Tanpopo Ramen and Sake Bar Menu (Update 2025)

Introducing the menu at Tanpopo Ramen and Sake Bar, located in Schenectady, NY. This classy restaurant offers a variety of cold sake options, including Hana Awaka sparkling sake, Mio with a unique sweet aroma, and Funaguchi for a rich and dense experience. The menu also features cold nigori sake and a selection of white wines. Customers rave about the flavorful curry ramen and spicy pork buns. The service is friendly and attentive, making it a great spot for lunch or dinner. With generous portion sizes and a welcoming ambiance, Tanpopo is a must-visit for ramen enthusiasts in the area. The restaurant's authenticity and depth of flavors make it a standout choice for a delicious dining experience.

Cold Sake (Must be 21 to Purchase)

Hana Awaka

Must be 21 to purchase. 250 ml. Refreshing sparkling sake with a soft sweetness.

$14.00

Mio

Must be 21 to purchase. 300 ml. Unique, sweet aroma with a refreshing, fruity flavor. Light.

$20.00

SCB J Unmai Ginjo

Must be 21 to purchase. Junmai Ginjo. 300 ml. Made with the highest quality rice. Delicate, dry, and silky smooth sake. Slightly dry, clean.

$16.00

SCB

Must be 21 to purchase. Tokubefsu Junmoi. 300 ml. This is a well-balanced sake with an exceptionally smooth texture. Dry, flavorful.

$16.00

Shirakabegura

Must be 21 to purchase. Tokubefsu Junmoi. 300 ml. Fermented slowly and carefully, this sake has a rich and mellow flavor and aroma. Slightly dry, flavorful.

$18.00

Funaguchi

Must be 21 to purchase. Honjozo. 200 ml. Rich and dense sake that is absolutely delicious. Sweet, full-body.

$14.00

Kikusui

Must be 21 to purchase. Junmai Ginjo. 300 ml. Clean yet flavorful sake with a banana-like fruity aroma. Very refreshing sake. Slightly dry, clean.

$22.00

SCB Nigori

Must be 21 to purchase. Junmai Nigori. 375 ml. Unfiltered bold and sweet. Rich and robust flavor with distinctive rice flavor.

$14.00

SCB Creme Sake

Must be 21 to purchase. Junmai Nigori. 300 ml. Unfiltered premium sake with delicate medium sweetness. Rich.

$13.00

Cold Nigori Sake (Must be 21 to Purchase)

White Wine (Must be 21 to Purchase)

Voga Pinot Grigio

Must be 21 to purchase. Venezie, Italy. Crisp with rich flavors of ripe apples and pears.

$38.00

Brancott Sauvignon Blanc

Must be 21 to purchase. Marlborough, New Zealand. Ripe bell pepper and gooseberry flavors with tropical fruit flavors.

$38.00

Kendall Jackson Chardonnay

Must be 21 to purchase.

$42.00

Martini Prosecco

Must be 21 to purchase.

$8.00

Ruta 22 Malbec

Must be 21 to purchase. Mendoza, Argentina. Rich and intense with ripe fruit and a smooth finish.

$38.00

Josh Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon

Must be 21 to purchase. North Coast California. Aromas of rich, dark fruits and baking spices on the nose, which yield fresh plum and blackberry fruit.

$38.00

Red Wine (Must be 21 to Purchase)

Sake (Must be 21 to Purchase)

Hana Flavored Sake

Must be 21 to purchase. Exotic lychee flavor.

$24.00

Edamame

Japanese soybean.

$10.00

Shumai

6 shrimp steamed dumplings.

$10.00

Gyoza

6 pan-fried shrimp dumplings.

$10.00

Vegetable Gyoza

6 pan-fried vegetable dumplings.

$9.00

Pork Dumplings

Steamed or fried, 4 per order.

$10.00

Haru Maki

Vegetable spring rolls, 3 per order.

