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Gogyo is owned by the same Japanese company which owns Ippudo ramen and it’s ramen which is also the star attraction here.
The restaurant’s previous incarnation was as Salaryman (another Japanese restaurant) and they’ve retained much of the same fit out, including the long share tables and seats at the bar and overlooking the kitchen. Exposed brick gives it an industrial feel.
It’s the kind of place you come to for a quick mid week meal rather than somewhere to linger over a bottle of wine (or three) with friends.
Grab a seat overlooking the kitchen if you can as this is where the action is.
My go to dish is always the Chilli Shoyu pictured at the beginning of the post which is made with spicy chicken broth and has habanero pork mince as well as pork belly chasu. It’s packed full of flavour and heat. It comes with a wedge of lemon to lessen the kick. They recommend not adding it until you’re half way through the dish as the effect of the chilli is cumulative and you’ll notice the heat more the more of it you eat.
On a recent visit I tried the more traditional Tonkotsu ramen pictured above. It was pretty good, but let’s face it you can get good Tonkotsu at a myriad of places in Sydney (and some cheaper than here) so I’m going to stick with the chilli from now on. If you want to try something really different go for the Kogashi Miso which is made with charred miso.
The ramen is pretty filling so unless you are feeling exceptionally hungry you probably don’t need anything else. The waiter convinced me to order some gyoza as well as the ramen on my most recent visit and while they were really good, it was simply too much food.
52-54 Albion St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Monday – Friday: 12:00-15:00, 17:30-22:00
Saturday: 11:30-15:00, 17:30-22:00
Sunday: 11:30-15:00, 17:00-20:30