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Otaku Ramen
A Gulch ramen shop that folds Nashville hot chicken into a bowl and a steamed bun.
#25 in Global
Insider tip
Go 4-7 PM any day: a hot chicken bun with a Sapporo draft is $7, and draft cocktails and frozen sake slushies are $2 off. The Tennessee tonkotsu shoyu is the bowl to order.
Happy hour
- Daily 4 PM–7 PM$7 hot chicken bun + Sapporo draft; $2 off draft cocktails and sake slushies source
Find it
- Website
- otakuramen.com
Checked Oct. 1, 2026. Ratings are a snapshot from Google and Yelp; ranks are ours (how we rank). Something out of date? Tell us.
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