$9.00

Fried Crab Rangoon

Served with sweet and sour sauce, 8 per order.

$13.00

Pork belly bun

Fatty meat from the belly of a pig.

$12.00

Takoyaki

Wheat flour-based batter with diced octopus.

$11.00

Spicy pork buns

$13.00

Fried Oyster buns

$14.00

Appetizers

Salads

Kani Salad

Crabmeat and cucumber mixed with a mayonnaise sauce.

$12.00

Seaweed Salad

Strips of seaweed mixed with special sauce, topped with sesame seeds.

$12.00

Seared Pepper Tuna Salad

Iceberg lettuce topped with seared pepper tuna and sweet and sour sauce.

$16.00

Spicy Calamari Salad

Spring mix and spicy calamari, topped with ponzu sauce.

$16.00

Teppanyaki Chicken Rice Lunch

Poultry.

$17.00

Teppanyaki Shrimp Rice Lunch

Shellfish.

$18.00

Teppanyaki Steak Rice Lunch

$18.00

Beef Stew with Radish Rice Lunch

Slow cooked soup.

$18.00

Fried Rice Lunch

Cooked in oil.

$15.00

Lunch Rice

Dinner Rice

Teppanyaki Chicken Rice

$21.00

Teppanyaki Shrimp Rice

$23.00

Teppanyaki Steak Rice

$23.00

Beef Stew with Radish Rice

Slow cooked soup.

$23.00

Fried Rice

$15.00

Tonkotsu Ramen

Pork bone marrow broth, chashu pork, fish cake, scallions, and kikarage mushrooms.

$18.00

Miso Ramen

Tonkotsu broth, chashu pork, miso paste, scallions, and bean sprouts.

$18.00

Tanpopo Spicy Ramen

Tonkotsu broth, mince spicy pork paste, chashu pork, scallions, fish cake, and kikarage mushrooms.

$19.00

Vegetable Ramen

Vegetable broth, scallions, seasoned greens, bamboo(out), mushrooms, corn, and kikarage mushroom.

$19.00

Beef Stew Ramen

Chicken broth, seasoned greens, scallions, and radish. Slow cooked soup.

$19.00

Curry Ramen

Red curry broth, seasoned greens, cilantro, scallions, and onions with your choice of shrimp, pork or chicken. **Spicy.

$20.00

Chicken Ramen

Chicken broth, seasoned greens, scallions, cilantro, and shredded chicken.

$19.00

Seafood Ramen

Chicken broth, Japanese scallops (out), shrimp, seasoned greens, cilantro, scallions, onions, and hoisin sauce.

$20.00

Spicy Lemon Grass Ramen

Choose your choice of protein: chicken, shrimp, or beef. There is cilantro, red onion, and scallion in beef broth.*Spicy. *Limited time only.

$18.00

Ramen

Extras

1 seasoned egg.

Please specify what item you want the extra added to.

$3.00

Extra portion of chicken.

Please specify what item you want the extra added to.

$5.00

Extra Chashu pork.

Please specify what item you want to add the extra to.

$3.00

1 extra shrimp.

Please specify what item you want extra added to.

$1.50

1 Scallop

Please specify what item you want the extra added to.

$1.50

Extra Kikarage mushroom.

Please specify what item you want to add the extra to.

$3.00

Extra corn.

Please specify what item you want the extra added to.

$2.00

Extra bamboo.

Please specify what item you want to add the extra to.

$3.00

Extra fishcake.

Please specify what item you want the extra added to.

$2.00

Spicy minced pork paste.

Please specify what item you want the extra added to.

$2.00

Extra Teppanyaki sauce.

$2.00

Extra Tokyo Wave Ramen noodle.

$3.00

Extra Rice noodle.

$3.00

Extra Greens

Bok choy

$2.00

Chicken broth.

$8.00

Pork broth.

$8.00

Vegetable broth.

$8.00

Curry broth.

Spicy.

$9.00

Extra broth, 1 pint.