What shoryu ramen does

Shoryu Ramen Limited is a privately-held UK restaurant company that operates Hakata Tonkotsu ramen bars across London, Manchester, and Oxford. The core product is a traditional Fukuoka-style pork bone broth ramen with handmade noodles, served across a multi-tier menu architecture that includes the premium Takumi menu, the heavier Jiro Ramen line, and the accessible Jiro Ramen and Shoryu Cup Noodle options. The company has extended the brand into retail through an instant cup noodle SKU sold via supermarket channels.

The business model is primarily direct-to-consumer through dine-in service at owned and operated restaurant locations, supplemented by third-party delivery partnerships with Just Eat, Uber Eats, and Deliveroo for off-premise orders. A secondary revenue stream comes from private party and event bookings at restaurant venues, and a franchise program is offered for licensed expansion of the brand. There is no disclosed pricing structure, digital ordering platform, or subscription mechanism; menu pricing is not published on the public website. Marketing is conducted through owned social channels (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok), an email newsletter, and a content blog ("INSIDE SHORYU"), in addition to the implicit demand generation from aggregator platform listings.

The company is registered as a private limited company in the United Kingdom, has no disclosed parent company or institutional investors, and reports no funding rounds, mergers and acquisitions, or leadership changes in the available source material. Operational scale is limited to three UK cities with an undisclosed number of individual restaurant sites, and franchise-operated locations are referenced but not enumerated.

Name

shoryu ramen

Legal name

Shoryu Ramen Limited

Website

https://shoryuramen.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Shoryu Ramen Limited operates a multi-site UK restaurant brand serving Hakata Tonkotsu ramen and Japanese street food across London, Manchester, and Oxford, with dine-in, delivery via Just Eat/Uber Eats/Deliveroo, private events, and a franchise program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Japanese Ramen Restaurants

NAICS

Limited-Service Restaurants (722513), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Noodle Manufacturing (instant, ramen, rice noodles) (AFAKABAC)

Keywords

• Japanese ramen restaurants
• Tonkotsu ramen dining
• Hakata style noodles
• Japanese street food
• Casual dining uk

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Revenue generated from dine-in customers at Shoryu Ramen restaurant locations, including their signature Hakata Tonkotsu ramen, specialty menus (Takumi menu, Jiro Ramen), and Shoryu Cup Noodle products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Shoryu Ramen operates a chain of Hakata Tonkotsu ramen bars across London, Manchester, and Oxford, serving traditional Japanese ramen (including a premium Takumi menu and a hearty Jiro Ramen line), Japanese street food, and drinks. The company also offers private party event hosting at its restaurant locations and has expanded into retail through the Shoryu Cup Noodle instant noodle product line.

Product overview

Shoryu Ramen operates as a Hakata Tonkotsu Ramen Bar restaurant chain offering a portfolio of ramen products and dining experiences. The core offering is the Hakata-style tonkotsu ramen at restaurant locations, supplemented by premium options through the Takumi Menu and the bold Jiro Ramen line. The company has expanded into retail with Shoryu Cup Noodle instant products. Additional services include private party bookings across restaurant locations in London, Manchester, and Oxford.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Takumi Menu: Premium menu offering
• Jiro Ramen
• Shoryu Cup Noodle

Products and services

• Hakata Tonkotsu Ramen Bar Flagship dine-in restaurant concept offering traditional Hakata-style tonkotsu ramen with rich pork bone broth and handmade noodles, alongside Japanese street food and drinks, served at locations in London, Manchester, and Oxford for individual diners.
• Takumi Menu
• Jiro Ramen
• Shoryu Cup Noodle
• Private Parties
• Delivery Service via Just Eat, Uber Eats, and Deliveroo

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Just EatcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJust Eat is a food delivery platform partner that allows Shoryu Ramen customers to order ramen for delivery through the Just Eat platform and app.
• Uber EatscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUber Eats is a food delivery platform partnership enabling Shoryu Ramen customers to order ramen through the Uber Eats app for delivery.
• DeliveroocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDeliveroo is a food delivery platform partner that enables Shoryu Ramen customers to order ramen for delivery through the Deliveroo platform, operating in London and other UK cities.

Scale indicators1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kanada-Ya: Kanada-Ya is a UK-based authentic Japanese ramen chain specializing in tonkotsu broth. It competes head-to-head with Shoryu on the specific Hakata tonkotsu ramen niche in the London market.
• Wagamama: Wagamama is a UK-based Japanese-inspired casual dining chain with a national footprint serving ramen, noodles, and Asian dishes. It is the most directly comparable operator to Shoryu in terms of cuisine, customer base, and service model.
• Yo! Sushi: Yo! Sushi (YO!) is a UK Japanese casual dining and takeaway brand offering sushi, ramen, and hot Japanese dishes. It overlaps with Shoryu on cuisine category and target customer (urban UK diners seeking Japanese food).
• Itsu: Itsu is a UK-based Japanese fast-casual chain serving noodles, ramen, sushi, and bento boxes, plus a retail grocery range. Comparable to Shoryu on both the restaurant and retail packaged-food sides of the business.
• Bone Daddies: Bone Daddies is a London-based Japanese ramen and izakaya-style restaurant group. It directly overlaps with Shoryu in offering ramen-focused menus to urban UK diners seeking authentic Japanese food.
• Tonkotsu (ramen chain): Tonkotsu is a UK ramen-focused restaurant group operating in London and other cities. It is a direct ramen peer to Shoryu with overlapping customer demographics and delivery-platform distribution.
• Wasabi Sushi & Bento: Wasabi is a UK Japanese fast-casual and grab-and-go chain selling sushi, bento, and hot Japanese dishes. It overlaps with Shoryu on cuisine, UK urban customer base, and delivery-platform reliance.
• Chopstix: Chopstix is a UK-based Asian noodle and stir-fry fast-casual chain with multi-city presence and delivery partnerships. Comparable to Shoryu as a competing UK noodle-focused casual dining brand.

Emerging players

• Marugame Udon: Marugame Udon operates Japanese udon casual-dining restaurants in the UK. It is an emerging adjacent peer focusing on a different noodle style but competing for the same Japanese noodle-seeking consumer.

Regional players

• Pho Restaurant: Pho is a UK chain serving Vietnamese pho and Asian-inspired dishes. It is comparable as a UK-based Asian noodle/casual dining operator with multi-city presence, though focused on Vietnamese rather than Japanese cuisine.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/shoryuramen
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ShoryuRamen
• Facebookfacebook.com/ShoryuRamen
• Instagraminstagram.com/shoryu_ramen
• TikToktiktok.com/@shoryuramen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shoryu-ramen

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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