Inside Guide refreshed its long-running Cape Town profile of Ramenhead to reflect the move, now leading with “Umami Japanese Streetfood on Kloof Street.” The guide confirmed Ramenhead has left its original spot below FYN on Church Square for a larger space on buzzy Kloof Street, with a broader menu, a dedicated sushi counter and a sake and cocktail bar in the back courtyard — while still built around the umami bowls that made it famous. “Kloof Street has this energy; it’s alive; it’s unpretentious; it moves fast, and that’s exactly what Ramenhead has always been about,” said chef-owner Peter Tempelhoff. “We built this concept on the idea that ramen should be serious about craft but never precious about it. This new space just gives that energy more room to breathe.”
The profile still walks through the craft behind the bowls — broths simmered over days with dashi, ginger, nori and menma, house-made noodles pulled on the only Yamato Ramen Machine on the continent — while adding what’s new at 75 Kloof Street: fire-cooked izakaya dishes, made-to-order Edo-style sushi, live music evenings and Jennifer Hugé’s cocktails alongside a Japanese sake selection. Chef-partner Julia du Toit, who has led the kitchen since Ramenhead opened, takes the new venture through to its spring 2026 reopening. Inside Guide also confirmed the original Time Out Market Cape Town branch keeps serving its compact ramen and snack menu in the meantime.
Source: Inside Guide