Makanai Ramen Noodle House - Chatswood

I visited Makanai, in Hawker Lane Chatswood Westfield, a little while back.

Ohhh, ramenDo I love ramenI would bathe in that sweet oily pork broth if I could find someone who'd sell me a bath-tub of the stuff.

I don't mind the food here. They have a few different options besides the ramen. I don't really like the spoon they give with the ramen though. My friend really loved these sweet rice balls they used to make but they stopped making them and my friend was sad for a week i think.

Easy and quick place to grab a ramen or udon soup. I went for the udon and replaced the noodles with buckwheat ones. Added wagyu beef to it. It was nice enough though could have been more flavoursome. Order and grab a buzzer and you collect when it's ready. The laksa was also nice and not too expensive. Food court style food. aroundtheclockfoodie.com

I visited Makana, in Hawker Lane Chatswood Westfield, a little while back. When Hawker Lane opened this place had queues galore and I finally managed to get in when it was a little quieter. It's a fantastic dark wooden interior and I loved siting in the venue to eat. It's a little oasis removed from shopping centre towards the back of Hawker Lane.  I only managed a small lunch for one but ordered the miso and pork bone broth ramen with teriyaki chicken. Fantastic deal - they offer four choices for broth. Pork bone, chicken and soy, chicken and miso and pork bone and broth. I tried out the miso and pork bone broth because I had never had it before and I quite enjoyed it - quite a strong flavour - like a heavy miso. The teriyaki chicken on the side is very hard to mess up and it was as delightful as you would imagine.  The patronage has settled down quite a lot in Hawker Lane as a whole but the meal game is still strong. As a food area Chatswood is impressive and Asian heavy, Hawker Lane offers many treats worthy of feasting, Makanai among them. spooningaustralia.com