One of the Valley’s most popular izakayas is no more, but a cozy new concept has replaced the 10-year-old Kyara Japanese Tapas just off the southwest Beltway.
As one can imagine, serving a vast array of flavorful small plates with tons of different ingredients and suppliers requires a big staff and many other moving parts. So when COVID pushed it to the edge earlier this year, Kyara skillfully converted into a ramen bar. It’s obviously a very different dining experience but still one deserving attention, especially now that things are finally getting wintery in Las Vegas, when soulful soup is a prized meal.
The concise menu includes one dish most other ramen spots don’t offer. Kyara’s seafood ramen ($15) is stacked with shrimp, scallops, mussels and clams in a mildly buttery and garlicky broth reminiscent of linguine and clams at your favorite neighborhood Italian spot. It’s a fun alternative that takes on other fantastic flavors when you spice it up with black garlic oil ($1) or free ground chili pepper.
More familiar tonkotsu or miso bowls with tender pork chashu ($12) are also available, along with addictive steamed chicken gyoza ($7) or chashu ($5) or mentaiko ($6) rice bowls as side dishes. Recent specials have brought Tokyo-style shoyu ramen and garlic ramen into the mix.
If the weather has you heading back to your favorite noodle soup parlor, throw Ramen Kyara into the mix and see how it feels.
RAMEN KYARA 6555 S. Jones Blvd. #120, 702-434-8856. Monday-Saturday, noon-9 p.m.
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