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Momonoki Shinjuku: A Salad-Topped Ginger Tsukemen

September 26

Momonoki Shinjuku is a tsukemen shop near Shinjuku Gyoen serving a refreshing back fat and ginger dipping ramen, with flat noodles and a salad on top.

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