Ramen NYC
Find ramen & events across NYC
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
New in Explore: personalized ramen recommendations. Pick dietary preferences like vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, pork-free and Explore will surface matching spots first.
Ramen NYC is built for people who want great bowls without friction.
Find curated ramen spots across NYC, check in with one tap, and keep a clear history of where you’ve eaten. Browse first, then contribute when you want.
What you can do:
• Discover curated ramen spots and staff picks
• Explore map details, photos, and neighborhood info
• Log fast check-ins and track your bowl history
• Add optional ratings, notes, and photos
• See community activity and ramen events
• Save Want-to-try and Check-ins lists
Sign in when it matters:
Start as a guest, then create an account to sync check-ins and lists across devices.
more This app is amazing. It makes it so easy to discover new ramen spots. I also love that I can take photos and document my ramen journey 🎉 it helps me remember which restaurants I’ve visited. Even better, I can share the new places I discover with my friends. It’s such a smart and useful idea.
This app is amazing. It makes it so easy to discover new ramen spots. I also love that I can take photos and document my ramen journey 🎉 it helps me remember which restaurants I’ve visited. Even better, I can share the new places I discover with my friends. It’s such a smart and useful idea.
Personalized Explore recommendations
Dietary preferences in onboarding and profile edit
New Made for you results page
English and Japanese localization for the new flow
1.1.13 4d ago
This update cleans up a few rough edges across the app:
• Login prompts now dismiss properly when you tap outside the dialog.
• Saved list pages, including Want to try and Check-ins, now scroll more naturally.
• Leaderboards have a cleaner white-card style for better readability.
• Profile photo grids now have safer bottom spacing on devices with system navigation.
• Store review prompts are now timed more carefully after good app moments without interrupting review celebrations.
1.1.12 6d ago
The You page now gives you a clearer view of your ramen journey, including taste progress, saved spots, and review momentum.
This release also adds featured ramen events, including support for special pop-ups and external booking flows, plus smarter notifications and inbox improvements to help you finish reviews, revisit saved places, and get back to the right part of the app faster.
1.1.9 May 3
What’s New in 1.1.8
This update makes search more useful when something isn’t listed yet.
• Suggest a restaurant directly from search
• Suggest an event without leaving search
• Smoother search flow across Explore and Community
• Minor fixes and polish
1.1.8 Apr 28
What’s new:
• Added email sign in and account creation
• Added email verification for new password-based accounts
• Added password reset support
• Improved login and verification screens on smaller devices
• Fixed onboarding so reminder prompts no longer appear on top of setup
• General stability and polish improvements
1.1.7 Apr 19
Version 1.1.6 improves the meetup experience:
- Better meetup confirmation emails after you join
- Reminder emails for upcoming meetups
- Cleaner meetup messaging and empty states
- Reliability improvements behind the scenes
1.1.6 Apr 9
- Clearer RSVP success flow with celebration and follow-up notification prompting
- Better waitlist promotion feedback when a spot opens up
- Improved meetup chat notification handling for mentions and grouped message digests
- Localization cleanup for meetup and notification-related UI
1.1.3 Apr 7
Version 1.1.2 includes improvements to meetup chat:
• Easier to exit event chat
• Keyboard now dismisses after sending a message
• Live chat header takes up less space on smaller screens
• Smoother scrolling and a cleaner overall chat experience
1.1.2 Apr 7
Version 1.1.1 brings polish to the Explore and Community experience, improves review sharing, updates notification prompts and settings handling, and includes general bug fixes.
1.1.1 Apr 5
This release introduces meetup features and improves the overall Ramen NYC experience.
