Maru Ramen Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Maru Ramen, an authentic ramen haven located at 512 W State St, Ithaca, NY. Renowned for its diverse and flavorful offerings, Maru Ramen features a variety of signature dishes, each crafted with homemade broths and fresh ingredients.
- Shrimp Tempura Ramen: A delightful blend of shrimp tempura atop a tasty chicken broth, offering a delicate crunch for $14.00.
- Miso Ramen: This richer house ramen provides a bold umami flavor for just $12.00.
- Spicy Seafood Ramen: A tantalizing spicy broth featuring squid, oysters, and shrimp for $13.00, highly praised by seafood enthusiasts.
- Vegan Ramen: An inclusive option with a vegetable broth and gluten-free yam noodles, topped with tofu for $11.99.
With warm, inviting decor and attentive service, guests feel right at home while enjoying a flavor-packed meal. Many diners rave about the generous portions and authenticity of the dishes, making Maru Ramen a must-visit destination in Ithaca.
Appetizers
Bun
Single serving of our signature buns with Pork, Chicken, or Shiitake Mushroom
Steamed Dumplings
Six pork dumplings with ginger, cabbage, chives
Edamame
Steamed green soybeans with yuzu salt
Seaweed Salad
Seasoned and chilled seaweed salad
Spicy Crab Sushi Roll
Crabmeat, cucumber, Maru spicy sauce, black wild rice, white sushi rice
Veggie Sushi Roll
Avocado, cucumber, pickled radish, black wild rice, white sushi rice
Shrimp Tempura Crab Roll
shrimp tempura, topped with crab meat, spicy mayo
Tonkotsu Ramen
The original tonkotsu (pork) broth with Maru’s signature dashi, fresh noodles, and topped with our signature pork belly chashu, hard-boiled egg, toasted sesame seeds, bean sprouts, and scallions
Tantanmen Ramen
Our original Maru house ramen with a kick from our house blend of spices, topped with pork belly chashu, a hard-boiled egg, toasted sesame seeds, bean sprouts, and scallions. Contains peanut
Shrimp Tempura Ramen
Homemade chicken broth with a soy sauce base, and two shrimp tempura pieces as toppings
Spicy Seafood Ramen
The spicy seafood broth with squid, oyster, clam and shrimp
Chicken Ramen
The whole chicken broth with flavorful shredded spicy chicken meat and vegetables.
Miso Ramen
A bolder take on our signature house ramen with added umami flavor from our miso paste
Vegetable Miso Ramen
Miso Ramen with vegetable broth
Tofu Ramen
Homemade vegetable broth with a soy sauce base, and vegetables and fried tofu toppings
Shiitake Mushroom Ramen
Homemade vegetable broth with a soy sauce base, vegetables and braised shitake mushroom toppings
Vegan Ramen
Vegetable broth with gluten-free yam noodle topped off with seaweed, beansprout, tofu
Ramen
Hirata Buns
Pork Buns
Pork belly chashu, cucumber, spicy mayo
Chicken Buns
Spicy chicken breast, lettuce, onions, topped off with spicy mayo and teriyaki sauce
Shiitake Mushroom Buns
Shiitake mushroom, scallion, hoisin
Kimchi Buns
Kimchi, lettuce, Maru Spicy Mayo
Beef Bulgogi
Bul-Go-Gi (marinated grilled beef/pork/tofu), literally meaning “fire” and “meat,” this well-known Korean dish is one ofclassic Korean dishes where thinly sliced meat (or cubed tofu) is marinated in a sweet and savory sauce and cooked on ahot iron skillet. Served with purple rice and salad.
Pork Bulgogi
Tofu BBQ
BBQ
Bibimbop
Chicken Bibimbop
Bi-Bim-Bop literally means "mixed rice" in Korean. Bi-Bim-Bop is served as a dish of warm purple rice topped withvegetables including lettuce, cucumber, carrot, beansprout, green onion, and soy-cured soft-boiled egg.Sauce Choice: Gochujang (chili pepper paste), Teriyaki, or Spicy Mayo
Pork Bibimbop
Avocado Bibimbop
Tofu Bibimbop
Shiitake Mushroom Bibimbop
Pickled Radish
Kimchi
Sides
Dessert
Mochi Ice Cream
Green Tea Ice Cream
Macha Donuts & Ice Cream
Soda
Coke, Diet Coke, Ginger-Ale, Sprite