23/09/2026
From Tokyo’s ramen sanctuary to a bowl in Brussels 🍜✨
Chef Nobutomo Ishii once worked in fashion — until ramen pulled him back. He trained at Higashi Ikebukuro Taishoken, Tokyo’s legendary “sacred place of ramen,” then opened two restaurants in Shizuoka, ranked #1 in the prefecture two years running (2019–2020).
Then he dreamed bigger. In 2020, he brought his craft to Brussels — opening Ramen NOBU, blending authentic Japanese technique with Belgian ingredients.
In 2023, he made history as the first ramen chef in the world to join the French Culinary Academy.
One bowl. One dream. One story.
📍 Ramen Nobu Stockel, Rue de l’Eglise 96A, Brussels