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Want to enjoy a delicious bowl of noodles, minus the meat? We found the best vegetarian ramen in Chicago.

Ramen is a classic comfort food-if you need proof, just stuff it in a bowl from some of Chicago's best restaurants in cold weather. Hot soup, delicious noodles and a wide variety of ingredients make this dish appealing to many different tastes. Although meat and seafood bowls are common in Chicago's best ramen shops, vegetarian and vegan ramen options have yet to appear. Recently, ramen shops across the city began to offer plant-based ramen that diners can enjoy, as well as super delicious broth. Vegetarian ramen means that the days of light broth with steamed vegetables are gone. When you taste the best vegetarian and vegetarian ramen in Chicago, enjoy these meatless bowls.

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Chicago Time Out Market chef Bill Kim’s eclectic ramen shop draws inspiration from Korean, Vietnamese and Mexican flavors. Vegetarian and gluten-free diners can enjoy Korean BBQ Mushroom Ramen with a comfortable sesame soy sauce base, phoenix tofu, radish, umami mushrooms and green onions. If you feel too hot when eating ramen, you can try some frozen bubbling assorted peppers marinated in orange soy sauce.

You can taste some magical Maitake ramen in this Di La Noodle restaurant in West Loop. When you order this combination of mushroom miso soup, maitake mushrooms, seasoned eggs (can be removed if you are a vegetarian), black garlic, toasted sesame seeds, and chewy noodles, eat "mushrooms" all night . Just like other High Five bowls, Maitake can be customized with different levels of spices-from zero calories to numb flames on the face. If your ramen is too spicy, use coconut pain-killing cocktail slush to soothe your mouth.

Vegetarian ramen lovers can buy Tantan-san at all three locations in Ramen-San (River North, Fulton Market and Streeterville). This full bowl of ramen features a sesame miso soup base with fresh tofu, cabbage, braised mushrooms, chili oil and green onion. Put some fried garlic on top to increase the chewiness. While you wait for your ramen, taste some brown rice hot tea, a Japanese brown rice green tea that will warm you up before your noodles arrive. If you are looking for a quick lunch, Tantan-san is also part of the Ramen-San quick lunch deal ($15.95), served with vegetable fried rice.

This local ramen chain has been offering plant-based ramen options since its establishment in 2015, but over time, vegetarian bowls have multiplied and improved. This fall, Furious Spoon launched Veggie Gains, a bowl of decadent spicy miso soup, crispy garlic broccoli, grilled corn, fried mushroom dumplings and pickled mushrooms. You can sip while listening to the restaurant’s hip-hop music. If you can't stand the spicy broth, try Veggie Explosion, which combines a vegan miso soup base with a range of vegetables such as pickled cabbage with peppers, fried ginger carrots, grilled sweet corn and poached eggs.

Ramen Wasabi at Logan Square offers tempting vegetarian Tan Tan Men, perfect for plant-based eaters. Seitan ragu from the local company Upton's Naturals is added to mushroom and seaweed broth, used as a rich plant protein, and garnished with shallot, cabbage and chili oil. Although this bowl serves delicious vegan soba noodles, you can also order egg noodles. Pro tip: Add a spicy umami booster, which will make the broth taste delicious and taste great the next day!

Delicious vegetarian ramen is not necessarily expensive, as this affordable Hawaiian ramen chain proves. Plant-based diners have a variety of choices at Tanaka ramen in Lincoln Park, including homemade ramen (starting at $6), spicy and creamy vegetarian ramen with atsuage tofu (fried tofu), and vegetarian dandan noodles ($12.50 each). You You can buy kale noodles and plenty of vegetables such as bean sprouts, spinach, broccoli, and cauliflower. The most important thing is to add some garlic and chili oil to increase the flavor.

Using fresh noodles made in-house by a noodle maker from Japan, plant-based diners can get authentic ramen at Strings Ramen, where standard ramen such as soy sauce, salt, miso, and hell ramen can use vegetarian ingredients production. The restaurant’s menu clearly lists the different types of ramen, the choice of ingredients and all the ingredients, which makes food allergic diners friendly. You can taste these ramen bowls at any Strings restaurant, including attractions in Chinatown, Lake View and Hyde Park. Vegetable dumplings are a delightful snack that can be enjoyed before you enjoy the huge bowl of noodles.

The innovative and unique ramen mix is ​​a famous attraction in this wicker park. Vegetarians and vegans should order Veggiemen, which is a hearty and healthy bowl of mixed vegetables, tofu, peppers, mushrooms and avocado. Add some delicious black garlic oil or chili oil for extra stimulation that goes perfectly with the avocado. If you are really adventurous, you can surprise yourself with a suicide hot sauce made from a mixture of 20 different peppers (including the ominous ghost pepper). You only need to add a little bit to the ramen to get the full effect. The fun does not end with ramen-the mushroom bread baked to perfection in a shiitake pan is an ideal prelude for vegetarians.

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