Karazushi Botan, Carroll Gardens
12 people recommendvia r/Brooklyn, r/FoodNYC13 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Karazushi Botan draws many recommendations, with a couple of diners singling out the tsukemen, one calling the hot and cold version a hit and another the best tsukemen, with bold, tangy flavor. One finds the bowls creative and the music lively, one calls it very good, another a standout, and one remembers a lunch there as good. One diner preferred the gyoza to the ramen.
Address
Karazishi Botan, 255 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Hot and cold tsukemen, Tonkotsu
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Other places on this map closest to Karazushi Botan, Carroll Gardens, as the crow flies.
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/Warm-Zucchini1859 in r/Brooklyn · Oct 2024
Names Karazishi Botan as a ramen answer for the Carroll Gardens area.
- Recommendsu/grooveman15 in r/FoodNYC · Jan 2025taste
Ranks it among favorite ramen spots for creative bowls and lively music.
- Recommendsu/control-alt-deleted in r/Brooklyn · Oct 2024
Lists Karazishi Botan as a pick, alongside South Slope.
- Recommendsu/justflipping in r/FoodNYC · Jun 2025taste
Lists Karazashi Botan among NYC spots serving good tonkotsu.
- Recommendsu/Comfortable-Power-71 in r/FoodNYC · Jan 2025
Says they really like the Smith spot.
- Recommendsu/Western-Star1481 in r/FoodNYC · Jun 2025
Seconds Karazashi Botan as a good ramen pick, alongside Tonchin.
- Recommendsu/hoagiesandlox in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2026taste
Praises Karazishi Botan's hot/cold tsukemen as a hit.
- Recommendsu/Iodasu in r/FoodNYC · May 2026taste
Calls this the best tsukemen and says its flavor is bold and tangy without being too seafood-heavy.
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- Recommendsu/era_extrana02 in r/FoodNYC · Feb 2026taste
Says Karazushi Botan is very good and ranks it just behind Tabetomo.
- Recommendsu/Apprehensive_Fan_844 in r/FoodNYC · Jun 2025
Praises Karazashi Botan as a standout.
- Recommendsu/reddevil4life93 in r/FoodNYC · Dec 2024
Names this shop as a direct answer to the takeout ramen request.
- Recommendsu/QuietObserver75 in r/Brooklyn · Oct 2024
Visited once for lunch years ago, recalls it as good, and plans to return.
- Mixedu/smallblackrabbit in r/FoodNYC · Feb 2025taste
Preferred the gyoza here over the ramen.
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