Zuru Ramen Bar: North Miami Beach's Ramen Shop for Tonkotsu and Tsukemen

Zuru Ramen Bar, at 14651 Biscayne Blvd in North Miami Beach, serves a Tonkotsu Ramen for $18 on its Toast ordering menu, built on what the official menu calls an 18-hour pork bone broth. For anyone searching ramen shop near me along the upper Biscayne corridor, this is the Broward ramen chain's first Miami-Dade outpost, and the official site lists it open Sunday through Thursday from 11:30 am to 10 pm and until 11 pm on Friday and Saturday.

The Infatuation flagged the arrival in February 2026, writing that Zuru's first Miami location had landed in North Miami Beach. Its short note made a point worth repeating: while the menu focuses mostly on ramen, the kitchen also sends out broth-less plates of katsu curry, yakiniku don and chicken karaage. That mix makes the room easy for a group where not everyone wants a hot bowl on a humid Miami afternoon.

The Tonkotsu Ramen is the bowl to judge the kitchen by. Toast lists pork bone broth, pork chashu, kikurage mushroom, a soft boiled egg, scallion, bean sprouts, menma and nori, all for $18. If you like more punch, the Black Garlic Ramen costs $20 and adds black garlic oil to the same pork base, while the Spicy Tonkotsu Ramen, finished with spicy miso, is $21.50. Ordering one plain and one black garlic for the table is a smart way to compare.

Chicken lovers get two distinct bowls. The Chicken Pai Tan Ramen costs $18.50, a white chicken broth with both breast and thigh chashu, cilantro and burdock. The Yuzu Ramen is $20 and swaps richness for brightness, pairing a chicken broth with yuzu juice and a slice of lime. On a hot day the yuzu bowl is the better choice, and it is the one most likely to win over someone who finds tonkotsu too heavy.

Tsukemen is the reason to come back a second time. The Tokyo Tsukemen costs $21.50 and serves the noodles apart from a concentrated pork bone dipping broth with chashu, kikurage, menma, a soft boiled egg and black garlic oil. Dip a mouthful at a time rather than tipping the noodles into the bowl, so the noodles stay firm and the broth stays hot. It is a slower meal, so save it for a relaxed dinner rather than a quick lunch.

Plant based diners are covered by the Miso Vegetable Ramen at $16.50. Toast describes a vegan miso broth with kikurage and shiitake mushrooms, tofu, corn, wakame, scallion and cabbage, which makes it a full bowl rather than an afterthought. Families should note the Kids Ramen, available in tonkotsu or chicken pai tan versions for $14 each. Extra black garlic oil can be added to any bowl for $3 if you want more of that roasted, smoky edge.

Starters are where the table can share. Homemade Gyoza cost $12, and Takoyaki Fried Octopus are $13, topped with katsuobushi, scallion, chili threads, mayo, okonomiyaki sauce and egg salad. The Bao Bun is $11, filled with braised pork belly, karaage or fried tofu, and a Bao Bun Trio runs $15. Our honest call for two people is one order of gyoza plus two bowls; the takoyaki is fun, but it fills you up fast.

For a meal without broth, the Karaage Don is $14.50, fried chicken over rice with togarashi, eel sauce, scallion and Japanese mayo. Finish with the Matcha Cheesecake at $7, which is light enough to order even after a big bowl. The drinks list leans toward matcha too, including a Matcha Yuzu Lemonade for $12 and a Strawberry Matcha Latte for $11, both of which suit the yuzu ramen better than they suit the spicy tonkotsu.

Lunch is the value play. The Toast page carries a separate Zuru Lunch menu where the L - Tonkotsu, with the same 18-hour broth, ajitama, menma, kikurage and nori, costs $16 instead of $18. The lunch Shoyu, with pork chashu, sweet corn and fish cake, is $16.50, and the lunch Bao Bun Trio is $13. If you only want to test one bowl before committing to tsukemen, the lunch tonkotsu is the cheapest way in.

Timing depends on the night of the week. Because the official hours run an hour later on Friday and Saturday, those are the nights to come after a movie or a late shift, and the kitchen opens at 11:30 am every day. Delivery apps list earlier cutoffs than the dining room, so if you are ordering in, place the order well before closing. Toast also takes scheduled pickup orders, and its rewards program gives 300 points for signing up.

No official page mentions reservations or a waitlist app, so treat Zuru as a walk in ramen bar and give your name at the door if every table is taken. Bowls are served fast, which keeps tables turning, but tsukemen takes longer to eat, so a big group ordering several dipping bowls should expect a longer sit. The extra hour on Friday and Saturday nights is the easiest window for a late table.

Make an afternoon of it by heading east before dinner. Oleta River State Park, at 3400 NE 163rd St in North Miami Beach, is described by the state as Florida's largest urban park and opens daily from 8 am until sunset, with off-road bicycling trails and paddling routes through mangrove forests. Its restaurant reopened in September 2026 as Oleta River Grill. History fans can visit the Ancient Spanish Monastery at 16711 West Dixie Highway, which is always closed on Mondays and Tuesdays and often closes for church events.

Practical notes: the address is 14651 Biscayne Blvd, North Miami Beach, FL 33181. Prices in this guide come from the Toast online ordering menu for this branch, which offers pickup and delivery. Delivery apps such as Uber Eats charge more for some items than Toast does. The yakiniku don was marked out of stock on Toast in mid October, so have a second choice ready.

This ramen shop suits North Miami Beach locals tired of driving to Broward for a proper bowl, mixed groups where someone wants a rice bowl instead of noodles, and anyone curious about tsukemen. Order the Tonkotsu Ramen or the Tokyo Tsukemen, split the gyoza, and finish with matcha cheesecake. For more noodle spots along Biscayne Boulevard and beyond, ask the Karpo APP.