Noodle love, from snow country
麺恋 means “noodle love” — and up north, menkoi (めんこい) is Hokkaidō dialect for “dear.” We’ve been pouring Sapporo-style ramen at 7 Cornelia St since 2018.
Est. 2018 as Menkoi Sato (麺恋佐藤). A new chapter since Feb 2026 — Menkoi Sao, 麺恋沙織, under owner Saori. Same 7 Cornelia St, same broth, one new name.
Sapporo — Hokkaido’s ramen capital — builds its bowls against brutal northern winters: rich red-miso, chicken-and-pork broths, and thick curly noodles from Nishiyama Seimen that we still import from home. The north makes them, we cook them, you slurp them.
“I’m Saori. I kept Sato’s recipes, brought my own, and import the same curly Nishiyama noodles from home. Same counter. New chapter. Come sit.”
One counter, an open kitchen, a white tiger on the brick. Come in from the cold — いらっしゃい.