Shoryu Ramen, a Japanese restaurant specialising in authentic Hakata cuisine, has opened in Manchester with some enticing soft launch discounts, before the official launch on Tuesday, November 29.

Based in Piccadilly Gardens, the 50-seater restaurant will be offering 50 per-cent off all ramen from November 10-20, and 50 per-cent off all cocktails from November 21-28.

The relaxed city-centre diner will be serving its signature Hakata tonkotsu ramen, Shoryu buns and Gekkeikan Royal Warrant Sake.

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General manager Duncan Yung, who will be heading up Shoryu’s first branch outside of London, says: “We are a casual diner, expect us to be professional, friendly, and welcoming.

“Our ramen is very specific to us,” he adds. “Our CEO has sourced not just ramen, but the flour itself, which comes from the Hakata region. It terms of our flavour and texture in the ramen, it’s completely unique to Shoryu."

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Inside, visitors will find a minimal fit-out, with bench seating around the perimeter and large central communal tables lit by Japanese lanterns. The open kitchen shows off the chef’s skills, while a large bar displays the numerous bottles of sake on offer.

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For the ramen newbies, Yung suggests trying their signature dish, Shoryu Ganso (£11.50), topped with char siu barbecue pork belly, nitamago egg, kikurage mushrooms, spring onion, sesame seeds, ginger and sheets of nori seaweed.

“That’s definitely a must-try. It’s a really rich 12-hour pork broth, it’s absolutely unctuous,” he says.

Shoryu buns (£4.50 for one, £7.50 for two) for are another staple of the menu. Soft, fluffy steamed buns come stuffed with a range of fillings including pork belly, soy marinated chicken or indulgent wagyu beef (£8.50).

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And if choosing from their huge range of sake is a challenge, Shoryu offers a ‘sake flight’, giving customers the chance to taste their way through three of the Gekkeikan brand sakes for £6.50.

For dessert, choose from sweet treats such as the yuzu or matcha cheesecake (£5.90), or the classic Japanese confection Mochi ice cream (£3 one piece, £7.90 three pieces) in green tea, sesame, yuzu or salted caramel flavour.

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Shoryu Ramen is open for the following special launch hours, before settling into regular opening hours, which are yet to be confirmed. November 10, 12pm to 3pm; November 11-13, 12pm to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm; November 14-18, 12pm to 5pm and 6pm to 10pm; November 19-20, 12pm to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm.