Longtime residents of Washington Heights, husband and wife team Josh and Nanae Mameuda-Frank dreamed of creating
a restaurant that improves on the neighborhood experience. Tampopo Ramen is Josh and Nana's first permanent
location.
Tampopo means "dandelion" in Japanese, but the name was inspired by their favorite food movie, Tampopo, a cult
classic film by Itami Juzo about the quest for the perfect bowl of ramen.