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Bantam
Bantam King serves focused chicken ramen in Washington's Penn Quarter, a neighborhood dense with lunch and after-work crowds. Opinionated About Dining has ranked it among North America's leading cheap eats from 2023 to 2025, a signal of its consistent, disciplined bowls under chef Daisuke Utagawa. The menu centers on rich chicken paitan broths, with spicy miso ramen as a signature, alongside Japanese-style fried chicken and gyoza. It's a fast, accessible spot where the ritual of the bowl—ordered quickly and eaten hot—takes precedence over lingering.