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Ramenhead Izakaya

Japanese
Location Pointer 75 Kloof St, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
4.7
(609 reviews)
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  • Romantic
  • WiFi

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The FYN Group's Ramenhead brings a ramen-focused izakaya to Cape Town's trendy Kloof Street with Ramenhead Izakaya. The sophisticated yet energetic space offers diners an authentic taste of Japan's diverse casual culinary culture through ramen made using broths simmered for hours and in-house-cut noodles, wood-fired small plates, and Osaka-style sushi.

First opened as a ramen shop on Parliament Street in 2022, Ramenhead is run by chefs Peter Tempelhoff and Ashley Moss, with service and beverage director Jennifer Hugé, and executive chef Julia du Toit in the kitchen. The Kloof Street menu adds an izakaya and sushi menu together with an omakase running four stops – allowing for a 'chef's choice' journey across the menu.

Ramenhead Izakaya’s dedicated sake bar sits in the courtyard, where Hugé pours a selection of twenty-four sakes alongside Japanese-inspired and sake-forward cocktails.

Reservations:

Seating Policy
Please note, tables are reserved for seatings of two hours per reservation. The two hours run from the time of the booking and may not be extended by late arrivals. Reservations not honoured within 15 minutes of their booking time will be released.

Seating
The ramen counter is bookable online by solo diners only.
The high tables at the front, the bar seating and the ramen counter-for two or more guests- are walk-in only.

Deposit
A R200 security deposit per person is held for all reservations and comes off your bill. The deposit is refundable for cancellations up to 24 hours before your seating.

Omakase
Omakase must be ordered by the whole table. Last orders are 14:00 at lunch and 21:00 at dinner.

Hours
Lunch — Tuesday to Saturday, seatings 12:00 to 14:30, every half hour.
Last order 15:00.
Lunch — Sunday, seatings 12:00 to 15:30, every half hour
Last order 16:00
Dinner — Tuesday to Saturday, seatings 18:00 to 22 00, every half hour. Last order 22 30
Bar — Tuesday to Saturday, 12:00 to midnight. Sunday, 12:00 to 16:00.

A discretionary service charge of 13% will be added to each bill. Our menus and pricing are subject to change.

We are a cashless restaurant, we accept credit or debit cards only.

Opening Hours

  • Monday CLOSED
  • Tuesday 12h00 - 14h30 - 18h00 - 22h00
  • Wednesday 12h00 - 14h30 - 18h00 - 22h00
  • Thursday 12h00 - 14h30 - 18h00 - 22h00
  • Friday 12h00 - 14h30 - 18h00 - 22h00
  • Saturday 12h00 - 14h30 - 18h00 - 22h00
  • Sunday 12h00 - 15h30

Reviews (609)

4.7 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.7
Value 4.6
Service 4.7
Ambience 4.7
  • Daen S. Dined: 3 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Andrew S. Dined: 2 months ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 13 Jul 26
    Very good service and dinner experience. Loved it and the ramen was pretty good.

  • Lauren M. Dined: 2 months ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 12 Jul 26
    We had the most amazing meal at Ramenhead! After living in New Zealand and Australia for several years, we were spoiled by the amount of excellent, authentic ramen available and have struggled to find anywhere in South Africa that delivers the same incredible depth of flavour and umami. We finally found it! The ramen at Ramen Head is insanely good. I had the Wagyu ramen and my husband had the pork tonkotsu ramen, and both were absolutely delicious. The starters and dessert were excellent too. The whole experience was made even better by the wonderful service from our waiter, Viwe. He was incredibly attentive and made us feel so well looked after throughout our meal. We thoroughly enjoyed our experience and will definitely be back :)

  • Madelyn N. Dined: 2 months ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 12 Jul 26
    Phenomenal ✨️

  • Matthew H. Dined: 2 months ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Erika B. Dined: 2 months ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Ronnie L. Dined: 2 months ago
    4.5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 4.0
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