This pleasant ramen shop next to Uwajimaya supermarket wouldn’t stand out in Tokyo, but here, it’s a reliable place for a little noodle slurping on a cold day. The best varieties are the tonkotsu ramen, whose long-simmered pork-bone broth might come decked out with sliced pork and wood ear mushrooms. Tofu ramen in a miso broth isn’t bad either. The noodles could use a little improvement, but the rich broths compensate well enough for a lack of freshness. Beyond the ramen (there are chicken broth and fish broth varieties, too), the menu doesn’t have much to offer beyond a pork teriyaki rice bowl.

Prices are a bit high for ramen, but Samurai isn’t as much of a hole in the wall as most I.D. eateries. The red walls, low-slung wood tables, and samurai paraphernalia do impart a little bit of character, however worn they are, but the shop’s small size and lunch lines sometimes make it hard to linger here.