Afuri Izakaya opened its massive Southeast Portland space in 2016 to much fanfare. Their signature bowl is the yuzu shio ramen — a bright, clean and understated salt-based chicken broth with a squeeze of yuzu citrus, Japanese-style handmade noodles, shimeji mushroom, a seasoned egg, roast pork, endive and seaweed.
About Afuri Izakaya
Reviews & Ratings
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March 29, 2026Brown_SamanthaWonderful ramen noodles and broth with good service and lovely interior space
We really enjoyed the ramen noodles here, very unique and fresh. You can definitely taste the difference, not the typical store bought quality. The broths are also very high quality. The restaurant is very bright and airy, with a long bar that runs across the entire length of the restaurant. Ordered the Tonkotsu Tan Tan noodle - spicy broth with good minced pork. Also the more traditional Tonkotsu Shio - creamy and thick broth with thick pork char-shu. The half egg was delicious. One disappointment is we really like the bamboo many other ramen places include, as well as a couple slices of kamaboko (fish cake). They were not even available to order as add-ons. Service was very friendly and efficient. She also explained the various ramen broths and noodle types. We got done pretty quickly. Parking around this area is $2 per hour, but you won't need more than an hour for lunch. It was quick!
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November 29, 2024JeffB4706
Good ramen with excellent service
We three had lunch. FOOD: 4.5. - Hazelnut Tantanmen (Ramen). Spicy. - Tonkotsu Tantanmen (Ramen). Spicy. - Grilled saba - Basque Cheesecake. SERVICE: 5.0. Marianne was wonderful, answering our questions and checking back on us frequently. Easy to pay with cellphone by just scanning QR code on invoice; the online tool also makes it easy to split bill among several parties. AMBIANCE: 3.5. High-ceilinged and industrial.
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December 16, 2022Dick LAuthentic Japanese
I met my friend for lunch. He was a bit late so they would not seat me in this spacious and almost empty dining area until he arrived. However, once seated we ordered our ramen, which arrived very quickly. It was very good. The service was good. I felt that the prices were high. In fact, my friend's friend ate at the Tokyo restaurant and said that it was actually cheaper than the Portland restaurant! Interesting. Parking is always a problem in this part of Portland. I think I'll pass on this place.
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November 9, 2021TankiVTerrible service / management / food
Was at Afuri with group of 4, few weeks ago. Nice location and environment. Good drink menu and atmosphere. Food was terrible, ramen were served pretty cold. In two of the 4 ordered we found hairs in the bowl. Sushi was having a pretty strange smell. Probably old fish. 2 of us were sick that night from food poison. Not a coincidence. Staff has been very condescending and arrogant. General manager has been very passive aggressive and not professional. Not at the level of Afuri Brand . Have been there in Tokyo and food is another level and staff is simply respectful, polite and professional. Definitely not worth the quality and the price. Worst experience. If you look for proper Ramen in town recommend: Mirakutei and Kinboshi. Great food , extremely kind staff and great service.
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November 7, 2021GreenLA1Afuri for sure-i!
Wow - my new Portland fave! Amazing noodles; I have had Yuzu Shio, Yuzu Ratan, and Tonkatsu Tantanmen; the latter two are in the moderately spicy category. Loved them all, but would order the Tonkatsu any day, any time! Don’t sleep on the sake sampler or their great cocktails - especially the Kemuri!