Discover and join ramen meetups
Live meetup chat and improved event details
Cleaner visual design across the app
Better map clarity and smoother interactions
Improved review and photo contribution flows
Less noise in recent activity
Follow-up reminders after directions
General fixes and performance improvements
1.1.0 Mar 25
New Reviews tab on restaurant pages with filters (Latest, Highest rated, Lowest rated, Photos)
Cleaner Overview tab to reduce clutter
Restaurant reviews now use the richer profile‑style cards
Photo credits now display on restaurant photos
Performance improvements on the profile screen
Visit counts now show for restaurants. on maps
Fixed check‑ins counting as reviews without review data
Visit counts now show on restaurant details & map pins
Added more ramen identity traits
New splash screen
1.0.19 Mar 12
New Ramen Identity traits: add reviews, unlock your identity, and share it.
Better review flow with clearer ramen options and expanded chashu styles.
Improved notifications behavior to reduce unwanted screen jumps.
Profile and deep link reliability improvements.
Performance and stability fixes.
1.0.18 Mar 4
Improved sign-in reliability, a better notifications setup experience, easier viewing of tagged people in reviews, and overall performance and stability improvements across the app.
1.0.17 Feb 23
• You can now tag friends in reviews with @mentions
• Mentioned users receive in-app and push notifications
• Tapping a mention opens that user’s profile
• Community and profile review cards now show companion avatar stacks for tagged group visits
• Recent Activity now supports updates like “got ramen with [user] at [restaurant]”
• Review writing is smoother: Enter creates a new line, and mention suggestions appear above the keyboard
• Notifications icon now only appears when viewing your own profile
• Additional performance and UX improvements
1.0.16 Feb 21
Improved onboarding and activation with smarter quest guidance that opens the right action instantly (review, photo, quick question, or invite).
Improved onboarding with smarter activation quests to help new users get started faster.
1.0.15 Feb 18
In this version:
• New one-tap Check-ins flow, including unlog check-in support
• Restaurant quick actions now include both Write Review and Check In
• New Quick Start Check-ins with restaurant photos for faster first actions
• Guest check-ins now carry over after sign-in
• Improved onboarding guidance, UI polish, and stability fixes
1.0.14 Feb 14
New: “Quick Start your Been list” to mark ramen spots you’ve visited in seconds
Improved map/list experience with clearer visited state and undo support
Contribute flow now keeps “Write Review” and “Mark Visited” as separate actions
Sign-in prompts are clearer and less intrusive
Removed starter quest banner and signup bonus-point messaging
Better reliability and UX polish across explore/map/saved-list interactions
1.0.13 Feb 13
We’ve made improvements to help you discover ramen faster and explore with confidence.
• Smarter search and better recommendations
• Refined Explore page activity layout
• Additional security enhancements
• Bug fixes and performance improvements
1.0.12 Feb 9
Improved point balance across the ecosystem
Updated events and restaurant listings
Added onboarding quests to guide new users
Increased available actions for users who aren’t signed in
Introduced an invite system to bring friends into the app
Fixed an issue where some Apple email addresses could not sign in
1.0.11 Feb 8
• New leaderboards for top restaurants and community members
• Filter the community feed to see posts from friends more easily
• Fixed a profile page bug
• Improved performance and image loading for a smoother experience
1.0.10 Feb 3
Add tiered community questions
Users can now see all time Photo views
Allow restaurant owners to claim listings from the Mobile App
New Analytics for user's on the contribution page
New Analytics for owners on the contribution page
Celebratory flair when leveling up or leaving reviews
Ux/Ui performance improvements and Bug fixes
1.0.9 Jan 29
Japanese Translations
Performance improvements
UX improvements
1.0.8 Jan 23
Restaurant owners can now claim their restaurant and can post content within the app
Performance improvements
1.0.7 Jan 10
Some UX improvements around loading screens
1.0.6 Jan 6
A brand-new design with a cleaner, more intuitive experience
Faster browsing and smoother interactions
General performance improvements and bug fixes
1.0.5 Jan 4
Personalized Explore recommendations
Dietary preferences in onboarding and profile edit
New Made for you results page
English and Japanese localization for the new flow
more Version 1.1.13 4d ago
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