Which is better for ramen in Newcastle: Meshiya Japan or Hokkaiya Japanese Restaurant?

Meshiya Japan ranks higher on BestDish (67 vs 54 points). Pick Hokkaiya Japanese Restaurant if you're closer to Hamilton.

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Meshiya Japan vs Hokkaiya Japanese Restaurant

the top two for ramen in Newcastle, compared properly

● Updated September 2026

The verdict: Meshiya Japan beats Hokkaiya Japanese Restaurant for ramen in Newcastle — it leads our ranking by 13 points (4.9★ across 844 google reviews). Pick Hokkaiya Japanese Restaurant if you're closer to Hamilton.

Meshiya Japan vs Hokkaiya Japanese Restaurant — ramen in Newcastle (September 2026)
	Meshiya Japan	Hokkaiya Japanese Restaurant
BestDish rank	#1 🥇	#2 🥈
BestDish score	67	54
Google rating	4.9★	4.8★
Google reviews	844	380
Price tier	—	—
Suburb	—	Hamilton
Known for	—	—
Community mentions	—	—

Go deeper: Meshiya Japan dossier · Hokkaiya Japanese Restaurant dossier · the full Newcastle 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.