Original Aburado

Original Aburado, known in Japan as Ganso Aburado (元祖油堂), is a restaurant brand specializing in aburasoba, a brothless noodle dish in which freshly boiled noodles are tossed with a seasoned oil and tare sauce. The brand presents itself as an aburasoba specialty shop and is expanding its store network mainly across the Kanto region of Japan. Its core proposition is a customizable bowl: customers choose noodle portions up to a free extra-large size, then adjust the flavor with more than ten free tabletop condiments such as sesame, Cajun seasoning, curry powder, chili pepper, aonori, black pepper, fish powder, kaeshi, vinegar, chili oil, garlic, onion, and red pickled ginger. The official site also highlights free drinks, including black oolong tea, detox water, and rooibos tea, as well as a finishing soup or extra rice to enjoy the remaining sauce. The brand emphasizes its noodles, describing an eight-year development effort to create an aburasoba-exclusive noodle that blends flour for Chinese noodles with pasta flour to achieve a rich flavor and chewy texture. Its secret tare oil combines a sweet, aromatic special soy sauce tare with a blended seasoned oil. The menu centers on classic aburasoba and spicy miso aburasoba, with prices listed on the official site at ¥880 and ¥980 respectively, and free upgrades up to extra-large portions. The company also states an ambition to become "the world's number one ramen company" and recruits staff toward that goal. Original Aburado operates as a chain of physical restaurants rather than a packaged food product. Its official website provides a store locator and news updates about new openings, including planned locations such as Shinbashi Ginza-guchi, Keisei Chiba, and Yoyogi. The brand maintains a social media presence, including a TikTok account under the handle @gansoaburado. Ownership, founding year, and corporate parent are not specified in the available evidence.

Original Aburado, known in Japan as Ganso Aburado (元祖油堂), is a restaurant brand dedicated to aburasoba, a brothless noodle dish. The available evidence does not specify a founding year or founder, but the official website describes an eight-year development process for its signature aburasoba-exclusive noodles, indicating that the brand invested substantial time in product development before or during its expansion. The brand positions itself as an aburasoba specialty shop and is expanding its store network mainly across the Kanto region of Japan. The official site lists a menu centered on aburasoba and spicy miso aburasoba, priced at ¥880 and ¥980 respectively, with free upgrades up to extra-large portions. The brand emphasizes a customizable experience: more than ten free tabletop condiments, free drinks such as black oolong tea, detox water, and rooibos tea, and a finishing soup or extra rice to enjoy the remaining sauce. Its noodles are described as a blend of Chinese noodle flour and pasta flour, resulting in a rich flavor and chewy texture. The secret tare oil combines a sweet, aromatic special soy sauce tare with a blended seasoned oil. Recent news items on the official site announce new store openings, including Ganso Aburado Yoyogi (August 31, 2026), Ganso Aburado Keisei Chiba Station (September 18, 2026), and Ganso Aburado Shinbashi Ginza-guchi (September 28, 2026). The company also states a goal to become "the world's number one ramen company" and recruits staff toward that ambition. The brand maintains a TikTok account under @gansoaburado. Ownership, corporate parent, and headquarters are not specified in the available evidence.

• Ganso Aburado Yoyogi store opens

• Ganso Aburado Keisei Chiba Station store opens

• Ganso Aburado Shinbashi Ginza-guchi store opens

Aburasoba specialty restaurant brand offering customizable, value-oriented noodle meals with free toppings, drinks, and large portions.

• Aburasoba

  Brothless noodles tossed with secret tare oil, priced at ¥880, free extra-large portion.

• Spicy Miso Aburasoba

  Spicy miso version of aburasoba, priced at ¥980, free extra-large portion.

• Finishing soup

  Free soup to add to remaining sauce.

• Extra rice (Oimeshi)

  Free rice to add to remaining sauce.

1. 1元祖油堂 特製だれが自慢の油そば専門店 | GANSO ABURADO 公式サイトganso-aburado.com
2. 2こだわり｜元祖油堂 特製だれが自慢の油そば専門店 | GANSO ABURADO 公式サイトganso-aburado.com
3. 3Original Aburado - Wikidatawikidata.org