Mr Ramen San, Midcity Arcade
28 people recommend, 2 warn against itvia r/melbourne30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 10 threads.
What people say, in short
Mr Ramen San has strong support for ramen, though opinions range from a personal favourite to merely solid. Several commenters value the extra noodle refills, and a vegetarian diner also recommends it. Others find the broth unremarkable or weaker than bowls they had in Japan. One diner repeatedly finds the noodles overcooked, and another feels quality has become inconsistent. Recommendations pool its Melbourne shops; comments note that their menus differ.
Address
Mr Ramen San, 12a/200 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
At a glance
- Price
- Budget
- Best for
- Vegetarian, Budget
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/scallywag_89 in r/melbourne · Dec 2025
Replies with only the name, implicitly suggesting it as the answer.
- Recommendsu/BadHaycock in r/melbourne · Aug 2025
Lists Mr Ramen San among their go-to ramen places.
- Caveatu/xjrh8 in r/melbourne · May 2026taste
Tried several of its bowls and found the ramen entirely unremarkable.
- Recommendsu/Revolutionary-Arm120 in r/melbourne · Aug 2026
Would happily eat there any day.
- Recommendsu/LivingRow192 in r/melbourne · May 2026
Names it as their ramen pick.
- Recommendsu/Green-Cappuccino in r/melbourne · Dec 2025taste
Thinks the Hardware Lane location serves excellent ramen and endorses its gyoza too.
- Recommendsu/Sea-Tangerine-2752 in r/melbourne · Dec 2025taste
Says Mr Ramen San makes a nice chicken ramen, located in the CBD.
- Recommendsu/Gmaz94 in r/melbourne · Apr 2026taste
Regular vegetarian diner who lists it among affordable, tasty casual city meals.
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- Recommendsu/G4M3R_117 in r/melbourne · Dec 2025taste
Used to visit and still backs it as Melbourne's best, praising its miso ramen as top tier.
- Recommendsu/shit-takes-only in r/melbourne · May 2026
Lists it as their CBD ramen pick.
- Recommendsu/Prestigious_Pace2782 in r/melbourne · May 2026
Names it among their current favourites.
- Recommendsu/tofu_bird in r/melbourne · May 2026value
Says its free first extra noodles set it apart from other Melbourne ramen shops.
- Recommendsu/Flaxans in r/melbourne · Jan 2026taste
Was good but hasn't tried it recently.
- Recommendsu/CheshBreaks in r/melbourne · Dec 2025
Calls Mr Ramen San the top spot in town and enjoys its mango beer.
- Recommendsu/GurrennZero in r/melbourne · Aug 2025
Expresses a strong liking for Mr Ramen San.
- Recommendsu/P3naught in r/melbourne · Jan 2025
Suggests checking out this ramen place in the Mid Town Plaza area of Chinatown.
- Recommendsu/thebigbot in r/melbourne · May 2026taste
Enjoys it as a standard ramen similar to Japanese bowls, though not spectacular.
- Recommendsu/Over_Leave in r/melbourne · Dec 2025taste
Ranks it first on a personal list, calling it tasty and a small, low-key spot.
- Recommendsu/AlwaysLateToThaParty in r/melbourne · Dec 2025
Simply answers with the Midcity Arcade location as the recommendation.
- Recommendsu/ohnojono in r/melbourne · Aug 2025
Agrees with the Mr Ramen San recommendation.
- Recommendsu/the_marque in r/melbourne · Jun 2026consistency
Says many people rate it, it was once the main casual tonkotsu option, and it's still reliable.
- Caveatu/chinchilla_jjigae in r/melbourne · May 2026taste
Agrees that the ramen is unremarkable.
- Mixedu/SrslyBored01 in r/melbourne · Apr 2026value
Notes veggie options; single bowls aren't cheap, but refills could make it worthwhile for big appetites.
- Recommendsu/Aware-Ad4430 in r/melbourne · Apr 2026taste
Names Mr Ramen San as the ramen pick, among several other favourites for different cuisines.
- Recommendsu/InevitableTour5882 in r/melbourne · Jan 2026value
Recommends the basic tonkotsu with free extra noodles and the mazesoba.
- Recommendsu/niliy0 in r/melbourne · Dec 2025
Lists Mr Ramen San as good.
- Recommendsu/jadedrose7 in r/melbourne · Sep 2025
Says they visited Ramen San and found it quite good.
- Mixedu/tanoshiiki in r/melbourne · Jun 2026consistency
Calls it okay, neither amazing nor bad, but thinks quality is inconsistent and declining.
- Mixedu/Common-Blackberry-64 in r/melbourne · Jan 2026value
Not their favourite ramen but fantastic value.
- Recommendsu/melvinlee88 in r/melbourne · Aug 2025taste
Rates Mr Ramen San pretty good, just a little below ramen they had in Japan.
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