I ate the ice cream ramen. My hand is the one on the left, by the way. I was really surprised how small this shop was. I think it could only seat six or seven people at the counter.

It was an incredibly hot day that day, so my review might be slightly skewed by that, but, I actually thought it was pretty good. Sure, ramen and ice cream don't exactly go together like chocolate and marshmallows (yea, I don't know why I was thinking about s'mores right now), but I came out feeling refreshed. By the way, apparently the chef's reccomendation is the purple ramen, if you're ever in the neighborhood. It changes color (and maybe flavor?) over time.

I guess this is as good a place as any to mention that I also had the pleasure of trying ice ramen in Nara. Ice ramen is normal ramen chilled with ice cubes and served, soup and all (ice cubes included). Eat it fast or the ice cubes will melt and the soup will get watery. Actually, to say it's regular ramen is not giving it due honor. The chef uses vegetables, like cucumber, and diced egg like the kind you get at sushi (slightly sweet), that would only really go with, and which are complemented by, a cold dish. Quite refreshing on a hot day, but again, because the ice cubes melt, I didn't end up drinking my soup like I usually do (I didn't drink the ice-cream ramen soup either :-/).

Maybe I'll make my own some day on a hot summer day...