Repeatedly voted the best ramen shop in Sapporo — and sometimes all of Japan — Saimi is the kind of place where the queue stretches down the block and nobody complains. The miso ramen is the thing to order: a rich, deeply savoury bowl that will recalibrate your understanding of what noodle soup can be, all for the price of a convenience store bento. The shop is tiny, the wait is real, but you'll walk out understanding why this city takes its ramen as seriously as any religion.