A hidden 3rd-floor Asakusa shop serving creamy white-broth ramen crowned with A5 halal wagyu plus a rare halal wagyu beef cutlet, with a prayer space on-site.
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Shunpudou (春風堂) sits about two minutes from Senso-ji and two minutes from Tsukuba Express Asakusa Station, and it fills a real gap in the neighborhood: a ramen shop built specifically for Muslim travelers rather than one that simply tolerates them. The restaurant states it uses only halal-certified ingredients and keeps alcohol and non-halal animal products off the premises, and it provides an on-site prayer space with purification (wudu) facilities — unusual amenities for a ramen counter in a tourist district.
The signature dish is the Halal Wagyu Ramen: a broth of halal chicken bones and vegetables simmered roughly eight hours and strained clear, topped with thin-sliced A5 wagyu, available in white, spicy, and miso broth versions. The other headline item is the Halal Wagyu Beef Cutlet, which the shop describes as one of the few halal wagyu katsu preparations in Japan — crisp crust over well-marbled A5 beef. Chicken-broth ramen (also white, miso, and spicy) and a Special Vegan Ramen made without animal-derived ingredients round out the menu, alongside set meals pairing ramen with cutlet.
Per aggregated diner data on Tabelog, expect roughly ¥3,000–4,000 at lunch and ¥4,000–5,000 at dinner. The restaurant draws an international clientele and staff reportedly speak English in addition to Japanese, so ordering without Japanese should be manageable — we could not independently confirm which additional languages menus or staff cover beyond that. Seating mixes counter and tables and can handle groups of up to 60, including tour parties, which the shop actively welcomes.
Two caveats worth flagging: the halal claim is the restaurant's own description — we could not independently confirm a named third-party certifying body — and the vegan ramen should be read as "no animal-derived ingredients" per the menu rather than a third-party vegan certification. If you have strict certification or allergy requirements, confirm with staff before ordering. Open daily 11:00–22:00; phone reservations are recommended for groups: 03-5830-6700.
✓ Last verified Jul 2026
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