Best ramen bowls 2024: for ramen, udon, and phở
The best ramen bowls celebrate the flavors, textures, and cultural traditions that come with udon and phở. Our shopping experts have selected the best.
The best ramen bowls will keep your broth warm whilst being easy to use with chopsticks. They have to be a specific shape and size: too shallow and the ramen will cool quickly, too deep and it will be hard to reach every last noodle.
There are lots of beautiful bowls on the market, but we wanted to find the best for ramen. Our team of experts have searched through hundreds of bowls, looking for the right depth, durability, shape, and size.
Different people will want different things from their bowls, but these are perfect for ramen, udon, and phở. We've found metal, stoneware, and ceramic sets, so whatever you choose to cook, you can serve it with style.
Best ramen bowls 2024
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Best everyday
Material: Porcelain
Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.3 inches
Capacity: 20 oz
Dishwasher safe: Yes
These are the best ramen bowls for everyday use. They're classic, robust, and big enough for large servings. They come with chopsticks and spoons, perfect for broths.
Best luxury
Material: Porcelain
Dimensions: 7 x 2.75 inches
Capacity: 25.6 oz
Dishwasher safe: Yes
Sophisticated and stylish, these porcelain bowls will elevate your ramen to new levels. The wide top showcases your meal perfectly without letting it cool too much.
Best with lid
Material: stoneware
Size: small-large
Capacity: 13-34 fl oz
Dishwasher safe: yes
Microwave safe: yes
Set size: 1-3
I cannot praise these enough. Hokan's bowls look and feel luxurious. The lids double up as plates and make them easy to stack together. They're perfect.
Best with lid
Material: Plastic
Dimensions: 5.51 x 2.95 x 2.56 inches
Capacity: 30 oz
Dishwasher safe: No
Perfect for dorm rooms and eating on the go, this set of bowls comes in bright colors. The useful lid keeps everything warm, whilst the plastic is still cool to hold.
Best melamine
Material: Ceramic
Dimensions: 9 x 3.5 inches
Capacity: 37 oz
Dishwasher safe: Yes
Melamine ramen bowls are excellent insulators. This will keep your ramen warm whilst feeling lightweight and durable. These all come with spoons and chopsticks.
Best metal
Material: Stainless steel
Dimensions: 7 x 2.5 inches
Capacity: 5.68 oz
Dishwasher safe: Yes
Stainless steel is always a safe bet for serveware and these bowls are brilliant. They have double walls to keep the ramen cool and they still feel light. Be careful not to scratch these though.
Best stoneware
Material: Stoneware
Dimensions: 6.25 x 2.5 inches
Capacity: 26 oz
Dishwasher safe: Yes
These are technically cereal bowls, but they're the perfect size and shape for ramen. They're sturdy and stylish, everything that you would expect from stoneware experts, Le Creuset.
Best set
Material: Plant-derived materials
Dimensions: 4.38 x 8.94 inches
Capacity: 33.5 oz
Dishwasher safe: Yes
Crafted from plant-derived materials, this set of two comes with spoons and chopsticks. It's fully biodegradable, but feels sturdy and can withstand the microwave and dishwasher.
Best handmade
Material: Stoneware
Dimensions: 7.25 x 4.25 inches
Capacity: 35 oz
Dishwasher safe: Yes
Handcrafed in beautiful mauve and green shades, these bowls are deep, easy to hold, and wonderfully substantial. They have handy slots for chopsticks, so don't fill the bowl up too high.
Best deep
Material: Porcelain
Dimensions: 3.9 x 5.7 inches
Capacity: 30 oz
Dishwasher safe: Yes
Sturdy and skilfully crafted, these bowls are deep, perfect for pho and soups. The reactive glaze doesn't take on any flavors and is easy to clean. This color looks beautiful with colorful ramens too.
Best large
Material: Stoneware
Dimensions: 3.3 x 6.9 inches
Capacity: 41 oz
Dishwasher safe: Yes
Ideal for ramen and noodles, this deep bowl is timelessly beautiful. It will keep your dish warm for longer and is thick enough to withstand everyday use.
Best set
Material: Stoneware
Dimensions: 2.75 x 5 inches
Capacity: 10 oz
Dishwasher safe: Yes
These colorful ramen bowls can be used for desserts, rice, and of course, noodles and broth. They make a beautiful set, but they're very delicate, so take care when washing them.
Best ceramic
Material: Ceramic
Dimensions: 3.15 x 6.5 inches
Capacity: 36 oz
Dishwasher safe: Yes
As durable as they are beautiful, these bowls are made for soup and cereal, but they work well with ramen. Don't fill them to the top, because they're quite shallow; they're best for small servings.
FAQs
What is the best kind of bowl for ramen?
The perfect ramen bowl is the perfect balance of deep and shallow: not too deep that it's difficult to use chopsticks and not too shallow that your food cools quickly.
What's the best material for ramen bowls?
Ceramic, melamine, wood, and stainless steel are all excellent materials for ramen bowls. If they're made from stainless steel, make sure that they're double walled, so that your ramen doesn't cool too quickly.
What is melamine?
Melamine is an organic material which is a type of plastic. It's really useful for reusable serveware and makes an excellent ramen bowl.
Final thoughts
Using a ramen bowl when you make a warming broth makes all the difference. They make it easy to savor every warming sip of broth and enjoy oodles of delicious noodles. We spend hours searching for the best ceramic, and metal ramen bowls. They're all easy to clean, store, and beautiful to look at. These make wonderful housewarming gifts, or, if you want to treat yourself, don't look anywhere else.
How we test
We normally like to test everything we recommend in person, but in the case of ramen bowls, I had to research them instead. I made sure to thoroughly read the reviews for every single bowl, so that I had a clear idea of how good each bowl is. These are all highly rated and well reviewed. If there's anything you need to know about a bowl, you can guarantee that I've found it and included it here. If you want to find out more about how we test, you can visit our dedicated page.
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Laura is our eCommerce editor. As a fully qualified barista, she's our expert in all things coffee and has tested over thirty of the best coffee makers on the market. She has also interviewed Q-Graders and world-leading experts in the coffee industry, so has an intimate knowledge of all things coffee. Before joining Homes & Gardens, she studied English at Oxford University. Whilst studying, she trained as a master perfumer and worked in the luxury fragrance industry for five years. Her collection of home fragrance is extensive and she's met and interviewed five of the world's finest perfumers (also known as 'noses'). As a result of this expansive fragrance knowledge, she always puts quality and style over quantity and fads. Laura looks for products which have been designed simply and with thoughtful finishes.
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