Yakuzen Restaurant 10ZEN Aoyama ten

A medicinal cuisine shop in the basement of Kanpo Nihondo. Bright, café-like interior. I went aiming for the "Medicinal Ramen" mentioned on their website: • No MSG at all • Soup with abundant medicinal herbs that you become healthy just by drinking • Gluten-free brown rice noodles I chose the salt-based medicinal ramen and added the all-you-can-eat salad bar. The thin, chewy noodles and the nutrient-rich soup were clean yet deep — delicious. They give you a free constitution check sheet, so it was fun to choose ingredients suited to my constitution at the salad bar. The salad bar lined up medicinal-style ingredients — chrysanthemum flowers, goji berries, nuts, sunflower seeds, white and black sesame — so fresh! When I asked about an allergen chart, they said there's no formal one but wrote out the ingredients on a note right there. They said there may be cross-contamination or trace amounts in seasonings, but the medicinal ramen itself doesn't use wheat ingredients. Looking at the ingredients (though I didn't order them this time): the soup ingredients include dairy in the chicken paitan ramen; the soy-sauce-based ramen contains wheat from the soy sauce; the "shrimp meatballs" in the medicinal hotpot use wheat — please be aware. The salt-based ramen doesn't list wheat, dairy, or eggs. For seasonings of concern, they checked the manufacturers on the spot — very thoughtful. * Anyone concerned should always confirm at the time of visit. Desserts include douhua, soy milk lattes, and more. Hotpot of course, but the medicinal porridge looked delicious too! With terrace seats and counter seats, easy to enter even alone. Wifi available. Grateful for the careful service. A shop I'd want to visit when I'm low on vegetables.

Had lunch at long-established kanpo-produced medicinal 10ZEN! "Medicinal Soup Noodles" — carefully simmered medicinal soup is exquisite! No MSG; noodles are gluten-free brown rice noodles! Warming from inside — energizing bowl! Vegan-friendly menus too — dine with peace of mind! Salad or salad bar can be added — fresh veggies! Seaweed, onions, lettuce, chickpeas, nuts, goji berries, and rare veggies! Porridge also gently flavored — healing! For health/beauty focus or allergy concerns — recommended! A lovely shop I want to revisit!