Which is better for ramen in Melbourne: Hakata Gensuke or Mensho Tokyo?

Hakata Gensuke ranks higher on BestDish (84 vs 43 points). Both are excellent — Mensho Tokyo is a very close second.

Hakata Gensuke vs Mensho Tokyo

the top two for ramen in Melbourne, compared properly

● Updated September 2026

The verdict: Hakata Gensuke beats Mensho Tokyo for ramen in Melbourne — it leads our ranking by 41 points (10 reddit thread mentions · 5× called the best · 1 editorial list). Both are excellent — Mensho Tokyo is a very close second.

Hakata Gensuke vs Mensho Tokyo — ramen in Melbourne (September 2026)
	Hakata Gensuke	Mensho Tokyo
BestDish rank	#1 🥇	#2 🥈
BestDish score	84	43
Google rating	4.4★	4.2★
Google reviews	3,606	1,681
Price tier	—	—
Suburb	—	—
Known for	Tonkotsu — 'God Fire' spicy; the benchmark everyone measures against	Creamiest tonkotsu; expect a queue
Community mentions	10	4

Go deeper: Hakata Gensuke dossier · Mensho Tokyo dossier · the full Melbourne ramen ranking

How we score: Google review strength (rating above a 3.8 baseline weighted by volume), blended with community-consensus mining on high-traffic pages. No pay-to-rank.