Awards & recognition

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Thank you to our guests and community for these honors.

2026 Mercury News Best in Silicon Valley award naming Kumako Den the winner for Best Japanese Food — 2026Mercury News · Best Japanese Food

2026 SFGATE Best of Bay Area Best Ramen winner certificate for Kumako Ramen Den — 2026SFGATE · Best Ramen

2026 Bay Area Parent Best of the Best Silicon Valley Gold for Best Kid Friendly Restaurant, Kumako Ramen Den — 2026Bay Area Parent · Best Kid Friendly Restaurant

2025 Metro Best of Silicon Valley Gold Award for Jesse Cruz of Kumako Den, Best Chef — 2025Metro · Best Chef, Jesse Cruz · Gold

2024 Metro Best of Silicon Valley Gold Award for Best Ramen, Kumako Den — 2024Metro · Best Ramen · Gold

2026

Mercury News Best of Silicon Valley · Best Japanese Food · 1st place

SFGATE Best Ramen of Bay Area

Bay Area Parent Best Kid Friendly Restaurant

Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice

2025

Metro Best of Silicon Valley · Best Ramen · Gold

Metro Best of Silicon Valley · Best Japanese Restaurant · Gold

Metro Best of Silicon Valley · Best Restaurant · Gold

Metro Best of Silicon Valley · Best Chef — Jesse Cruz · Gold

Mercury News Best in Silicon Valley · Best Japanese · 1st place

Tripadvisor Traveler’s Choice Winner

2024

Metro Best of Silicon Valley · Best Ramen · Gold

Metro Best of Silicon Valley · Best Japanese Restaurant · Bronze

2022

Yelp’s Top 100 Spots to Eat in the Bay Area · #63

2021

Metro Best of Silicon Valley · Best Ramen · Bronze

Featured

Metro Silicon Valley · The Little Noodle Shop That Could

Strictly Dumpling · 24 hour Japanese Ramen Tour in Greater San Francisco

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