New York might be a ramen slurp worthy town according to Pete Wells, although in reality I think what New Yorkers really like are bold flavors. When people talk about Japanese food, it's always about how simple and elegant it is. With ramen, that probably would be the shio and shoyu style of ramen. And yet in the top ten for NYTimes, it's full of spicy, miso, tonkatsu, or even green curry ramen. About as subtle as Letterman's retirement announcement. But in the top ten, only two are either shio or shoyu ramen. And while he has Ivan's Slurp Shop number two, it seems like if you talk to a normal person who's not like, 'OMG I just love the subtlety of good sushi for $300 per person,' it seems like tonkatsu or even green curry broth is leading the way...