DETAILS: Niku is open from 5:30 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday at 61 Division St.., San Francisco. Udon Time opens at 11:30 a.m. Monday-Saturday at 51 Division St.

3. Niku Udon This is for those who don’t like soup because it’s not filling enough. Loaded with thinly shaved beef and tender udon in a sweet and savory dashi broth, Kenji López-Alt’s ...

While the giant bowl could use more noodles and less broth, the house-made udon stands up in quality to Ruckus’s equally great ramen noodles. (5 Tyler St., Boston) Niku udon at Yume Ga Arakura ...

DETAILS: Niku is open from 5:30 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday at 61 Division St.., San Francisco. Udon Time opens at 11:30 a.m. Monday-Saturday at 51 Division St.