The judges specialize in the famous restaurant category. They are Ms. Layla, the “original ramen queen,” Mr. Yoshihiro Hoshino, former owner of the legendary restaurant
“Kiraboshi,” and Mr. Kazuma, the youngest judge who posts daily on Instagram. ⭕About the Judging Period and Categories The “TRY New Store Grand Prize” is awarded to the best new store among those that opened between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025, and the “TRY New Store Category” is divided into taste categories. There is the “TRY Grand Prize,” which is awarded to the best existing store, and the “TRY Famous Stores Division,” which is divided into taste categories. X (old Twitter) @ramentry Instagram @tokyoramenoftheyear ■Bibliographic Information The 26th TRY Ramen Awards, the Industry’s Most Prestigious Awards 2025-2026 [Release Date] Tuesday, October 21, 2025 [Regular Price: ¥1,100 (tax included) Number of Pages: 132 Publisher: Kodansha BC Co., Ltd. / Kodansha Co., Ltd. [Digital Edition] Scheduled for release around October 29th For more information about this release