AFURI Ramen Vancouver Closing Review: One Final Bowl on Main Street

🍜 Farewell Dinner: AFURI Ramen + Dumpling

📍 Location:	AFURI Ramen + Dumpling (Main Street, Vancouver)
🍜 Featured Dishes:	Yuzu Shio ($10.99) & Yuzu Shoyu ($10.99)
🥢 Final Sides:	Tori Karaage ($11.00) & Takoyaki ($9.00)

After spending nearly the whole day navigating our way through the urgent care clinic, we wrapped up our afternoon by attending Mass at 5:00 pm at St. Patrick's. By the time it finished, we were completely ready for a comforting dinner. We took a relaxing walk along the Main Street neighbourhood and happened to notice that it was the very last day of operation for AFURI Ramen + Dumpling. To mark their closing, their signature ramen bowls were heavily discounted to only $10.99, though they only had a few select menu items remaining.

Hubby and I decided to step inside and order the iconic Yuzu Shio and the savoury Yuzu Shoyu. Both of these versions are prepared with a clear chicken broth, which gives them a noticeably lighter profile compared to the usual rich pork broth. The steaming bowls are loaded with fragrant chi-yu, crunchy menma, crisp greens, succulent chashu, a jammy egg, toasted nori, aromatic yuzu, and delicate thin noodles. The classic shio version relies on a clean shio tare, while the deep shoyu variation gets its complexity from a traditional shoyu tare.

The beautifully balanced and savory Yuzu Shoyu ramen bowl.

The clean and aromatic Yuzu Shio ramen bowl.

This was my very first time experiencing a gourmet ramen bowl enhanced with citrusy yuzu. It brings a bright acidity and refreshing lightness to the dish, which wonderfully permits you to keep enjoying another bite without feeling weighed down by the greasy heaviness that can sometimes overwhelm you in other richer variations.

For our side dishes, the kitchen only had crispy tori karaage ($11) and pillowy takoyaki ($9) left on the line, so we gladly treated ourselves to both. Each hot plate was absolutely delicious and delivered the exact satisfying flavour we expected.

A stacked plate of crispy tori karaage seasoned to perfection.

The savoury and pillowy takoyaki bites served on a paper liner.

While it is incredibly sad to see this local storefront close its doors on Main Street, we felt so lucky to stumble in for one final meal.

Are you a fan of citrusy infusions in your traditional noodle dishes, or do you prefer to stick to a deep, classic tonkotsu base? Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below!