The Best Ramen Bowls for Any Noodle Soup Dish (2024)

This noodle bowl is made of creamy white vitrified porcelain, fired at a very high temperature to make it stronger and more resistant to chipping and breakage. Sourced from a venerable German ceramics manufacturer, the bowl holds a little over 47 fluid ounces (or nearly 6 cups), so it’s perfect for restaurant-sized portions of noodle soup. Its top edge features two indentations, which can be used for either resting a pair of chopsticks horizontally across the bowl or for propping up chopsticks and a soup spoon to prevent them from slipping down into the broth.

The Soup Passion Asia Bowl is part of a range that includes optional, coordinating accessories like matching porcelain chopsticks or soup spoons, a serving tray that can hold both the bowl and some toppings, a lid that keeps steaming soups hot but also has indentations for holding garnishes and dipping sauces, and a stone base designed to keep soups warm.

Material: Porcelain | Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 4 inches | Capacity: 43.75 ounces | Dishwasher safe: Yes

For a more environmentally friendly option that won't break the bank, this ramen bowl set is made only from plant-based materials and is BPA-free. It's lightweight, durable, heat-resistant, and even dishwasher-safe, but it's not recommended for use in a microwave. The set is available in either a red-and-black or beige-and-black color scheme, and each set includes two noodle bowls with matching soup spoons and chopsticks.

The bowls have cleverly designed handles, which make them easy to carry even when they're full of steaming hot liquid and also double as holders/rests for the spoon and chopsticks, so you can set your utensils down while eating without getting soup all over the tabletop. The bowls hold 33.5 fluid ounces or a small serving of ramen noodles.

Material: Bioplastic | Dimensions: 8.94 x 6.56 x 4.38 inches | Capacity: 33.5 ounces | Dishwasher safe: Yes

Melamine is a type of plastic that’s harder and more durable than other plastics, and it’s often used to make Asian restaurant tableware. Its advantages are that it’s lightweight, affordable, and sturdy. Its biggest drawback, though, is that it’s not microwave-safe and should not be used with highly acidic foods (for example, dishes containing tomatoes, vinegar, or lots of chili peppers).

Another appealing characteristic of melamine is that it looks more like ceramic than other plastics. This attractive option from Japan features a textured, matte outer surface and a traditional Japanese blue-and-white wave design on the interior. At first glance, it looks like porcelain, but it’s actually shatterproof and chip-resistant. It has a generous 47-fluid-ounce capacity—enough for a large portion of ramen with broth and toppings—and is also available in an extra-large size that holds 74 fluid ounces and a smaller size that holds 14 ounces.

Material: Melamine | Dimensions: 5.5 x 2.5 inches, 8.25 x 4 inches, or 9.25 x 4 inches | Capacity: 14, 48, or 74 ounces | Dishwasher safe: Yes

A ramen bowl with a lid can come in handy when you want to keep your soup nice and hot in between bites or while transporting it from the kitchen to the table. This one from Urban Tokyo is handmade of porcelain and hand-painted with a beautiful cherry blossom scene, though the brand also offers several other designs (including a popular wave design and koi fish design). Each bowl comes with a matching bamboo lid, a pair of chopsticks, a trivet, and a porcelain spoon that's hand-painted to match the bowl. The bamboo trivet is especially useful both to protect your table surface from the hot liquid and to carry your soup using the carved handles on the side.

Apart from ramen, this bowl also works great for dumplings and rice because of its rounded shape. It is also safe to use in the microwave and dishwasher. Overall, this set is just a lovely, well-organized, and convenient addition to any ramen-lover's kitchen.

Material: Porcelain | Dimensions: 6 x 3.25 inches | Capacity: 24 ounces | Dishwasher safe: Yes

This unusual, modern-looking bowl is made of sturdy stainless steel and features double-wall construction that acts as insulation. It keeps your soup steaming hot while remaining cooler to the touch on the outside. The ridged outer wall also gives it a firm grip, so you can carry it to the table without it slipping out of your hands.

At about 8.7 inches in diameter, it has a generous capacity of 45 fluid ounces, enough for a restaurant-size serving of ramen noodles. Because it’s made of metal, though, it can’t be used in a microwave for reheating.

Material: Stainless steel | Dimensions: 10.2 x 4.1 x 3.5 inches | Capacity: 45 ounces | Dishwasher safe: Yes

This ramen bowl set comes with two pairs of chopsticks, soup spoons, extra-large sauce dishes, and hand-painted porcelain bowls. The bowls are deep enough to hold 28 ounces of soup—plenty of room for ramen, udon, or other types of Asian noodles. They also have a set of holes around the rim to hold your chopsticks in place. We love the long-handled wooden spoon that you'd find in an authentic ramen shop, as well as the matching sauce dish—which is great for shoyu and dipping sauces but also large enough to hold sides like kimchi or act as a spoon rest.

The porcelain bowls and sauce dishes use a reactive glaze technique with a non-porous layer to make them impermeable to stains and odors. Because they are hand-painted, each piece is unique. Everything is dishwasher and microwave safe apart from the wooden spoons and chopsticks, which should be hand washed to avoid warping. Considering the quality, quantity, and look of the pieces, the price is hard to beat for this ramen bowl set.

Material: Porcelain | Dimensions: 8 x 3.2 inches | Capacity: 28 ounces | Dishwasher safe: Yes

These high-fired clay noodle bowls, handmade by Bruce Larrabee in Utah, have a rustic, earthy look and are cleverly designed with notches and holes to hold chopsticks off the table. The bowls come with a pair of plastic chopsticks and each handcrafted piece, available with either a red or brown glaze, is unique. The only caveat is that they are somewhat smaller than our other picks. Though their capacity is not specified, other bowls with similar dimensions (about 7 inches in diameter by 4 inches tall) are advertised as holding 9 fluid ounces, or about 1 cup, so these bowls would be best suited for smaller portions.

Material: Porcelain hybrid clay | Dimensions: 7.25 x 4.25 inches | Capacity: 9 ounces | Dishwasher safe: Yes

This design-forward noodle bowl has a sleek, contemporary look and minimalist angles, but the design is practical as well as stylish. The bowl has two round, cut-out holes that function as handles, so you can carry a bowl of boiling-hot soup without burning your fingers, but also as holders/rests for the bamboo chopsticks that come with the bowl. The bowl is both microwave- and dishwasher-safe and is generously sized at 11 inches in diameter and nearly 10 inches tall, big enough for super-sized helpings of noodles and broth.

Matching pieces are also available in the same range, including a smaller noodle bowl and a porcelain soup spoon.

Material: Porcelain | Dimensions: 11 x 9.75 x 5 inches | Dishwasher safe: Yes

Final Verdict

Our overall pick for the best ramen/noodle soup bowl is the Villeroy & Boch Soup Passion Asia Bowl, a durable porcelain bowl with notches in the rim for resting chopsticks or a soup spoon. It’s dishwasher- and microwave-safe and is part of a line of coordinating pieces. For a more affordable option, the Ozeri Earth 6-Piece Ramen Bowl Set includes two generously-sized noodle bowls for a lower price.

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